Specifically, visual, visceral, and emotionally impacting moving images appearing across the spectrum of short form content. We are filmmakers that understand the art, the tools, the process, and the business of film production. We create our films with a strong documentary style, flavored with an independent film spirit. Gripping, honest, genuine. We begin with the core idea, treating it as the foundation to which the big picture rests. Everything builds the core idea, creating the big picture. The result - award winning advertising that turns heads, turns opinion, and moves people to your cause.
Douglas Olney
Director
Douglas Olney is a New York-based director and founder of Tallboy Films. For over ten years he has been directing, editing, and shooting commercials, short films, and documentaries. Beginning his career as an in-house editor for an ad agency, he began his work in advertising production with an invaluable inside perspective. Since then, he has embraced the role of director, with over 50 spots and scores of branded entertainment films to his credit. Key to his success is his incredible talent for putting a human face on every story. His honest, compelling approach to filmmaking, of "letting the story tell itself", has elevated both brands and causes alike. His advertising work has won numerous industry awards, and has been featured in Shoot, Boards, Brandweek, and others. Douglas has a Masters Degree in Television and Film from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
Jeremy Berger
Producer/Director
Jeremy Berger is a writer, director, and producer in New York City. He grew up in and around Utica, NY, which is the home of the first mental institution in the United States. This may/may not explain certain characteristics of his behavior and personality. After winning the Circle Award for Excellence and graduating from Pratt Institute in 2000, Jeremy has freelanced for a variety of clients both small and large. He has written over thirty short film scripts, produced two, and just finished his first feature-length screenplay, “Benny Burns’ Guide to the Apocalypse.” Jeremy started working with Tallboy Films in 2003, editing and producing a number of award-winning commercials and brand films. Now a producer and director, Jeremy's work is currently showing at festivals, theaters, as well as the Upright Citizens Brigade. He lives with his fiancée, a cat, and an engulfing sense of self-importance.