Hi.
I'm Colby.

I'm a

FILMMAKER.

PRODUCER.

DIRECTOR.

CINEMATOGRAPHER.

WORLD TRAVELER.

I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING THE WORLD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

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producing premium documentaries.

Nossa Chape Poster - 2018

Nossa Chape
2018
fox sports

Super League: The War For Football Poster - AppleTV+ - 2022

the war for football
2022
apple tv+

Give Us This Day Poster, AT&T Audience Network, 2018

Give Us This Day
2018
aT&t audience network

Momentum Generation Poster, HBO, 2018

Momentum Generation
2018
hbo

Youngstown Boys Poster, 2013, ESPN

Youngstown Boys
2013
espn

The Other Supreme Court Poster

The Other Supreme Court
2016
espn

Phenoms Poster, 2018, Fox Sports

Phenoms
2018
fox sports

We Who Remain, 2018, ZDF/Arte

we who remain
2018
ZDF/Arte

Voyage of the Vezo, 2009, PBS

Voyage of the Vézo
2009
pbs

Josh Mook: Battling Back Poster, 2016, ESPN

Battling Back
2016
espn

Refuge Poster, 2021

refuge
2021

Ordinary Gods, 2019, Fox Sports

ordinary gods
2019
fox sports

All In, 2020, RedBull TV

All In
2020
redbull tv

Cantera 5v5 Poster, 2020, ESPN

Cantera 5v5
2020
espn

Big City Bright Lights Poster, 2018, ESPN

Big City Bright Lights
2018
espn

Nossa Chape Poster - 2018

Nossa Chape
2018
fox sports

Super League: The War For Football Poster - AppleTV+ - 2022

the war for football
2022
apple tv+

Give Us This Day Poster, AT&T Audience Network, 2018

Give Us This Day
2018
aT&t audience network

Momentum Generation Poster, HBO, 2018

Momentum Generation
2018
hbo

Youngstown Boys Poster, 2013, ESPN

Youngstown Boys
2013
espn

The Other Supreme Court Poster

The Other Supreme Court
2016
espn

Phenoms Poster, 2018, Fox Sports

Phenoms
2018
fox sports

We Who Remain, 2018, ZDF/Arte

we who remain
2018
ZDF/Arte

Voyage of the Vezo, 2009, PBS

Voyage of the Vézo
2009
pbs

Refuge Poster, 2021

refuge
2021

Ordinary Gods, 2019, Fox Sports

ordinaty gods
2019
fox sports

All In, 2020, RedBull TV

All In
2020
redbull tv

Cantera 5v5 Poster, 2020, ESPN

Cantera 5v5
2020
espn

Josh Mook: Battling Back Poster, 2016, ESPN

Battling Back
2016
espn

Big City Bright Lights Poster, 2018, ESPN

big city bright lights
2018
espn

that people love.

Super League: The war for football

“That contrast and push and pull is exceptionally told  in Apple TV’s recently released four-part docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football.”

momentum generation

“A surf film might not be the first thing you’d expect to bring you repeatedly to tears, but I can say with authority it is possible.”

nossa chape

“It also reveals, particularly in the emotional reception the soccer squad eventually receives in Medellin, how affection for “Our Chape” took on profound new meaning beyond hometown borders. Nossa Chape is a testament to how moving forward does not require leaving the past behind.”

give us this day

“Incorporating gritty eyewitness footage of violence, tragedy, and hope, the documentary nevertheless unfolds with a cinematic quality that goes beyond the trappings of talking heads or re-enactments.”

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for all the best platforms.

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CRAFTING IMAGES THAT CAPTURE THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF OUR PEOPLE AND PLANET.

directing films about

peoplE, places & ideas

working WITH THE

BEST PARTNERS

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BEST Clients

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working with the
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And I'll go
Anywhere.

World map of places where Colby has traveled to

North America

California, Colorado, The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ottawa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Canada

Europe

Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Holland, Italy, Moldava, Mónaco, Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia, Switzerland


Caribbean

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Asia

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam

Latin America

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru

Africa

Benin, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda

I'm ready to bring your next idea to life.
Let's talk