NEW YORK -- (SPW) --

People’s Television, an Emmy^®-nominated production studio and creative agency headed by CEO Nicholas Bruckman and creative director Ryder Haske, has announced the signing of directors Yoni Brook, Cutter Hodierne, Chris Hamilton, Ian Moubayed, and Praise Paige to its creative roster. 

Known for widely-acclaimed independent features Not Going Quietly (SXSW), Minted (Tribeca), and Valley of Saints (Sundance), the company’s new commercial director acquisitions will significantly expand the studio’s breadth and creative expansion in the commercial and advertising arena. The company’s notable brand partners include Fortune 500 companies Meta, Amazon, and Endeavor, national nonprofits TED and Greenpeace, government agencies including the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and political work for Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaigns.

The new roster features a diverse array of voices whose award-winning work spans short-form, commercial, narrative, documentary, and docuseries:

• Cutter Hodierne is an award-winning director whose feature film debut about Somali pirates, Fishing Without Nets, won Best Director at Sundance and critical acclaim from the likes of the New York Times and The Wrap . His latest film, the crypto heist thriller Cold Wallet, will be released in 2024 with support from Steven Soderbergh & Decentralized Pictures. His work in interactive mediums includes virtual reality collaborations with the NBA, and Oculus. He has directed spots for brands like Microsoft, Intel, and AEG and created films for U2’s historic 360 Tour. 
• Yoni Brook is a Peabody and Gotham Award-winning director known for his critically-acclaimed docuseries Philly D.A., called “the second coming of the Wire” by Vulture. He has directed commercial work for brands including Facebook, Apple, Google, and Time, and has worked with notable personalities like Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama. His films have screened at Sundance, Berlinale, True/False, and the New York and Toronto Film Festivals.
• Chris Hamilton is an Award-winning director who has lensed personalities like the Obamas and Oprah Winfrey. He has worked with brands including GrubHub and Google. In 2020, Chris won the “Best Director” award at the 2020 Beyond Earth Film Festival. Living in Atlanta and Italy, Chris’s work spans from branded content promotions for AMC’s The Walking Dead, to cinematic commercials for De Rigo’s fragrance brand POLICE.
• Praise Paige is a Nigerian-born writer and director whose branded documentary awards include the 2022 Telly Silver Award, the 2022 Hermes Gold Creative Award, and the 2023 Bronze Anthem Award. Her films explore the experiences of women and marginalized communities with a deep humanity and intimacy. Her branded work includes a docuseries for Black Lives Matter, and collaborations with Microsoft, Target, Nike and Vice Media Group. Praise is currently developing her first feature, Birdie, a period; coming of age film about three immigrant women in Massachusetts.
• Ian Moubayed started his career as a cinematographer, collaborating with Emmy^®, Peabody^®, and Oscar^®-winning filmmakers to create engaging and impactful work. In 2019 he was credited as the Director of Photography on Netflix’s The Great Hack (2019 Oscar^® shortlist, BAFTA nominated). More recently Moubayed was the Director of Photography on NBC Peacock’s The Sit In: Harry Belafont Host’s The Tonight Show (2021 Emmy^® Nominated) and was personally nominated for a 2021 Cinema Eye Award for his work as a series cinematographer for HBO’s The Vow. His short film, Keys to the City was shortlisted for best documentary short of the year by the Cinema Eye Honors in 2022 and most recently he collaborated with Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to direct a documentary for his experimental performance project, Theater of the Mind.

“Our new commercial directors roster is about aligning creativity with purpose.” said CEO Nicholas Bruckman “Cutter, Yoni, Chris, Ian, and Praise are each uniquely powerful storytellers – we can’t wait to bring their vision to our partners around the world.”

“The goal with our roster is to help these talented directors offer their distinct styles to bold brands that value authentic storytelling and original perspectives, often through spotlighting important and underrepresented people and stories.” said Ryder Haske, Partner & Creative Director.

About PEOPLE’S TELEVISION
People's Television is a full-service creative studio and production company based in New York City and Washington, DC that produces branded content for Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, global nonprofits, and political campaigns, as well as award-winning independent films and documentaries. They were included on the Inc5000 (2019) and Financial Times (2020) 1000 fastest growing companies list. Their feature films have been acquired by Hulu, Netflix, PBS, Nat Geo, and Vice Media.

Their documentary feature Not Going Quietly, executive produced by Mark and Jay Duplass, received 2 Emmy^® and 3 IDA nominations, and won the SXSW Audience Award and Special Jury Prize.  Their narrative feature Valley of Saints won the Sundance Audience Award and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Their most recent feature documentary, Minted, premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival in the Documentary Spotlight. They are currently in development on a number of documentary, narrative, and episodic film & TV projects.

People's Television's new director roster is open for collaborations directly with brands or via creative agencies and sales representatives.

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