Discover Top Documentary DPs in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

I am a Philadelphia based award-winning director and director of photography with a passion for the creative process and the execution of bringing ideas to life. My mantra has always been “the image is the emotion” and I love to breathe life into stories through light, lens, and motion. Specializing in documentary and lifestyle content, I have directed content for companies like GE, Blackberry, New Balance, Outside Magazine, and Asana Rebel and have been behind the lens for many more. As a director/DP/Editor I have the unique ability to work as part of crew, or a small nimble team, or take on a project independently. Aside from filmmaking, I am an avid golfer, mountain biker, and snowboarder with a passion for the outdoors, sports, and music.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am a documentary photographer and filmmaker currently living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have lived and worked in Honduras, Peru, Italy, and throughout the U.S. As a photographer I worked with serval different newspapers in the Midwest. I've covered local and national politics and sports. Internationally I covered the 2009 coup d'etat in Honduras as well as other environments of unrest. I'm always looking to use my skill set to produce intelligent and emotionally charged stories. Current personal projects involve documenting the proposed Nicaraguan Grand Canal and themes of conquest in Latin America. I use a background in photojournalism to tell stories for news outlets, non profits, companies, and art.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

BYB Pictures is a full service video production company founded in 2016 and run by three lifelong best friends. BYB brings a unique, honest, and people first approach to each of its projects. With a constant desire to keep learning, our team has been fortunate to work in both the commercial and entertainment industries with great partners that include award winning ad agencies, political campaigns, non-profits, start-ups, international media companies, liquor brands, schools, entrepreneurs, and more. The BYB team has taken on many roles for its various clients, ranging from concept development, script writing, pre and post production, coloring and sound design, the full production process, aerial cinematography, sound, lighting, audio, camera, etc., our team can do it all.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Colorist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Copywriter
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Sound Mixer
• Grip
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Production Assistant
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Editor

I am a creative producer and video editor working primarily with nonfiction and interactive media. Previously, I worked as the Senior Producer of POV Digital, producing award winning projects, launching new storytelling initiatives for the PBS documentary series, and helping to grow the POV Digital Lab. I've spoken at several film festivals and conferences including DOCNYC, IDFA DocLab and DocsBarcelona. I've contributed to alt-weeklies and online publications as a freelance videographer and writer, and co-produced two digital documentary projects, Folk to Folk and The Story Store. She is currently working on creating a mobile platform to help people cope with social anxiety through art, storytelling and software.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Commercial DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Matt Watson is a Boston-based director and cinematographer. Matt specializes in creating human-first, character-driven brand storytelling, combining a sharp eye and attention to detail to make impactful video content. Whether as an independent videographer, or leading a team of creatives, Matt works holistically to translate a brand’s language and tenets to a cohesive creative vision. Over the last decade-plus, Matt has traveled the world filming story-driven, branded content in Namibia, Iceland, Colombia, Scotland, Mongolia, Japan, Yemen, and beyond. He has directed and shot documentary, commercial, travel, and television programming for NBC, Discovery, ESPN, Reebok, Marriott, Panasonic, PBS Kids, and more. His work with PBS Kids was nominated for two Daytime Emmys.

• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer

I am a video producer, director, and EP with over 10 years of experience in digital video, including 6 years in magazine-style editorial environments. I am a proven leader, with extensive experience in all aspects of production from development to publishing. I have produced editorial videos for Rolling Stone, Atlas Obscura, Splice, Interscope Records, and completed many branded content and commercial projects. My work has over 100M organic (non-paid) views on YouTube alone. I worked full-time for Rolling Stone for 6 years, starting as Video Producer, and eventually running the department as EP. Since then I worked as the staff Video Director for music-tech company Splice. I currently own and operate my own production company Best New, focusing on freelance work.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director

Sam Radutzky is an award-winning freelance documentary and commercial filmmaker. His first feature documentary, Do U Want It? screened at 16 film festivals and won Audience Award at New Orleans Film Festival (2017) and SF IndieFest (2018). He’s produced films for over 100 bands, including several Grammy-award winning artists, through his production company, ABIS Productions. Some of his commercial clients include Vice Media, Live Nation, Pernod Ricard, Jameson Whiskey and Outsidelands Music Festival. Sam has also shot and edited content for Protozoa Pictures. Sam graduated from Northwestern University in 2012 as a Film major with a minor in Business and is currently based in New York City, producing his second feature documentary film.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Senior Editor
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Somali independent filmmaker Hana Mire studied at the New York Film Academy in Abu Dhabi. Her short documentary SILENT ART was awarded a prize at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, and she has worked with Abu Dhabi National TV and twofour54 Abu Dhabi Free zone Media. She is a fellow of the Chicken and Egg Diversity Initiative & Accelerator Lab and has been selected to attend the Greenhouse Development Lab. Hana was an Artist in residency at Flux Factory she is currently directing and producing her first feature-length documentary, which has already received support from Chicken & Egg Pictures, Bertha Foundation, Sundance Documentary Institute, HotDocs Pitching form, Durban FilmMart, and The Harnisch Foundation. She’s currently an artist resident in Jacob Burns film center.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Production Assistant

Cinematographer, director,producer based in the New York area, Malpasso has worked with Italian broadcasting networks such as RAI (the largest television company in Italy), Mediaset, Sky Italia, LA7, and MTV (Italy) as well as international ones: RTL, MTV, National Geographic International (UK), TSI (Switzerland), Seven Network (Australia), TVNZ (New Zealand), BBC (US-UK) , Discovery Channel (UK), AP Associate Press (US), Vocativ (US) and MSNBC (US). His work has been showed at the Venice and Tribeca film festival, and at the MOMA in New York. In 2008 and 2012, he covered much of the presidential campaign in the U.S. He won a Gold Panda for Best Cinematography at the Sichuan TV Festival in China for the documentary "Last Stop" on senior community of New Jersey.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary

I'm an emotionally intelligent storyteller who creates passionate relationships between words and images. Equipped with a quick mind, big heart and distinctive voice, I make narratives shine on the page, on screen and in audio. I can't wait to collaborate on your next big idea. Please reach out regarding your nonfiction, narrative + commercial projects. I'm based in Brooklyn, New York. I've produced on long-form projects for Netflix, MSNBC, CNN, Showtime, ESPN, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Investigation Discovery and the Smithsonian Channel. I also contributed to the feature docs Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story (dir. N.C. Heikin) and The Wrong Light (dir. Josie Swantek Heitz, Dave Adams).

• Documentary DP
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Copywriter
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Reporter / Journalist

Eben is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. He recently ended a 5-year run as one of the founding producers of CNN’s cinematic storytelling brand, Great Big Story. Eben specializes in premium, short-form documentary content with an emphasis on science, the outdoors, and adventure. He is a Part 107 Licensed Drone Pilot and a Certified Advanced Open Water Diver. At Great Big Story he developed and directed the wildlife conservation series Mission Wild, directed the award-winning short film The Impossible Ride, and produced hundreds of other micro-docs on topics ranging from animal farts to auctioneers.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Podcast Producer
• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

Detail-oriented journalist, combining lifelong interest with experience in reporting, production, shooting, research, and editing. Adept at working across departments. An active storyteller, passionate writer, avid investigator and curious world citizen. BA in Journalism and Political Science from New York University. Work experience includes Voice of America, VICE on HBO, Jigsaw Productions, Vox Media, Newsweek and Rede Globo (Brazilian network). Personal and professional interests in investigative journalism and long-form storytelling (print and video). Photography lover. Fluent in two languages: English and Portuguese. Proficiency in Spanish. Email: x

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Production Company

My name is Shirley Cruz and I am multidisciplinary bilingual cinematographer, photographer, director, and FAA certified drone pilot based in NYC. My experience has allowed me to work across a myriad of productions ranging from fashion, editorial, lifestyle, broadcast television, commercial spots, OTT, social campaigns, and across the different spaces that content is created for today. I am fascinated by combining digital and analog processes while keeping up with today's trends and technology. I am the co-founder of Extra Syrup, a NYC-based production company. We specialize primarily in lifestyle, fashion editorial, commercial, and documentary work.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Fashion Photographer
• Grip
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Product Photographer
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Series Producer / Show Runner

NYC-based cinematographer, gaffer, video editor, and producer with 12+ years of extensive experience in editorial, commercial, branded content, and music video work. Some clients include SharkNinja, Colgate, Audible, Dr. Scholl's, Spotify, Google, Waze, GQ, Vogue, Pret A Manger, Make Up Forever, Citibank, Tommy Hilfiger, Belvedere Vodka Vice, Smirnoff and more. I own multiple 4k camera packages, lighting, grip, and an audio kit. I run the NYC-based production company Extra Syrup with my wife, Shirley Cruz, who is a photographer/director and FAA-certified drone pilot. Please find a more detailed portfolio of work here - https://extra-syrup.com/

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Colorist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Gaffer

Seif Abdalla is a cinematographer, Editor and Director— he is an Egyptian and American nationalities. He was born in Alexandria and later continued his studies in the United States first in Graphic Design and Art in Chicago then in Filmmaking in Los Angeles. He traveled the world in Europe and the Middle East working as a filmmaker, where he’d shoot and direct commissioned projects for branded content, and TV networks for a wide range of topics. He continues to be based between the United States and The MENA region where he works as a commercial and documentary director for international brands and Networks.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer

KATIE SADLER is a NY-based filmmaker whose work spans across documentary, narrative, commercial and short-form genres. She has a background in dance and music, and her work often combines these artistic disciplines within various cinematic approaches. She has worked extensively in digital media, and has created hundreds of videos that have reached audiences of over 150 million for companies including NBC, BuzzFeed, Columbia Records, RCA Records, Red Bull, SeatGeek, Nylon, and more. While directing documentaries, dance films and music videos is her main passion, Katie also edits, produces, and shoots a variety of projects and is a lover of all forms of storytelling.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News

A California native now living in Brooklyn. With a background in sociology and philosophy, I hunt for stories involving anything that has to do with people and society. I love making the ordinary seem strange. While living in San Francisco I worked for several documentary production companies dedicated to telling the stories of those often marginalized in society. Whether it involved the environment, education, food rights, or marijuana legalization the opportunity to tell one's story kept me passionate and driven. Today I continue to freelance as a videographer editor. Shooting BTS videos, editing short editorial pieces, or producing digital content for websites and magazines.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Director of Photography / Camera Operator / 2nd Assistant Camera A lot of my work consists of documentaries, especially those with social justice impact. I also seek out work that collaborates with musicians, in live session contexts as well as music video contexts. I'm used to working solo and have a solid kit of lighting, grip, audio, and camera support equipment. She/they pronouns. My gear: Canon C100ii, Zeiss Contax lenses, Benro BV6 fluid head tripod, Quasar Science LED tubes, Godox Fresnel kit, Rode NTG-2 shotgun mic, travel grip package, Zoom H6, rock n' roller cart, pink robocups, VW Golf.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Corporate Videographer

ModernEpic is an award-winning full service content studio, working across all visual platforms. Our projects fall into four production areas: TV and documentary; VR experiences; E-learning/ training; and Branded Content. Based in NYC, ModernEpic brings decades of global experience to every project; from world-class documentary TV and film for major networks, to branded, promotional and educational content material for leading organizations such as the United Nations, Yale, Dell, Wells Fargo, Columbia University, City of New York and others. At the heart of every piece we do is a story: an epic big or small.

• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• VR / AR

I'm a filmmaker who focuses on small footprint, indie docs and branded content. I'm great with people, I love to interview, and I can handle all the teach and gear stuff. Going to school for a TV/Film degree, I was able to get hands on experience quickly. After school, I gravitated toward projects that I could manage myself, creating powerful stories with a small crew. Traveling for the story has become my thing in the past three years! I've worked in London, Italy, all over the US and Kenya. Music to my ears is hearing: "Here's the basic idea and story, now get out there and make something great." Put me in coach! I'll make you proud.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Colorist