Discover Top Non-Fiction Film Directors in Bakersfield, California, USA

Sydney Bowie Linden is a documentary director and cinematographer based in Southern California. She discovered her love of filmmaking as an undergraduate at University of California, Los Angeles, and went on to receive her MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University. Her work has been featured on The New Yorker Documentary Series and has received selection from festivals across the United States, including Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Heartland International Film Festival, Slamdance Cinema Club, Mountainfilm Festival, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, Sun Valley Film Festival, and Newport Beach Film Festival. She is currently in development on a new feature length documentary with the Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning production company Film 45.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Our company, Basic Films Inc., has developed and produced award winning documentaries and music videos, and specializes in live broadcast content and corporate marketing videos. We have substantial, credible resources across the country to bring any vision to life, whilst maintaining an unforgiving mentality to create premium content across a wide variety of genres and formats. We strive to not only capture all facets of a clients wants and needs, but also to represent your company in the utmost professional manner throughout the production process. Our keen attention to details, from pre-production, to delivery, has been the backbone to our success and growth over the last 4 years, and we look forward to future collaborations with great companies, led by great people, that have an insatiable desire to cultivate results that stand out.

• Full-Service Live Production
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• HD Live Operator
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Podcast Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Social Media Producer

As the owner of PowerTale Productions, an award-winning video production company, I am dedicated to providing exceptional customer service by producing high-quality videos that properly encapsulate our clients' business goals. Our competence includes creating digital advertisements, promotional videos, corporate videos, documentaries, and professional live-streaming services. I am really proud of our ability to provide creative and inventive solutions that truly highlight our clients' businesses. Our ultimate goal is to assist our clients in meeting their business objectives by creating videos that exceed their expectations. At PowerTale Productions, we are committed to providing unrivaled service and outcomes in business.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Colorist
• Fixer
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Editor
• Digital Content Creator
• Video Editor - News

Abela Films was founded by Mike Abela, who is a cinematographer, director, and editor living in Los Angeles, California. He’s shot content for such platforms as Disney, ABC, IFC, Discovery, VICE, Grammy Award winning musicians, major non-profits, and a variety of corporations looking to tell unique stories with outstanding visuals. Mike specializes in documentary style projects requiring small teams, while maintaining outstanding quality and a cohesive work environment between clients, subjects, and crew. He also has experience managing large teams and more complex productions. Abela’s love for aesthetics and story drive him to create content which educates, empowers, and inspires audiences worldwide.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Drone Operator
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Colorist
• Content Strategist

Li has directed, produced, and written content for Twentieth Century FOX, HBO, Showtime, PBS, Amazon, Super Deluxe, Omaze, (RED), General Electric, Call of Duty Foundation, and her work has been featured on Upworthy, Gizmodo, Huffington Post, Voto Latino, We Are Mitu, etc. Her films have also screened at Refinery29's 29 Rooms as part of New York Fashion Week, SITGES Film Festival, Slamdance, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Young Directors Night, Los Angeles Film Festival, American Cinematheque, Comic-Con, the Academy for Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and been recognized as a Vimeo Staff Pick. SHOOT named Li as a helmer to watch in their worldwide search for the next generation of film and commercial directors. Li’s work was also featured on SourceECreative’s The Scout.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Translator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Audio Storyteller
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Maximina Juson is a film and video producer, director and cinematographer based in Los Angeles. She is director/producer/cinematographer for a documentary project, entitled, "One Person, One Vote?" (post-production) funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Juson is consulting producer of "Mama Bears," a documentary film that will premiere at SXSW 2022. In 2018, she was a producer on "Harlem Rising" for the Harlem Children’s Zone, documenting the organization’s 30-year commitment to breaking the cycle of generational poverty for Harlem families. Juson also directed, produced and edited a video web series for the "Washtenaw ID Project,: documenting a pioneering initiative providing government-issued IDs to disenfranchised communities in Michigan.

• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Commercial DP

James believes that great storytelling begins with strong, eclectic characters that are made to feel comfortable on camera. He takes a personal approach, beginning with the casting, on all of his projects. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College with a focus on documentary filmmaking, James got his start discovering and producing previously untelevised sporting events for ESPN. Using his research and casting skills, he moved on to casting numerous award-winning commercials on six continents. James is always seeking out interesting people who have a story to share with the world. James has directed documentaries, reality shows, commercial spots and branded content for clients such as Fox Sports, ABC Family, ESPN, CBS, HP, Bugaboo, Cadillac, Nike+, Adidas, and Chevron.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Documentary DP
• Fixer

Duc Nguyen has been television producer and journalist for over 10 years. Duc, an avid traveler, has done video documenting work in Vietnam, Cuba, the Andes mountain and in the Amazon river, South America. In 2007, he produced and directed Bolinao 52, his first feature documentary. The documentary portrays the ill-fated journey of a refugee boat that drifted 37 days at sea. The film won the audience choice award for 2007 Vietnamese International Film Festival. It garnered two Northern California Emmy Awards in 2009 for Outstanding Documentary and Music Composition. He also produced STATELESS a documentary about the Vietnamese boat people who were left behind in the Philippines, in 2014.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer

Jordyn is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, director and cinematographer. She grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Santa Fe, NM where she spent most weekends racing down the Rio Grande or hiking for fresh powder. From this innate need for exploration, her passion for filmmaking was born. She’s created work for brands including Specialized Bikes, GoPro, and Sierra Nevada. Her most recent film, We Are Like Waves, was released with The Los Angeles Times. Her films have premiered at Oscar qualifying festivals, won jury and audience awards, and played in over 20 countries around the world. Through her creative endeavors, she aims to amplify the voices of diverse women in the outdoor industry.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Portrait Photographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I'm a film student currently attending school at University of California, San Diego with a minor in Literature/Writing. I was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam and currently based in Anaheim and San Diego. I got into filmmaking because I am both intrigued by the creative writing process and I have a deep passion for photography/cinematography. When I combined these two elements together, I realized that I could make something meaningful with it, and I decided to pursue this field. So far, I have written and directed two short student films as part of a production program called Triton Television, in which I am also a producer for. Although I am film student, I'm looking to build my experiences as an artist and as a person wanting to know more about the creative industry.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Hello, my name is James Bloniarz. I've been shooting / directing / editing videos full-time for the past 5 years or so. I've shot a lot of music-related stuff -- music videos, behind-the-scenes, and artist profile videos. I've also shot commercial, fashion, travel, and comedy videos. I own my own Sony gear: a pair of a7sii's, a handful of lenses, shotguns, lavs, filters, lights, etc. I edit in Premiere and AfterEffects. I come from a graphic design background so I am also totally proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop. I've directed videos for some high profile music clients: Rihanna, The Beatles (streaming music launch), Lil Yachty, and a dozen more mostly in the "urban" music category. But I truly love creating videos for any industry.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Drone Operator
• Sound Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Ben Dorger is a filmmaker, photographer and visual journalist based in Ventura, California. Ben has a Masters in New Media Photojournalism from the Corcoran College of Art and Design and has a BFA in Media Art from the University of Tennessee. His work has been published in USA Today and The Washington Post and he was the Senior Video Editor at Stone Soup Films in Washington, DC. Ben was an award-winning multimedia journalist at the Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden, Utah. He has had multiple independent documentary films screen in several film festivals. His latest independent film, "Shad Run," an environmental film chronicling the American Shad fish, is making its rounds in film festivals and aired on public television.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I'm an Emmy winning content creator with experience from TV showrunner to one-man-band in production to TV and commercial editor. I have 20 years of experience producing, shooting, and editing content for Oracle, the NBA, MLB, the Boston Red Sox, ABC, BET, FOX, Lifetime, MTV, NBC, Heidi Klum, Russell Simmons, Rob Gronkowski, Diddy, Deion Sanders, and Oprah Winfrey. I was the Head of Video Content for Outstanding Foods for 3 years. Prior to that, I created video content for Dan Fleyshman’s agency Elevator Studio. I began my career in television, producing blockbuster shows such as Project Runway, Supernanny, and Making the Band, as well as NBC’s first reality series Starting Over for which I won an Emmy.

• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Sound Mixer
• Commercial DP
• Copywriter

Olivier is a veteran director, creative director and copywriter having spearheaded award-winning campaigns for Google, Apple and Nike to name a few. He won a Cannes Lions Young Director Award in 2010, and was included in SHOOT MAGAZINE'S New Directors Showcase in 2013. He's been writing and directing award winning content for fortune 500 brands ever since then. After stints leading creative at agencies such as 72&Sunny & Buzzfeed, Olivier spent 4 years as at ROSEWOOD Creative as the company’s Content & Executive Creative Director. Most recently, Olivier served as Head Of Creative for Stept Studios...and now... Now, Olivier is back full circle to freelance directing/creative directing/copywriting.

• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Copywriter
• Video Editor - Commercial

I'm a showrunner, director, producer and writer. I've worked in TV for 20 years for networks like Nat Geo, Discovery, A&E, HGTV, Food, History and many more. I'm also an award-winning documentarian. As a doc producer/director, I've become a camera op, drone and editor. I often work from the beginning of ideation all the way through delivery and have experience in many genres. I solve problems quickly and efficiently to keep the day going and the project moving forward. I love collaborating with others but am comfortable working alone if necessary. I've also directed commercials for a variety of projects including short form as well as long form. In short, I love telling creating content, telling stories and executing a plan.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer

Award winner filmmaker, Matías Muñoz-Rodríguez is the founder of Fu The Dog Productions, a digital video company focusses in creating and executing content like short documentaries, promotional videos, SM campaigns, among others. Some of his clients include; LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), Bunim & Murray Productions, KCET PBS, La Musica. Muñoz-Rodríguez has proven experience producing seamless shots, mitigating and anticipating problems and expertly collaborating with project members including senior executives. He is passionate about film, art, fashion, music and social media–lifestyle videos.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Translator
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor

Eilish is an award winning American documentary filmmaker and photographer based between New York City and Atlanta. She was inspired at a young age by aunts and uncles working in conservation with state and federal agencies. Eilish has been fortunate to be mentored by National Geographic, Emmy Award-winning director and writer Kevin McCarey (a recent inductee to the Explorer’s Club). She is passionate about the environment and presenting issues to inspire people’s awareness and desire for change. Eilish has also spent many years as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, creating custom pieces for individuals as well as children’s books.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Social Media Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Content Strategist
• Sound Mixer
• Production Assistant
• Grip
• Senior Editor

I have worked as a cinematographer, editor, and producer in the action sports industry for 16 years. My goal is to create content that is not only visually stimulating, but that also brings out the emotion of the viewer and tells the whole story. I started off my career in the surf industry and over time it has blossomed into creating content for a wide range of acton sports. Mountain Biking, Surfing, Skating, FMX, Wake boarding, Snowboarding, Rally car, and MMA are not only sports I enjoy watching, but have been fortunate enough to have been able to shoot and produce fresh content diving deep into the lives of these professional athletes.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Founder of Brand Story, a Video Marketing Agency. We work with brands, businesses, nonprofit organizations who want to connect on a deeper level. Our brand story videos capture the stories around a business in a way that they are strategically told to land with the ideal target viewer. From a 3 day shoot in Baja California Mexico telling the incredible stories behind nonprofit organization Greatness Collective, to capturing the Story Influence Event of Chris Smith's popular "The Campfire Effect" and helping them sell out their next events, we create both mini-documentary as well as narrative videos with frameworks that capture the essence of a business.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I live to shoot and shoot to live. My work history is compiled of a vast array of content. Nothing holds me from throwing myself at non-fiction content in its various forms, as well as my own artistic expressions in fiction. In the commercial realm, I've worked with huge clients as well as scrappy bands just starting out. I'm an explorer of the countless dimensions of the visual capture, and viewing experience. I've shot Features Films, Short Films, TV Ads, Web Ads, Promos, Music Videos, Documentaries, Scripted Web Series, Web Talk Shows, And Experimental Films. I'm willing and able to contribute to your story.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• HD Live Operator
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Digital Content Creator
• Sound Designer
• Colorist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Post-Production Manager