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We turn complex ideas and world-changing work into visual narratives — documentary, live event, and interview production. Our stories move people – and your mission – forward.
As a communications professional working in development, you've seen the reports, the data, the outcomes—but the world doesn't mobilize behind bullet points—they mobilize behind voices, faces, and human moments.
Whether it's an interview, a conference, or a short documentary, we make sure your impact is felt and understood.
Every interview, event, and frame begins with one question: what is this story, and who needs to hear it? We never pick up a camera before we understand your narrative.
Your audience has seen the talking-head videos. We produce content that looks and feels like it belongs at a film festival — not a quarterly review meeting.
We've produced in the developing world, inside government agencies, and at flagship global summits. We're as comfortable with complexity as you are.
Data convinces the mind,
story moves the heart.
Whether you need a short documentary of a project, a live-streamed summit that reaches thousands, or interview content that extends a campaign — we build it with intention and craft.
Short docs, executive interviews, impact films — content that makes donors believe, stakeholders act, and communities feel seen.
From leadership roundtables to multi-day flagship conferences — we handle every element so you can focus on what you came to say.
Your global audience deserves more than a Zoom call. We produce broadcast-quality virtual experiences that leave viewers wanting more.
Every project runs through a proven three-stage process built to protect your message, your speakers, and your deadline.
Before a single camera turns on, we build the narrative architecture of your content:
On the day, you focus on the message — we'll capture the sound, the visuals, and the human moments that carry the full weight of your story.
Your event ends. Your story's reach begins. Raw footage becomes the content your communications team can deploy for months.
"LenstoReel's commitment to honoring people's stories resulted in impactful videos that went beyond our project targets — never did I think our stories would reach such a large online audience, but they did!"
"LenstoReel's commitment to honoring people's stories resulted in impactful videos that went beyond our project targets — never did I think our stories would reach such a large online audience, but they did!"
Brad Simmons is a Washington, D.C.–based video producer and director with over 20 years of experience across shooting, editing, scripting, and live production. He works with organizations doing meaningful, on-the-ground work in global development. Before going independent, he spent two decades at the World Bank as a Video and Livestream Producer, leading production for 700+ events and delivering live broadcasts to global audiences.
Chuka Umunna is a New York based filmmaker with over twenty years of experience. He thrives working in all stages of production—from directing & producing to editing—he has worked on documentaries, branded content, and short-form films centered around people, ideas, and the things they have built. He celebrates the authentic, the tactile, the forgotten human story, resulting in films that are both intimate and enduring.
We work with individuals, organizations and corporations who believe their story is worth telling right. If that's you, let's talk!
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