Devotive

Devotive is a documentary production studio that makes films about people and social movements. It works with companies and organisations whose stories aim to raise awareness and win support. Alongside client commissions it produces experimental films and artist collaborations of its own.

What Devotive offers

• Award films — a large body of films for the NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards, covering civil rights, Indigenous sovereignty, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights and other categories.
• Educator portraits — a decade of short portraits for the NEA Foundation's Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence.
• Editorial video — an ongoing partnership with Hearst titles Elle and Harper's Bazaar.
• Cause-driven brand films — work for large nonprofits and corporate partners, including projects for Ogilvy & Mather.
• Original works — experimental films and collaborations with artists.

Who it works with

The studio serves nonprofits, education bodies, publishers and advertising agencies, and has had work recognised by the Peabody Awards.

Key facts

• Founded: 2015
• Environment: has measured and offset its carbon footprint since opening, and plants trees