We had an awesome time connecting with our friends from TEAM on a project with former Red Sox first baseman and World Champion, Kevin Millar for client City Cruises. We spent a hilarious few hours collaborating on a few promotions and thoroughly enjoyed it! (Photos by Pat Piasecki)
We were excited to collaborate on an edit with old friends, director, Wes Sterrs, and cinematographer, Jeff Griecci on a spot for Maine Health, in collaboration with agency, Words from the Woods. The unique challenge here was telling a story entirely through first-person perspective. Using light sound FX and VO, we were able to craft a number of different spots that tells the story of the care cancer patients receive in the Maine Health system.
Within moments of meeting Rich Horn, it was clear to us that his mission—to meticulously recreate the first issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1—was more than an act of nostalgia. It was a dedicated celebration of artistry and the enduring legacy of the TMNT franchise. Rich’s project is, at its heart, an attempt to recreate a sensory experience: offering comic book lovers the chance to own a replica that looks, feels, and smells (yes, smells) indistinguishable from an original work of art. Is it forgery, or the ultimate expression of fandom?
We saw in Rich’s story an opportunity to reflect his meticulous intent. To bring this escapade to life, we embraced a hybrid of docu-fiction, drawing inspiration from the gritty tension of 70s action-thrillers like All the President’s Men and Sorcerer, paired with wall-to-wall Robert Altman-style mega-zooms. The result is a film as obsessive and layered as the man—and the cargo—that inspired it.
Rich Horn has spent his entire life collecting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books and meticulously archiving them in his Littleton, Colorado basement. When he uncovers a once-in-a-lifetime piece of memorabilia, it ignites a cross-country mission: Reprint the very first edition TMNT comic in Maine using the exact same techniques and materials it was printed on in 1984. With a style that playfully references the cinematic turns of 1970s conspiracy dramas and political thrillers, Final First Edition documents Rich’s quest to make his name in the beloved history of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Making the film took just under a year from initial discussions with director Wes Sterrs and cinematographer Jeff Griecci, to coordination of travel with Rich Horn as well as crucial 2nd unit material with Justin Balog in Colorado. Getting the look and feel right for a film about such treasured 1980s material as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was crucial. Griecci and Sterrs wanted to give the film a conspiratorial feel from the 1970s using vintage lensing in conjunction with the Alexa35. Using long zooms and fast-paced editing helped amp up the intensity for a film that’s essentially centered around an inanimate object. Thanks to the magic of colorist Flip Kotsishevskiy, composer Cormac Brown and post mixer, Justin Asher, the piece finally came together.
Press:
Foster’s Daily Democrat 1.21.25
Portland Press Herald 1.27.25
With this Presidential Election coming up very soon, we were proud to create a piece for Harvard professor, Lawrence Lessig to get out the message to young voters. As detailed in this Washington Post article (subscription), Lessig is encouraging voters under 40 to get out and have their voice heard.
Over the last few months we’ve been in post-production on a few top secret short doc projects with a number of collaborators. We’ve met some extraordinary folks and traveled to some really cool spots. Looking forward to sharing the work in the months to come!
We’ve been hard at work on a yearlong project for The Summit Project, a Maine nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that Maine Heroes are not Forgotten by carrying their memorial stones on tribute hikes and carrying their stories for a lifetime.
We continued our long collaboration with our friends at How Life Unfolds and the Paper and Packaging Board to produce work that took us to Oregon and Michigan. We really enjoyed getting to understand how new technology is pushing the recycling industry forward.
We were excited to assist our friends at Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness with a series of videos to promote their facilities and service.
We were so excited to produce new work for the Paper and Packaging Board in Baltimore, MD. We got to work with an amazing crew, including DP Chong Pak, animators and graphics experts Planet Nutshell, and colorist Filipp Kotsishevskiy. Best of all, we got an opportunity to work with the US Forest Service and the amazing community at Still Meadow Community Fellowship who were so warm and welcoming. They have an awesome program there that we hope will continue to grow and flourish.
We got to chat with Larry Milburn about or film Living Sound for his podcast Roadie Free Radio. Check it out!
Brigham and Womens (collaboration w/ Planet Nutshell)
We love making stuff with our friends at Planet Nutshell. We’ve hooked up on a number of projects in recent years and had a great time working with some of the amazing doctors and patients at Brigham and Womens in Boston. Here’s an excerpt from the video.
New piece for How Life Unfolds
We had a lot of fun trekking down to Big Island, Virginia to capture the paper mill and surrounding areas, including the National D-Day Memorial. This is the third video in continued collaboration with the team at Paper & Packaging and it’s always a good time. We’ve loved doing branded video production like this across the country and meeting all types of great folks.
DP: Dan Lyons
Audio: Andrew Uvarov
Color: Matt Fletcher
