Passerby Films was founded by Andrew Robertson with the mission to create positive change in the world, partnering with everyone from nonprofits like the International Rescue Committee to corporate clients like Amazon. Our goal is to amplify their messages across all platforms. We bring experience from working with well-known brands including Nike, Amazon, Land Rover, and many others. We combine our passion for social impact with the skills honed in the commercial world to create emotionally resonant stories.

Dreams & Nightmares: Experiments in AI Imagery + Video

  • "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 1:
 Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

    "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 1: Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

  • "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 2:
 Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

    "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 2: Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

  • "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 3:
 Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

    "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 3: Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

  • "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 4:
 Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

    "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 4: Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

  • "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 5:
 Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

    "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 5: Created using Midjourney, KlingAI, ChatGPT & edited it in Premiere Pro.

  • "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 7 - "The Summoning"

    "AI: Dreams & Nightmares" - Part 7 - "The Summoning"

Commercial Editorial

  • Sportscenter: Spy :30 (2011 One Show Pencil Bronze; Cannes Film Lion Bronze; One Show Top Ten)

    Sportscenter: Spy :30 (2011 One Show Pencil Bronze; Cannes Film Lion Bronze; One Show Top Ten)

  • Nike: Force Fate
    Nike: Force Fate
  • Heinz: We are Ketchup Obsessed

    Heinz: We are Ketchup Obsessed

  • SportsCenter: Watching the Tape :30
    SportsCenter: Watching the Tape :30
  • ESPN: Fantasy Football, "Tuesdays" :30
    ESPN: Fantasy Football, "Tuesdays" :30
  • Heinz: We're Ketchup Obsessed

    Heinz: We're Ketchup Obsessed

  • SportsCenter: Conditioning Coach :30
    SportsCenter: Conditioning Coach :30
  • SportsCenter: Machine :30
    SportsCenter: Machine :30
  • ESPN Brand: Sign Language :30
    ESPN Brand: Sign Language :30
  • ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Caroline :30
    ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Caroline :30
  • ESPN: Fantasy Football: Call in :30
    ESPN: Fantasy Football: Call in :30
  • Our team built a modified camera case for Delta that recorded the odyssey of a bag of luggage to promote their Bag Tracker App.
    Our team built a modified camera case for Delta that recorded the odyssey of a bag of luggage to promote their Bag Tracker App.
  • ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Stealing :30
    ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Stealing :30
  • SportsCenter: Handshake :30
    SportsCenter: Handshake :30
  • World Cup 2010: POV :30
    World Cup 2010: POV :30
  • Sprite Manifesto
    Sprite Manifesto
  • Southern Comfort Manifesto
    Southern Comfort Manifesto
  • SportsCenter: Superman :30
    SportsCenter: Superman :30
  • Tabasco Manifesto
    Tabasco Manifesto
  • SportsCenter 3D: Break it, Buy it :30
    SportsCenter 3D: Break it, Buy it :30
  • ESPN Content: Fanwich v.2
    ESPN Content: Fanwich v.2
  • Laika Animation Studios: The Making of Believe
    Laika Animation Studios: The Making of Believe
  • ESPN Content: Fanwich v.1
    ESPN Content: Fanwich v.1
  • ESPN Magazine: Behind the Scenes
    ESPN Magazine: Behind the Scenes
  • Part 3 of a 3 part series for Nike following NHL rookie superstar Steve Stamkos. (Sony EX-1)
    Part 3 of a 3 part series for Nike following NHL rookie superstar Steve Stamkos. (Sony EX-1)
  • Part 1 of a 3 part series for Nike following NHL rookie superstar Steve Stamkos. (Sony EX-1)
    Part 1 of a 3 part series for Nike following NHL rookie superstar Steve Stamkos. (Sony EX-1)
  • BTS: (Editor only) Nike: Road to Boom: Segment 2 with Steve Stamkos (Sony EX-1)
    BTS: (Editor only) Nike: Road to Boom: Segment 2 with Steve Stamkos (Sony EX-1)
  • Shot & Edited for ESPN & Wieden+Kennedy
    Shot & Edited for ESPN & Wieden+Kennedy
  • Shot & Edited for ESPN & Wieden+Kennedy NY
    Shot & Edited for ESPN & Wieden+Kennedy NY
  • Sportscenter: Spy :30 (2011 One Show Pencil Bronze; Cannes Film Lion Bronze; One Show Top Ten)
    Sportscenter: Spy :30 (2011 One Show Pencil Bronze; Cannes Film Lion Bronze; One Show Top Ten)

Impact Storytelling

  • Brokering Peace in a City Torn by Violence

    Brokering Peace in a City Torn by Violence

  • Young New Americans Visit Ellis Island

    Young New Americans Visit Ellis Island

  • PBS: Peril & Promise
    PBS: Peril & Promise
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Storm King Arts Center
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Storm King Arts Center
  • Bringing Food Security and Urban Farming to Alaska

    Bringing Food Security and Urban Farming to Alaska

  • SEEDS OF PEACE: Non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the skills of making peace.
    SEEDS OF PEACE: Non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the skills of making peace.
  • Bringing Green Tech Comes to the Inner City

    Bringing Green Tech Comes to the Inner City

  • PBS Kids: Eco-Fashion Show

    PBS Kids: Eco-Fashion Show

  • Brooklyn-based organization committed to finding climate solutions locally.
    Brooklyn-based organization committed to finding climate solutions locally.
  • Shot & Edited for WNET, PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/
    Shot & Edited for WNET, PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/
  • Urban Gardening in the Bronx

    Urban Gardening in the Bronx

  • Wilderness Therapy for Kids

    Wilderness Therapy for Kids

  • COMMON GROUND: Ending Homelessness in New York - Organization Profile
    COMMON GROUND: Ending Homelessness in New York - Organization Profile
  • NYC Rising is a documentary series on the subject of climate change that I shot and edited in Winter 2018 for PBS. The series focuses on what NYC is doing to combat coming the various threats that climate change poses to the city.
    NYC Rising is a documentary series on the subject of climate change that I shot and edited in Winter 2018 for PBS. The series focuses on what NYC is doing to combat coming the various threats that climate change poses to the city.
  • Canon C100 Mark iiFilmed & Edited
    Canon C100 Mark ii
    Filmed & Edited
  • Per Scholas: Manifesto Film
    Per Scholas: Manifesto Film
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for HELEN-OWEN-CAREY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
    Directed, Shot & Edited for HELEN-OWEN-CAREY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
  • PS 321: PARK SLOPE BROOKLYN
    PS 321: PARK SLOPE BROOKLYN

Client Content

  • Amazon: Ambient Intelligence

    Amazon: Ambient Intelligence

  • (Editor)Produced in conjunction with Thrillist & Coca-cola.
    (Editor)
    Produced in conjunction with Thrillist & Coca-cola.
  • (Edited)

    (Edited)

  • Edited for the NFL & Fatherly.com
    Edited for the NFL & Fatherly.com
  • GE Digital

    GE Digital

  • Shot & edited for Amazon
    Shot & edited for Amazon
  • Amazon: Just Walk Out

    Amazon: Just Walk Out

  • Edited for Land Rover & Y&R
    Edited for Land Rover & Y&R
  • Amazon: Accessibility Smart Home

    Amazon: Accessibility Smart Home

  • MoMA: Kinematics 3D Printed Dress
    MoMA: Kinematics 3D Printed Dress
  • A short documentary with GE Renewable Energy. Shot for GE Reports on the Sony FX9.
    A short documentary with GE Renewable Energy. Shot for GE Reports on the Sony FX9.
  • GE Hitachi: A short documentary about the BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactor.
    GE Hitachi: A short documentary about the BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactor.
  • Edited for State Farm & AOL Studios
    Edited for State Farm & AOL Studios
  • (Edited)Branded content piece produced in conjunction with Thrillist & Coca-Cola.
    (Edited)
    Branded content piece produced in conjunction with Thrillist & Coca-Cola.
  • Edited for State Farm & AOL Studios
    Edited for State Farm & AOL Studios
  • Parenting Unfiltered: Work/Life Balance
    Parenting Unfiltered: Work/Life Balance
  • Fatherly & Plum Organics: Parenting Unfiltered
    Fatherly & Plum Organics: Parenting Unfiltered
  • Shot & Edited for Fatherly.com
    Shot & Edited for Fatherly.com

Travel & Food

  • PBS series: Directed, shot & edited by Passerby Films. Shot on the Canon C100
    PBS series: Directed, shot & edited by Passerby Films. Shot on the Canon C100
  • Directed, shot & edited in South Africa. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in South Africa. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Directed, shot & edited in Alaska. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in Alaska. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Park City, Utah with the Booze Traveller, Jack Maxwell
    Park City, Utah with the Booze Traveller, Jack Maxwell
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
  • Alaskan King Crab Legs & Killer Whales!
    Alaskan King Crab Legs & Killer Whales!
  • Directed, shot & edited in Vietnam. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in Vietnam. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Directed, shot & edited in Iceland. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in Iceland. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Seattle, WA with Jack Maxwell
    Seattle, WA with Jack Maxwell
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
  • Directed, shot & edited in South Africa. Shot in the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in South Africa. Shot in the Panasonic GH5
  • Directed, shot & edited in Vietnam. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in Vietnam. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Directed, shot & edited in Iceland. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in Iceland. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Directed, shot & edited in Alaska. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
    Directed, shot & edited in Alaska. Shot on the Panasonic GH5
  • Directed, shot & edited in New Zealand.
    Directed, shot & edited in New Zealand.
  • Directed, shot & edited in New Zealand
    Directed, shot & edited in New Zealand
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
  • :30 Commercial
    :30 Commercial
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
    Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel
  • Thriving Micro-Distilleries of Utah

    Thriving Micro-Distilleries of Utah

  • Jacked With Spirits: A 5-episode tour of some of America's most innovative micro-distilleries with Travel Channel host Jack Maxwell.Shot with the Canon C300
    Jacked With Spirits: A 5-episode tour of some of America's most innovative micro-distilleries with Travel Channel host Jack Maxwell.

    Shot with the Canon C300

TV & FILM

  • James Beard Award nominated series for PBS. Directed, co-shot & edited. Shot on the C100.
    James Beard Award nominated series for PBS. Directed, co-shot & edited. Shot on the C100.
  • Directed, shot & edited for Travel Channel. Shot on the Canon C300.
    Directed, shot & edited for Travel Channel. Shot on the Canon C300.
  • HGTV Series: Co-Directed, Shot & Edit for HGTV
    HGTV Series: Co-Directed, Shot & Edit for HGTV
  • Documentary: Bach: A Passionate Life - BBC: We shot and directed the Princeton, NJ segment
    Documentary: Bach: A Passionate Life - BBC: We shot and directed the Princeton, NJ segment
  • Directed, Shot & Edited for HGTV
    Directed, Shot & Edited for HGTV
  • The Battle for Georgia: Election 2008
    The Battle for Georgia: Election 2008
  • Our first feature film. A post-apocalyptic thriller about a family struggling to survive in the wake of a catastrophic plague that has brought civilization to its knees. Available on Amazon Prime: retitled "American Apocalypse" https://www.amazon.com/American-Apocalypse-Sebasti...
    Our first feature film. A post-apocalyptic thriller about a family struggling to survive in the wake of a catastrophic plague that has brought civilization to its knees. Available on Amazon Prime: retitled "American Apocalypse" https://www.amazon.com/American-Apocalypse-Sebasti...
  • PBS series: Directed, shot & edited by Passerby Films. Shot on the Canon C100
    PBS series: Directed, shot & edited by Passerby Films. Shot on the Canon C100
  • BTS: Laika Studios produces ESPN's first stop-motion animation spot. (Pan DVX-100)
    BTS: Laika Studios produces ESPN's first stop-motion animation spot. (Pan DVX-100)

Profiles, Case Studies & Ethnographies

  • MTV World commissioned this profile of sneaker artist Keiji Ando (Panasonic HVX-200)
    MTV World commissioned this profile of sneaker artist Keiji Ando (Panasonic HVX-200)
  • KELLNER: FASHION
    KELLNER: FASHION
  • FATHERLY.COM
    FATHERLY.COM
  • http://www.sho.com/titles/3428236/refuge
  • Ossabaw Island Pork: Dedicated to the preservation and propagation of this special, heritage breed.
    Ossabaw Island Pork: Dedicated to the preservation and propagation of this special, heritage breed.
  • Shot
    Shot

VR

  • The New Museum, Exhibit: "Grief & Grievance, Part 1"shot with the Insta360 PRO 2, 2021
    The New Museum, Exhibit: "Grief & Grievance, Part 1"
    shot with the Insta360 PRO 2, 2021
  • FieldCore (A GE company) brings together the field services expertise and people from both Granite Services and GE's Power Services into one organization focused on World-Class Execution.
    FieldCore (A GE company) brings together the field services expertise and people from both Granite Services and GE's Power Services into one organization focused on World-Class Execution.
  • FieldCore Poland - This VR experience takes to a GE steam plant in Poland.
    FieldCore Poland - This VR experience takes to a GE steam plant in Poland.
  • TripAdvisor / Viator: Trotternish Ridge, Scotland. Deep in the highlands, this VR experience takes you one of the most beautiful spots in all of Scotland.
    TripAdvisor / Viator: Trotternish Ridge, Scotland. Deep in the highlands, this VR experience takes you one of the most beautiful spots in all of Scotland.
  • TripAdvisor / Viator: Senator Square, Helsinki, Finland.
    TripAdvisor / Viator: Senator Square, Helsinki, Finland.
  • TripAdvisor / Viator: This VR experience takes you on a tour of New Zealand. Shot with the Samsung 360.
    TripAdvisor / Viator: This VR experience takes you on a tour of New Zealand. Shot with the Samsung 360.
  • TripAdvisor / Viator: Edinburgh Bagpiper.
    TripAdvisor / Viator: Edinburgh Bagpiper.
  • TripAdvisor / Viator: Times Square 360. This VR experience takes you right to the heart of NYC.
    TripAdvisor / Viator: Times Square 360. This VR experience takes you right to the heart of NYC.
  • Tripadvisor / Viator: Dyker Heights, Brooklyn Christmas Lights.
    Tripadvisor / Viator: Dyker Heights, Brooklyn Christmas Lights.
  • By Faith Farm: Nashville, TN. This VR experience tours a farm in Tennessee that grows food for charitable organizations such as Food Bank, while also offering farm stays to those seeking a true farm getaway experience.
    By Faith Farm: Nashville, TN. This VR experience tours a farm in Tennessee that grows food for charitable organizations such as Food Bank, while also offering farm stays to those seeking a true farm getaway experience.

Personal Projects & Documentaries

  • New York Musicians Series: Jake, Klezmer in the 21st Century
    New York Musicians Series: Jake, Klezmer in the 21st Century
  • Directed & shot (in an hour) on location at PS321 in Park Slope, Brooklyn with the wonderful 5th grade class of 5-337
    Directed & shot (in an hour) on location at PS321 in Park Slope, Brooklyn with the wonderful 5th grade class of 5-337
  • Documentary about the championship game of an 8-year-old's basketball team.
    Documentary about the championship game of an 8-year-old's basketball team.
  • Sofia Painting at 6
    Sofia Painting at 6
  • Trainwreck w/ special guest Discoczech
    Trainwreck w/ special guest Discoczech
  • BTS: My daughter Sofia painting at age 6 (Canon Mark 3)
    BTS: My daughter Sofia painting at age 6 (Canon Mark 3)
  • Shot & Edited for KELLNER
    Shot & Edited for KELLNER
  • My son Isky's Rain Forest school project :) Shot with my iphone. Edited with love.
    My son Isky's Rain Forest school project :) Shot with my iphone. Edited with love.
  • Music Video: Interpol's Daniel Kessler & Joseph Fraioli - Album "Big Noble"; Track "Stay Gold"
    Music Video: Interpol's Daniel Kessler & Joseph Fraioli - Album "Big Noble"; Track "Stay Gold"

Educational

  • Shot & edited for Vista Higher Learning. Shot on the Sony FX9
    Shot & edited for Vista Higher Learning. Shot on the Sony FX9
  • Shot & edited for Vista Higher Learning. Shot on the Sony FX9
    Shot & edited for Vista Higher Learning. Shot on the Sony FX9
  • Shot & edit for Vista Higher Learning on the RED Dragon.
    Shot & edit for Vista Higher Learning on the RED Dragon.