Discover Top Documentary DPs in Anaheim, California, USA

Peter is an award winning documentary filmmaker. Over the course of his career, he has made over 8 short films which include Fish on Fire, Te’la, My kabukabu lief, Concrete under water, Golden Hill etc . His work has been featured in some film festivals around the world. His latest work Breaking was featured at the 2020 edition of the Silcon Valley Africa Film Festival (SVAFF). He has also freelanced as a DP on a number of Nigerian reality TV shows, music videos and BBC documentary series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN FARM (SYTYCF) 1n 2019. Peter has a keen interest in documenting the lives of ordinary, every-day people who are often overlooked by society but who have testimonies that inspire. He takes inspiration from other documentary makers who include John Rowe, Emmanuel Lubezeki. Peter studied Cinematography at The Pencil FIlm and Television Institute and also has a BA in Business Studies from Lagos State Polytechnic. Peter was one of 10 people representing Nigeria at Akoma Amplify Fellowship (2017) for Africa’s storytellers and content creators and was selected as one of the 16 filmmakers invited for the Global Short Documentary Forum 2018 (GSDF) by ONE WORLD MEDIA in London.

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is a director and cinematographer who hails from Brooklyn, NY and currently splits his time between Los Angeles, New York, and Paris. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch film program and is haunted by a long overdue college library fee he continually forgets to pay. His excuse for this is his ongoing engagement making commercial, narrative, and documentary films which has brought him across the globe to far-flung places such as Iraq and the Congo. Much of his work is steeped in mood and emotional resonance but he is known in some circles to have a deft hand at writing comedy. He is also 1st generation Chinese-American and rather opinionated in matters of art and food. Outside of commercial and documentary work he is developing several narrative feature scripts. His short, Black Ghost Son, was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020. It is currently making its rounds on the festival circuit and being developed into a feature. Clients include: American Express, National Geographic, Tastemade, Columbia Sportswear, Chevrolet, NY Times, Bacardi, Budweiser, Playboy, Grey Goose Vodka, Snapchat, Timberland, Pepsi Co, Kraft, General Electric, and The US State Dept amongst others.

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I'm an international filmmaker and gerontologist based in Southern California (OC/LA) with a passion for creating inspiring, beautiful, adventurous, and meaningful projects which can bring benefit to society. I have had the honor of producing, directing, shooting, and writing a nationally-televised sportsmanship campaign on Fox Sports Network, corporate training films for Merrill Lynch-Bank of America, and a promo film for an international USC research study, the Intergenerational Mobile Technology Opportunities Program. I have since engaged in various production and consulting projects, enabling me to collaborate with a variety of multidisciplinary professionals on an international scale. I have most recently been involved in the South African industry while also producing a short documentary series with U.S. NGOs in Uganda. I graduated from the University of Southern California in 2014 with a B.A. in Film & TV Production and an M.S. in Gerontology (Health, Sciences, Aging).

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Award winning Filmmaker Kecia J.Benson is known for her creative and eclectic cinematic style. From Mount Vernon, NY, she landed her first freelancing gig on actress/director Azariah Gunn’s feature debut Spare Change. Soon after was introduced to guerrilla-style filmmaking and worked with profound directors like Spike Lee, Tim Story, Charles Stone III and productions like Sesame Street, Apollo Live, Gossip Girl, Red Hook Summer, Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, Broad City, and many more. In 2010, Benson debuted her first short film “Unidentified,” a suspenseful thriller about a mysterious man redefining himself. “Unidentified” was featured in 2011 at the Reel Sisters of Diaspora Film Festival. Beale Street Blues a short controversial documentary about struggling African-American blues artists in Memphis, TN was Kecia’s 2nd film that screened at BAM’s New Voices in Black Cinema. Kecia’s Latest and most talked about work Kenya’s Eyes is a dramatic and gritty film centered around a you

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NORBERT SHIEH is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker and cinematographer based in Los Angeles. He has directed commissioned projects for KCET, The Autry Museum, European Capital of Culture, and Pacific Arts Movement. As a DP he has lensed projects for clients such as FOX Studios, Hulu, Wired Magazine, Siemens, CCTV, and JetBlue. His DP work includes filming Season Two of the KCET's documentary series “Lost LA.” The six episode season received three Emmy nominations, and won two awards. One for Adebukola Bodunrin’s episode featuring the Green Book, and another award "Outstanding Director" for Logan Kibens’s work throughout the season. Norbert has been a recipient of a Creative Capital Film/Video Award, and was recently part of True/False Film Fest’s inaugural year of PRISM, a program spotlighting BIPOC filmmakers. In 2019, Filmmaker Magazine named him as one of “25 New Faces of Independent Film.”

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I am an award-winning, multi-faceted filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Over the past 20 years I have traveled from the remotest beaches of Indonesia and the Solomon Islands to the bustling red carpets of Hollywood, serving as Director, Producer, Cameraman, Editor, and Writer on a diverse series of documentaries and films. I am currently in production on a blue-chip film (as Writer/Director), The Hudson River: Journey Into The Wild, written and developed for Skyland Productions / RanFilms, (Austria), and co-funded by Smithsonian Channel and ARTE. My most recent films cover science and nature themes for National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA, U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, the Smithsonian Institute, as well as for NGO’s such as WWF, Wildcoast International, Ocean Ecology Network, ProNatura, and The Nature Conservancy. In Los Angeles, my work includes filming for Oprah Winfrey, Jon Peters, and John Goldstone; filming behind-the-scenes on feature films; editing actors’ promotional reels; creating social media content, and filming/producing/editing music videos. I also have extensive experience in creating corporate films.

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Pat Shahabian is a Director of Photography and Camera Operator working locally in Los Angeles and New York specializing in documentary films. Pat has maintained a lifelong passion for story telling and the visual arts. An avid photographer and musician from an early age, Pat see's cinematography as an extension of his desire to tell stories in compelling and non-traditional ways. Pat has served as the Director of Photography for clients such as First We Feast, Google, PBS, Spotify, Vice News on HBO, The Economist, Burger King, The Player's Tribune, Vevo, Mass Appeal and many more. His work for First We Feast has been covered by the LA Times, screened at NY Food Film Festival, and earned a nomination for a James Beard Award in 2018. As a camera operator Pat has shot for TV shows such as Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum and Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Opposition with Jordan Klepper. Internationally Pat has worked in Romania, Argentina, Uruguay, France, Canada, and has shot in almost all 50 states. Pat is currently available for freelance assignments domestically and abroad.

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I'm a non-traditional creative talent who is as much an innovator as a creative. A hybrid video producer with ideation, shooting, editing, and motion graphic design skills. I produce branded video content, commercials, case studies, animatics and motion graphic driven storytelling for Advertising Agencies and Media Companies. I have hands on experience shooting and directing and adept with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere and other Adobe CC software. I am also the founder of The Original iPhone Film Festival and iPhoneFilmMaker.com. The #1 destination for iPhoneFilmMakers to watch, learn and share their films. Our flagship event is The Original iPhone Film Festival established in 2010. I have presented and led talks on the topic of mobile filmmaking at Macworld, SXSW Interactive, and at Apple Stores in NYC.If you're interested in working together please feel free to contact me directly at x or x

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I have built a career in entertainment advertising and running creative departments at CBS, NBC and Fox. I have personally directed hundreds of celebrities and television actors in promo shoots. Since I have worked in and ran television networks’ marketing and promo departments, I know how to handle fast turnaround, be responsive to feedback, and have a solution-oriented approach to the issues at hand. Over the last several years, I have been producing video content for a variety of organizations and companies that cross over various business sectors including non-profit & community services, health care, education, technology, telecommunications and more. Some of my clients include Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Family & Children's Service, Saban Research Institute, Symantec, TelePacific Communications, American Jewish University and Jet Propulsion Lab. I wear the hats needed to get the job done - Creative Director, director, producer, writer, editor.

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I’m an award-winning Producer who’s ready to contribute my leadership, fiscal management and creative skills. Whether producing complex digital, television and film projects, or bringing branded marketing initiatives to life, I’ve approached each aspect of my role as a producer with relentless curiosity, an ability to inspire the best work out of my team, and ability to align content with intended audiences. By effectively managing cross-functional teams and external vendors, I’ve played an integral role in delivering a diverse range of projects above expectations for high-profile clients including the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. I’m an expert at developing and tracking budgets and schedules, and implementing the daily controls needed to keep a production under budget and on time. I take care to continually update and expand my knowledge base and professional network, ensuring that I secure the most innovative technology and talented crew for my projects.

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I have an insatiable appetite for storytelling. I co-founded in 2012, Beat the Streets Los Angeles, a nonprofit youth development organization. As Creative Director for this sports based org, I use film, photography and design to support our communication strategy. As often with nonprofits, we operate on a lean set of resources so I have become accustom to producing, shooting and editing our short documentaries, commercials and video articles solo while upholding an editorial standard. Outside of my role with Beat the Streets LA, I am a freelance filmmaker and photographer working with clientele from various industries including academic, real estate development and manufacturing. My expansive keenness for storytelling is founded in my architectural education where the investigative process is as much the reward as the end product, the building. Today though, I enjoy the shift to freelance work and a focus on storytelling where the narrative uncovers a place where people are central.

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Since 2008 I have been working on independent films, mostly documentaries, and freelancing on digital media projects. I have a MFA in dramatic writing from New York University and a BA in English from Yale University. In February 2015 my documentary "The Rivalry: Red V. Blue" about the college basketball rivalry between the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky premiered on ESPN Classic and Kentucky Educational Television. Currently, I am finishing post on two docs: "Last of the Showmen" about Broadway entertainer Ben Vereen and "Boston Loud" about the Boston hardcore band TREE. My first documentary "Toxic Soup" was an environmental expose, which screened in the Atlanta Film Festival, the New Jersey Film Festival and the Twin Cities Film Festival, among others. "Toxic Soup" was broadcast on Free Speech TV, Explora TV, Ushuaia TV and Press TV. These documentaries are reflective of the kinds of stories that I hunt for: environmental, sports and music / arts.

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Samantha André is an independent director, cinematographer, and editor with a special focus on women’s rights and social issues around the world. She has directed, produced, or edited projects for VICE, TWITTER, APPLE TV, PBS, RAPHA and THE FRONT. Her work has led her to cover character driven stories such as the LGBT refugees in Europe, police brutalities for the ACLU, climate change in an indigenous Alaskan village, child marriage in Kenya, disability activism in the US, and women's health in professional sports. She is currently working on finishing her first feature documentary, Mary’s Way. Filmed over the course of five years, it is the portrait of one girl’s journey to help bring an end to female genital mutilation and child marriage in her Kenyan community. A short version of her film was screened in New York to raise awareness for FGM in partnership with the United Nations. When Samantha is not working on a documentary, she can be found hiking mountains, biking, or playing soccer. She prides herself in capturing human emotion and intimate moments in her films by creating a real connection with the amazing people in front of her lens.

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Hi, my name’s Jackson Rosenfeld and I’ve had over 15 years of experience as a creator, filmmaker and business owner. From development, pre-production to shooting and editing, I am your one-man band. I contract and reach out to my network if I know the project requires more. I’ve had clients from the tech industry to media companies, music artists, and automotive. I have worked for Salesforce, CROCS, Newell Brands, Mercedes Benz, UCSF, Zillow, Penny Lane, and many others! I only work on projects where I can provide my best work for the client! Some of these projects are unreleased, so please contact us if you'd like to see those commercial works. For any interested parties: I’ve built JX Agency to build film and content packages for big brands. An out-of-house production studio that will make your videos look amazing, and build up content, commercials, and media for your newest projects!

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Originally from St. Louis Missouri I was always playing with cameras as a child. This led me to being the lead photographer for my newspaper and yearbook in high school. I managed to make money selling my own work at flea markets and craft shows in the area. Then I came to LA where I have been crafting my photography and video skills, learning everything from working at a production company to being on set of every type of film set or on location. I love working with teams or being out in the field as a one-man-band. I have had the opportunity to be either a photographer, videographer, cam op, DP or AC on many different projects that I'm extremely proud of. I've shot content for Venmo, Alka Seltzer, Insomniac Events, American Express, Refinery29 x Adidas, APEX, GLO, Ben and Jerry's, Lady Gaga's Haus Labs, Funny or Die, Buzzfeed, Disney, Nickelodeon, The Horse Network, OM Digital with clients such as Loreal, MLB, Dior, Laura Mercier, MLB, The Academy, HBO, and many others.

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I don't remember a time in my life when I didn't have a camera. I've been doing creative storytelling through the medium of video and photo all my life. From shooting, editing and burning DVD's for my sister's dance recital at age 12 to filming events put on by billionaires, and crafting my own web-series and films in between. I have acquired a diverse set of skills. I've worked on professional film sets and student productions for UCLA and USC film school graduate programs. I've attended private labs for storytellers and edited content that created +7figures of profit for the client. Being true to myself as a behind the scenes person is how I prefer to be, as invisible as possible. However, I enjoy the spotlight too; catch my fun youtube channel to see what I find entertaining. I'd truly love an opportunity to be a part of your project. Anything or everything I do, I do it amazing.

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Jonathan Hiller is an award-winning Director, DP, and Producer who specializes in high-impact production for forward thinking brands. He designed the visual aesthetic for Hillary Clinton's digital video team, which amassed over 1 billion views online. He traveled extensively with Secretary Clinton, President Bill Clinton, and Bernie Sanders, and was the cinematographer for many of the campaign's national advertisements. He has built production teams for seven-figure national broadcast advertisements, and micro-budget short docs for stories that must be told. He thrives on curating the personnel and energy necessary to execute remarkable creative. His work as a Director, DP, Producer, and Editor has been featured on CNN, New York Times, National Geographic, TIME, Discovery Channel, Huffington Post, Bloomberg Politics, CBS News, The Washington Post, Glamour, Fortune, Think Progress, and Mic. His films have screened in over 40 national film festivals and have won grand jury prizes as well as audience awards.

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Jose Marcelino Ortiz Is The Founder Of Chipotle Films, Award Winning Filmmaker & Digital Influencer Sharing News Commentary And Lifestyle Content Internationally. When He Is Not Creating Amazing Content, Or Cutting Documentaries, He Is Catching Waves Somewhere In California. A Creative Force As A Content Producer, Filmmaker And Tv Personality For Over A Decade, Jmo Started Out As An Accomplished On Air Producer/Editor And Post Supervisor, Jose Marcelino Ortiz Grew Into Editing Feature Documentaries That Have Earned International Recognition And Awards. Concurrently, Jose Marcelino Has Hosted, Produced And Directed Hundreds Of Hours Of Award-Winning Tv Shows. From Being The Anchor And Producer Of Univision Costa Central Daily News, To A Multi Season Movie Show, L'flik On Latv, Where He Was Constantly Sponsored By Major Brands. Recently, Jose Marcelino Ortiz Produced Hundreds Of News Updates For The Lip Tv, One Of The Fastest Growing Internet News Outlets. He Also Employs His Creative Talents On Commercial Content And Has Been The Leader Of Large Branded Projects. He Has Directed Several Music Videos, Webisodes And Corporate Content Marketing Campaigns . Jose Marcelino Ortiz’s Keen Storytelling Sense Permeates The Way He Works With Actors, Directs The Camera And Makes The Right Cut. He Continues To Build A Powerful Set Of Skills As A Well Rounded Filmmaker, Director And Content Producer As He Shares His Knowledge As A Production Mentor To Top Youtube Creators.

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I am an Indigenous multimedia documentarian born and raised on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. To date, I have spoken at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, UCLA, California State Polytechnic University, Pitzer College, Cal Arts, UC-San Diego, UC-Riverside, UC-Irvine, Occidental College, Northwestern University and University of Oregon. My work presents personal stories of contemporary urban Indians in photography and film to commemorate the legacy of the Indian Relocation program, a U.S. federal program enacted to assimilate American Indians in the 1950s. My overall mission is to combat the idea of the static, stereotypical Indian portrayed so pervasively in all media. I want people to know that Indians are many nations with many stories. My photography portraits stand against prevalent stereotypes of American Indians in popular culture. Having grown up on a tribal reservation in Arizona my experience of Indian life was not reflected in popular culture. My work is to produce authentic portraits and stories of the persistence of Indian life in contemporary contexts. As a storyteller, I develops photographic narratives that illustrate the real stories of American Indians within their communities. My multimedia work reflects the perseverance of American Indian cultural identities today. I wish to produce living portraits of American Indians reflected through an indigenous aesthetic lens. I work as a talent consultant for various television networks. I have professionally produced five award winning films for the Southern California Indian Center’s InterTribal Entertainment multimedia program, co-created film workshops for Native youth, produced PSA’s for Fox Studio’s American Indian Summer Institute program, and co-hosted “Bringing the Circle Together,” a monthly showcase of Indigenous documentaries at the Japanese American National Museum National Center for Preservation of Democracy Tateuchi Forum in Los Angeles. Received a BA in American Indian Studies and Film Television from UCLA.

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My name is Michelle Khare and I am a personality and video producer for Buzzfeed Video. In the past year, I've made over 100 videos with 380 million views collectively. I specialize in large-scale beauty and body image videos (see below for samples). I write, film/direct, edit, and act in my own videos. My social media accounts have over 200K followers. As a person of multiple ethnicities, I aim to break down identity issues and pre-conceived notions. I am the 2014 under-23 USA Criterium Cycling National champ. I live for adventure, new experiences, and helping others discover their own potential. I want to inspire young people to go hard after their wildest dreams, even if they do not see anyone like themselves in their field of interest. Sample Vids (see all at buzzfeed.com/michellekhare): Iconic Indian Bridal Styles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlB2hJXHP_4 Back To School Hacks (producer, actor, writer, editor) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0lb-7O5ES

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