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

I own a production company in Sacramento, California called The Film Squad. It has been successful since 2014, but once COVID hit, everything went dark. I can both film individually or I can bring a team. I own a RED Scarlet-W, multiple Canon C100s, a Sony A7iii, and several other cameras. I'm a writer, director, and producer of feature films. I made an award-winning feature film called, Ru, in 2013, and I produced an award-winning documentary called, Becoming Incurable, in 2020. My film website is www.jeffthehapa.com

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I am a passionate filmmaker, video editor, and content producer based in Oakland, California. I produce and edit brand videos, documentaries, educational videos & social media content exploring culture, food, lifestyle, wellness, technology, and critical social and climate change issues. I lead projects from concept to completion. I enjoy creative collaboration and bring my storytelling skills to every project.

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All The Way Around is a full service insured film and video production company creating award winning stories and content. Working on narrative and documentary features, branded content, and video media for the political space we pride ourselves on being able to tell the types of stories for the screen that move audiences across multiple formats.

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I'm a documentary and commercial film director, DP, and editor based out of Northern California. Projects I've directed have been Emmy nominated, Oscar shortlisted and have won awards at SXSW and other festivals. I create doc-style content for brands, nonprofits, political PACS, and organizations with stories to tell.

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I'm a documentary and commercial DP/Director whose films have aired on PBS and been shown in film festivals around the world including IDFA, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Silverdocs, Palm Springs Shorts Fest, and Ann Arbor Film Festival. I hold an MFA in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University.

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Commercial Director / Cinematographer and editor based out of Northern California and willing to travel anywhere. If you're looking for emotionally charged content from concept to completion, I'm your man. I also have storyboarding abilities to help keep productions on track. You can view my work and my company site at www.becomevariant.com Cheers!

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3 Lopez Media is a 2X Emmy Award-winning production company. We empower organizations with customized communication solutions that showcase their unique services, stories, and values. We aim to build strong, trustworthy relationships between companies and their audiences, and effectively communicate the expertise and capabilities of our clients.

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I'm a freelance DP with over a decade of professional experience. I love shooting nonfiction/documentary content, and I pride myself on my ability to get great results while working with nonprofessional talent in practical locations. I'd love to hear about your next project!

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My name is Colt Bradley and I'm a freelance video producer living in the San Francisco bay area. I've worked with news organizations to cover local events, Winrock International to create a USAID-funded mini-documentary, and other organizations to tell their stories.

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I've worked for the last 15 years in feature films, commercials and digital media. For the last 10 years I was head producer and director for the comedy brand Smosh and helped to achieve over 9 billion views and 25 million subscribers on youtube.

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I love stories. I am a storyteller at heart, and telling unique stories drives me. We all relate in some form or another, and stories are the key to human connection. I make films to raise awareness among diverse audiences and inspire viewers to make positive contributions. For the past four years, I've worked as a film producer and editor on both local and international film shoots, including two feature documentaries. I work as a one-woman team to produce, shoot, and edit short format corporate films. I hunt for stories that humanize the marginalized, expose different angles of an argument, and impassion viewers to take action. I strive to help viewers understand people and emotions through beautiful images. I'm extremely hardworking and very adventurous. I enjoy taking artistic risks, challenging myself, and using my creativity to tell fresh, innovative stories.

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Brenda has worked as a fiction and documentary filmmaker in Mexico and the United States. Her films focus on education as well as migrant and women's rights. Strong production skills, DP and editor. English and Spanish proficiency. She is based in Santa Cruz, California, where she works as a freelance filmmaker and teaches about film and Human Rights at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Lauren is a producer based in Oakland, CA who specializes in documentary shorts, features and series. She has worked on projects for National Geographic, Imagine Docs, and Jigsaw Productions, among others.

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A Cinematographer with over 6+ years experience from high end commercials to small crew documentaries. No matter the project, I love meeting new people and telling their best story.

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Oakland based DP/ Director

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Director and Cinematographer for hire.

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Chinwe Oniah is a writer, journalist and visual storyteller based in the Bay Area who has written for Pigeons and Planes, California Magazine, Blavity and others. She's currently a video producer at KQED.

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My name is Alan and I am a DP, Director, and Video Editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I attended Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, earning my BFA in Film Production with an emphasis in cinematography. I started my career in Los Angeles as a freelance cinematographer, shooting short films, music videos, and independent feature films. Notably, The Phoenix Project (2015) had a limited theatrical release, was reviewed in the LA Times, and received a distribution deal, ultimately landing on Netflix. After re-locating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2016, I established myself as a commercial director and DP. I have created content for Google, Airbnb, Ford, Autodesk, HP, Uber, Dupont, and many other well-known brands. I have navigated shooting overseas, worked with celebrity talent and a Michelin Star chef, and directed campaigns with custom set builds and six-figure budgets. With 10+ years of professional filmmaking experience, I have a strong attention to detail and a deep understanding of visual storytelling. My leadership style is based on the understanding that production is a collaborative effort, and I strive to lead with confidence and empathy.

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Constantine Papanicolaou grew up in Ridgewood, NJ. Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1994, he moved to Berkeley, CA to attend the University of California. It was during his time at Berkeley that he became interested in film and video production Constantine graduated Berkeley in the spring of 1998 with a degree in Applied Math. The following winter, he produced and directed his first ski film, titled “Chapter Three”, which received strong reviews from the ski and snowboard community. After completion of “Chapter Three”, Constantine spent four years working as a software engineer, including two years with Amazon.com designing and building Suppy-Chain Optimization Software. He then returned to school in the summer of 2003 for a Master of Business Administration at the University of Southern California, and to pursue his long-time interest in filmmaking. Since completing graduate school at USC, Constantine has gone on to produce and direct ski and outdoor sports films for companies such as Oakley, Red Bull and ESPN. Constantine is based in Truckee, California.

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