Discover Top Creative Directors in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA

Visual journalist (photo and video) currently based in Washington, DC specializing in documentary and editorial visuals whose work has been published on CNN, NBC News, AJ+ (Al-Jazeera), Fusion, NPR, and other news outlets in addition to working corporate clients such as the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The Human Rights Campaign, Starbucks, People Magazine, etc. Armando finished his tenure as a communications fellow in 2014 at the United Nations University for Peace where he also worked as their official photographer/videographer documenting the different dignitaries and events occurring at the University. He also received a Master's in Media, Peace and Conflict studies from the aforementioned institution and holds a Bachelor's in Political Science. Armando's work has been exhibited in California and Washington, DC where he received 'Best in show' during the 'Exposed DC' exhibit at the Longview Gallery. He's also a proud alumni of the Eddie Adams Workshop XXIX. For more on his work visit: www.okaybokeh.com

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Hello there! My name is Spencer Bruttig and I am a Washington, D.C. based film producer, DOP and editor. I came out to DC from the SF Bay Area to help start a new documentary and podcast production company (Tegna and Vault Studios) but most recently joined Google as an in-house creative producer working on their marketing team. I am also the Cinematographer on the D.C. based narrative series "Anacostia," as well as the Baltimore Comedy series "Thespian." I am also the DP on the new reality television show "City Boyz DC." I have worked on sets big and small, and I have used a number of different camera packages from Sony FX and A series, to Red Weapons and Komodos, Canon C series and Black Magic URSAs. I am comfortable adjusting to any lighting and audio situation, and pride myself on creative and efficient filming and editing. P.S. I have my own complete lighting, camera and audio package and can be a one man band for projects as well. Staff Me Up: https://staffmeup.com/profile/spencerbruttig LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerbruttig/ IMDB: https://imdb.me/spencerbruttig Production Hub: https://www.productionhub.com/profiles/edit/373512

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CUTTER HODIERNE is a documentary cinematographer. He has also worked as an award-winning feature film director. His debut feature film FISHING WITHOUT NETS, a story of pirates in Somalia told from the perspective of the pirates, won 'Best Director' at the Sundance Film Festival and was called "Sundance's most beautiful film" by The Wrap. His short film of the same title garnered international acclaim, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance. The short was expanded into the first scripted feature film financed by VICE Studios and distributed by FOX. Cutter was named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriter's Lab. Cutter's work in interactive mediums includes VR experiences like STRENGTH IN NUMBERS - NBA FINALS VR for OCULUS, A virtual museum exhibit: BERLIN WALL VR and art-installation films like OMNIA PER OMNIA. Cutter has also directed commercials for major brands like Intel, Microsoft, AEG, LiveNation, (RED), and others. Cutter began his career directing music videos in Washington, DC before traveling the world with U2 directing tour documentaries for the historic U2-360 Tour.

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I am an American-Iranian citizen and a freelancer who lives in Washington D.C. Two times winner of NY Film Festival 2022 & 2023 as a Cinematographer/Videographer in making documentaries for VOA. 20 years of experience in production and live broadcast and has worked with many News Networks like VOA, BBC, Al-Jazeera, Volant Media/Iran International TV, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Fox News, OWN, The Hill and many more. Skills: Director of Photography, Cinematography, Videography, Video Editing, Live News and Event Director, Technical Director, Switcher, Line Producer, Producer, Gaffer, Grips, Audio Technician, LED Wall Operator. I have traveled the broad to cover many events such as World Cup 2014 in Brazil, Mobile World Congress in Spain-Barcelona, P5+1 Iran Nuke program in Austria-Vienna, War in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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For the past 15 years I've worked as a producer and creative strategist in the fields of social enterprise, science, technology, and international development. I've produced countless short-form miscellaneous and promotional videos for a variety of individuals and organizations and have had films screened in festivals around the world. To date, I've held screenings at the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Puerto Rico International Film Festival, and the Culture Unplugged Online Film festival. In my spare time, I'm a social media consultant specializing in campaign strategy and analytics as well as an adventure photographer/filmmaker specializing in rock-climbing, ice-climbing, and motorcycle sport.

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I'm an international affairs journalist with more than a decade of experience working as a producer (field, segment and planning), correspondent and shooter. I have worked out of East Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the US, and am well versed in both international and (US) domestic affairs. My TV broadcast/video news outlets include Al Jazeera America/English, CBS News, VOA, NowThis and Bloomberg QuickTake. I also have bylines in The Guardian, the Washington Post and Guernica.

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  Documentary Storyteller developing documentary projects with a focus on social issues within urban settings. Territory, landscape, political borders, and conflict are recurrent themes in my work. Originally from Mexico, currently based in Washington DC, I hold a BA in Architecture and a MA in New Media Photojournalism from the Corcoran School of Arts + Design at the George Washington University. I am interested in getting involved in projects with a collaborative team of people that share the goal of making an impact through the creation of meaningful storytelling. Proficient user of Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Final Cut, InDesign, Illustrator, Audition among other software. Currently based and available for assignments in Washington DC and Mexico City.

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Farhan Alam, has been in the film and television industry for over 16 years. He has worked as a cinematographer, director, and editor on many award-winning programs. Recently his feature film, Sawaan, was Pakistan’s official entry to the 90th Academy Awards in the foreign film category. Sawaan has also won numerous awards in film festivals around the world, including best director and best film and can be currently seen on Netflix. Farhan’s passion includes bringing social issues to the mainstream public, be it editing a documentary on the side effects of dry cleaning or just contributing ideas to fellow film makers. Farhan has also worked for four years as a cameraman, editor, and producer at Voice of America. Some of the productions that he has worked on are Kahani Pakistani and View360, for Kahani Pakistani, he has shot, produced, and edited numerous episodes. Before joining Voice of America, Farhan worked on an episodic documentary covering Pakistani film celebrity Reema’s new life in the United States. During this documentary shoot he also covered the historic 2012 elections and traveled to multiple cities around the country.

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With a strong visual eye and a creative mind, I approach storytelling like a puzzle. How can I bring this to life? How can I take a simple idea and give it a voice and a vision? How can I manage, coach and mentor people to think creatively and communicate more effectively? I’ve concentrated on these questions for nearly a decade, as I’ve directed, produced, shot and edited video in a variety of roles. As video director at MOKO Social Media, I developed an entire video department from the ground up. In just a few weeks, I’d built out a studio, coached staff and launched production. In a few months, I created seven video franchises specializing in fitness and politics to be sold and sponsored independently. At Voice of America I co-created and launched ‘People in America’ a new visual series and style of storytelling, diving deep in the lives and emotions of various individuals. From Andy Shallal, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, to Maz Jobrani, these are stories unlike others, almost like a candid sit down, allowing the audience to capture the true story behind names and faces. Leading and managing an amazing team of creatives to create moving and compelling stories! While in charge of managing, shooting and producing all newsroom studio shows at USA TODAY, I built successful video platforms with daily franchises for news, money and entertainment. I have worked with and trained many staff on proper storytelling. I’ve used my storytelling approach to field produce creative video packages at the Boston Marathon, SXSW Interactive, the State of the Union address, both 2012 political conventions and the Presidential Inaugural Ball, the Met Gala, and a number of awards shows, including the Tony’s and the MTV Movie Awards. My passion if Video Storytelling and making people connect with the stories they are watching. Sample Work: https://vimeo.com/350070121 Sample Work: https://vimeo.com/317090113 Website: www.KavehRezaei.com

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Kate Medley is a documentarian, doing storytelling and digital for good causes, companies, and campaigns. In her ten years with Whole Foods Market, Medley traveled the world documenting the stories of farmers and producers growing our food. As an instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Medley teaches a class on visual approaches to documenting place. In her capacity as a filmmaker with the Southern Foodways Alliance, Medley has created several documentary film projects that explore Southern culture through stories about food. Medley received her bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Montana and her master’s in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi. She has worked as a photojournalist for newspapers across the South, including the Charlotte Observer, the Chattanooga Times Free Press, and as a lead contributor for The New York Times.

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Xinyan is an award-winning video journalist and filmmaker based in Washington DC. Born and raised in Wuhan, China, Xinyan started her journalism career in 2012 working as a producer for BBC News in Beijing covering the Asia Pacific region. In 2018, she launched the North America video team for Hong Kong’s flagship newspaper South China Morning Post in New York, and later joined the BBC's Washington DC bureau in 2020 as a senior video journalist. Xinyan's 23-min BBC documentary China’s Science Revolution won the 2015 BBC Storytelling Fund and was Highly Commended for Excellent Online Production at the 2016 AIB Awards. Her 15-min short film for South China Morning Post, Fighting Fentanyl: the Drug from China Destroying American Lives, won the Gold Prize for Best Use of Online Video at the 2019 WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards. A BBC News video feature she shot, Are America's unvaccinated changing their minds?, won a White House News Photographers Association's Eyes of History Digital Storytelling award in 2022. Now working as an independent filmmaker, she has directed and produced for the BBC, CNBC, PBS NOVA, Newsy and Channel New Asia. Xinyan is a Firelight Media Documentary Lab fellow, a Brown Girls Doc Mafia Sustainable Artist fellow and an alumnus of the Yaddo Residency.

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Andrea Ellen Reed is a multimedia artist that specializes in still photography, film directing, and soundscapes. Her work seeks to advance the multifaceted narratives that make the vibrant and resilient communities thrive. Andrea began shooting reportage during her undergraduate studies at Howard University. She continued her artistic studies at the Academy of Art University where she received her MFA in Photography. Her unique vision for combining photographic stills and soundscapes in projects like The Streets Are Talkin’ blend a traditional medium with first person narratives that results in poignant and reflective exploration of the fight for racial equity. Andrea’s soulful storytelling is even more apparent in her film work as she delicately crafts narratives of which her subjects are the narrator. Her work as a photographic artist has championed the voices of BIPOC people in publications and organizations like the New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Star Tribune, ESPN, the NCAA, The MN Historical Society, W Magazine, The United Way, Dove and more. Andrea’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and has been awarded with the Tim Hetherington Visionary Award for excellence in film.

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I began making films while in college and have since grown a freelancing venture into a company that produces and directs video projects for universities, Fortune 500 companies, and numerous national and regional organizations. I bring a dynamic catalog of experiences into projects as I’ve performed almost all of the roles involved in a commercial grade video production. I love bringing together a production team and approach that fits the story. Though there are crew that I work with often, I’m comfortable working with almost any team and I’d be the first to say that we need to look at the concept and ask, "what is really going to allow us to make this the right way?" When not working on a production, I’m usually playing with my two boys or exploring beauty in the great outdoors of North Carolina.

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I work primarily as a Documentary Storyteller. I am committed to social equality and fair representation of marginalized populations. I believe a documentary project directly reflects the relationship between the filmmaker and those being filmed, thus, my work explicitly represents the trust, commitment and reverence I have established with those who share their story with me. I make my films with the intention of connecting people, alleviating ethnocentrism, and providing visual and narrative evidence to help people learn about the world in which we live, consequently sparking a reaction, probing questions and exploring the idea of social change. By harnessing the power of narrative visuals and technology, I am able to contribute to an art that provides an accessible and entertaining avenue for people to learn, grow, connect, and act.

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Digital Media and Production Specialist l.Key skills include videography, video editing and production with a vision, strategy and execution for TV, digital & social media. Experience of working with production teams to identify the appropriate social media content for broadcast, following the latest trends to engage the audiences on various platforms of social networks in both English and Urdu languages. As a multimedia producer, I have researched, wrote and edited documentaries and scripts. Worked with and along with daily assignment team members on reporting projects. Experience of working with various production teams to identify the appropriate broadcast martial while following the latest trends and social media. Experience in using social media content for the TV shows & engaging the audiences using various social media platforms.

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Hello! My name's Mitchel Worley and I am a man of many film hats. I like to consider myself a utility player on a film set. I am a producer, director, cinematographer, and editor. For the past six years, I have worked avidly to turn what was a hobby in high school into a full services film production company: mwfilms. In it's short lifespan, mwfilms has produced television and web content for political campaigns throughout the United States. We’ve been behind the lens for short films & documentaries that have gone on to win awards and be featured in film festivals across the country. And finally, we’ve created stellar music videos for Florida and Virginia’s flourishing “DIY” music scene. mwfilms is always taking on new clients and new projects! Contact us and allow us to be the creative engine behind your next ad campaign, music video, short film, or documentary!

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I'm a highly-experienced video and film producer with a track record of producing projects that attract an audience and get results. My series "Cash Cab" is one of the most successful TV series of the last 15 years, and I won three Emmys for my work as Executive Producer, Director and Show runner. Since leaving "Cash Cab," I've created and produced two TV series for Nat Geo Wild and MSNBC. I've also produced dozens videos and spots for corporations, non-profits and organizations, and have created viral content for clients big and small. I work closely with clients to create concepts, write scripts, storyboard, design productions, direct in the field, and deliver highly-effective videos and films.

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Ari is an award-winning storyteller. He uses his extensive experience as a video editor, audio designer, director of photography, writer, storyboard artist, motion graphics artist, and composer in producing audio and visual assets for a wide variety projects, including promotional spots for major governmental agencies, two feature films and an animated tv series pitch. Ari’s expertise in audio and video production includes all the associated gear, tools, and software for storyboarding and animatics (examples upon request), 2-D animation, motion graphics, green screen, VFX, compositing, virtual reality/360 production, music production/composition, audio design, voice casting and direction, photography, and lighting.

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Kiyoka Rhodes (a.k.a. Kex) is an Emmy-nominated writer, producer and director of films and branded content for multiscreen platforms. She graduated from American University with a B.A. in Film and Media Arts and a minor in Graphic Design. Since then, she has directed and produced various commercials, films and other content for television with companies like NBC4 Washington, Comcast, The CW Network (DCW50), the American Bar Association (ABA) and with BBC Studios. Kiyoka is the Founder/Creative Director of KEX STUDIOS — a full-service production company specializing in film and video, branded content, and design. She is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and will continue using the art of film to tell stories with purpose and impact. #keepitmoving

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Derek Alan Rowe (Director, Editor, Motion Graphics Animator) is a co-founder of Doctrine Creative with offices in Orlando, Fl and Durham, NC. From a very young age, Derek spent most of his time developing ideas, and found digital media was the best way to express them. He has grown from a graphic designer, to web designer, to video editor. He has worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, TLC, plus many other independant projects. Derek’s goal is to produce inspiring and meaningful media. In 2008 he directed a full-length feature film called “Out On Parole” and just completed a documentary film called “Within Reach” that is currently touring festivals.

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