a/b studios: indie storytelling with hearts & smarts
story consulting & commercial media
discover branded narrative partnerships —
Business and marketing assets with a cinematic, story-centric approach.
Your customers are exposed to hundreds of content pieces daily, and capturing your audience’s attention is more challenging than ever. High-quality video alone isn’t enough: You need to entertain, move, and inspire your customers, and nothing moves audiences quite like the movies.
a/b studios brings more than a decade of social media and marketing expertise to the commercial filmmaking process.
Get ahead of the trends with strategic, story-centric video content & branded stories that capture audiences’ attentions and keep it.
2025 - 2026 slate —
feature: lavender fields forever
Lydia is stuck: a well-past due thesis, mountains of student debt, and a lackluster relationship. But when a long-lost auntie leaves her an unexpected inheritance – a working, yet dilapidated lavender farm in Italy – Lydia takes the risk to leave the life she knows to pursue the life calling her home.
Feels like the first ten minutes of the feature film, set between Knoxville, TN and Ventimiglia, Liguria, Italy. Learn more on the project page.
Short script complete, feature script in-development.
All original images and credit curated on Pinterest.
feature: the holiday bucket list
A grieving young writer is compelled to complete one final holiday bucket list before giving up on her dream.
Set in a small to mid-sized southern Appalachia town, this realist narrative features ten named cast members, “real world” locations, and translates the “comfort film” feel of Hallmark into a relatable, diverse experience. Learn more on the project page.
Script complete, pitch deck available upon request.
All original images and credit curated on Pinterest.
television: Outdoorsy
Explore Appalachia’s hometowns through their outdoor playgrounds and the communities that support them.
30-minute unscripted series that features interviews, wide-ranging outdoorsy adventures, and local-oriented travel trips for lesser-explored Southern Appalachian communities. Learn more on the project page.
Sizzle episode complete. Pitch deck available upon request.
short: ‘tis the damn season
Two childhood friends reluctantly reunite for the weekend, unsure if they have the right words to repair their broken relationship -- and if the time has finally come to define it.
Script complete, Winner: Best Short Script for Austin Under the Stars Film Festival 2023 and Honorable Mention for the Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards. Learn more on the project page.
All original images and credit curated on Pinterest.
animated short: the flavors of longing tea service
Annette’s well-meaning but meddling sister-in-law gifts her a subscription that transports her into her wildest dreams. But when her greatest longing is complicated by her greatest fears, Annette can no longer stay safely tucked away in her apothecary. True adventure, and even love, await.
Script complete.
