Passport Films, the Santa Monica shop headed by executive producers Patti Coulter and David Coulter, has signed New York-based director Bobby Sheehan for commercial and branded content projects. His filmography spans commercials (adidas, American Express, Chrysler, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Budweiser, McDonald’s, Miller Beer, Motorola, Pepsi, Reebok), features (Seed, Cayman West), documentaries (Listen To The World, Arias With A Twist: The Docufantasy) shorts, (I Thee Wed for the United Nations) and television (The Talent Collector for AMC; reality series Repo Men for TLC and Discovery Networks, TV documentaries Jeff Koons: Beyond Heaven and Mr. Prince, a tribute to Broadway director Hal Prince for the Ovation channel).
Sheehan is currently in post on Doctored, a feature-length documentary that offers and details simple lifestyle choices recommended by the brightest minds from the chiropractic and functional medicine modalities.
Sheehan and his wife, executive producer/partner, Sara Feldmann Sheehan, own long format production and editorial company Working Pictures, New York. Passport is aligning with Working Pictures to co-produce some long format projects and branded content TV shows.
Bobby Sheehan is also a photographer. His work has been exhibited nationally in galleries such as Bridgewater Lustburg in NY, Stephen Cohen Gallery in L.A. and the Vision Gallery in San Francisco. Sheehan graduated from NYU’s film division of the Tisch School of the Arts.
He has most recently been working on varied projects via Working Pictures. Earlier he was repped for commercials by Celsius Films and later did some spot jobs via Socket Films and then Working Pictures.
Sheehan has in development Standing 8 and Blur, two companion films that are both semi-autobiographical and deal with the struggles of being part of the New York underclass desperately looking for hope.
Sheehan recently produced, directed and wrote the original series Motor City Rising for Ovation which shines a light on the vibrant, entwined artistic culture of Detroit and the ways its people are reshaping the city in ways that are small yet profound.
Directing Duo Mindcastle Joins Farm League For Commercials and Branded Content
Film company and certified B Corporation Farm League has added directing duo Mindcastle--consisting of Casey Warren and Danielle Krieger--to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content.
Mindcastle has spent a decade building a body of work that takes viewers from energetic anthemic sports campaigns to emotional narrative stories to big worlds layered with CGI and VFX. The common link through each genre is their crafted, highly cinematic visual language and grounded performances from believable heroes.
After developing their cinematic eye through photography, they first began directing when ESPN approached them to create a piece from the NFL draft. This snowballed into travel across the globe for numerous films, commercials and TV shows, and collaborations with talent including Derek Jeter, Floyd Mayweather, and Guillermo del Toro. Mindcastle’s work for Adidas, Questrade and Patron shows the spectrum of their worlds and themes.
In a joint statement, Mindcastle shared, “Farm League’s work has an energy and dynamism to it where it’s not only defined by a strong visual style, but it also captivates your heart. We love the passion and mindset that the Farm League team brings to each project, including their drive to infuse a creative-first ethos into each project. We are incredibly excited to dig in together to continue expanding our roots of memorable and dynamic narratives.”
Tim Lynch (TL), Farm League Founder and EP, commented, “Mindcastle’s passion for telling big, crafted stories struck me immediately. They create worlds that are visually intriguing and grounded in humanistic performances, exactly the balance we seek at Farm League. We can’t wait to see where their vision can go... Read More