Passerby Films

NYC

Passerby Films is a purpose-driven video production company dedicated to "Storytelling for Impact." Founded by Andrew Robertson, a filmmaker with over a decade of experience in advertising, Passerby Films collaborates with organizations working to create positive change in the world. We've had the privilege of partnering with nonprofits such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Breaking Ground, Legal Aid, 350.org, and ioby, and many others, helping them amplify their missions through documentary storytelling. Our team also brings extensive experience from working with major corporate clients, including Nike, Amazon, Land Rover, and other well-known brands. At Passerby Films, we combine our passion for social impact with the skills honed in the commercial world to create emotionally resonant stories that inspire, engage, and drive change.

Selected work

Stories with Impact

Young New Americans Visit Ellis Island

Brokering Peace in a City Torn by Violence

Directed, Shot & Edited for Storm King Arts Center

PBS: Peril & Promise

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.

Brooklyn-based organization committed to finding climate solutions locally.

Bringing Green Tech Comes to the Inner City

Shot & Edited for WNET, PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/

Urban Gardening in the Bronx

PBS Kids: Eco-Fashion Show

Wilderness Therapy for Kids

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.

Bloomberg: Cities of Service

Canon C100 Mark ii
Filmed & Edited

Per Scholas: Manifesto Film

Directed, Shot & Edited for HELEN-OWEN-CAREY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Client Content

Amazon: Ambient Intelligence

Amazon: Just Walk Out

GE Digital

Edited for the NFL & Fatherly.com

MoMA: Kinematics 3D Printed Dress

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.

Amazon: Accessibility Smart Home

(Edited)

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

Branded

Edited for State Farm & AOL Studios

Shot & Edited for Fatherly.com

Fatherly & Plum Organics: Parenting Unfiltered

Ossabaw Island Pork: Dedicated to the preservation and propagation of this special, heritage breed.

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

(Edited)
Branded content piece produced in conjunction with Thrillist & Coca-Cola.

Shot & Edited for ESPN & Wieden+Kennedy NY

Shot & edited for Amazon

Edited for State Farm & AOL Studios

Parenting Unfiltered: Work/Life Balance

Shot

MTV World commissioned this profile of sneaker artist Keiji Ando (Panasonic HVX-200)

BTS: Laika Studios produces ESPN's first stop-motion animation spot. (Pan DVX-100)

Travel & Food

PBS series: Directed, shot & edited by Passerby Films. Shot on the Canon C100

A Day at Ellis Island w/ TripAdvisor & IRC

Directed, shot & edited in South Africa. Shot on the Panasonic GH5

Directed, shot & edited in Alaska. Shot on the Panasonic GH5

Park City, Utah with the Booze Traveller, Jack Maxwell

Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel

Alaskan King Crab Legs & Killer Whales!

Directed, shot & edited in Vietnam. Shot on the Panasonic GH5

Directed, shot & edited in Iceland. Shot on the Panasonic GH5

Seattle, WA with Jack Maxwell

Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel

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 Iceland. 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 for Travel Channel

:30 Commercial

Directed, Shot & Edited for Travel Channel

Thriving Micro-Distilleries of Utah

TV & FILM

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.

HGTV Series: Co-Directed, Shot & Edit for HGTV

Documentary: Bach: A Passionate Life - BBC: We shot and directed the Princeton, NJ segment

Directed, Shot & Edited for HGTV

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...

Commercial Editing

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

Nike: Force Fate

SportsCenter: Conditioning Coach :30

ESPN: Fantasy Football, "Tuesdays" :30

ESPN Brand: Sign Language :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.

SportsCenter: Handshake :30

World Cup 2010: POV :30

Sprite Manifesto

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Caroline :30

Southern Comfort Manifesto

SportsCenter: Superman :30

SportsCenter: Machine :30

SportsCenter: Watching the Tape :30

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Stealing :30

Tabasco Manifesto

SportsCenter 3D: Break it, Buy it :30

ESPN Content: Fanwich v.2

Laika Animation Studios: The Making of Believe

ESPN Content: Fanwich v.1

ESPN Magazine: Behind the Scenes

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)

BTS: (Editor only) Nike: Road to Boom: Segment 2 with Steve Stamkos (Sony EX-1)

Shot & Edited for ESPN & Wieden+Kennedy

Profiles, Case Studies & Ethnographies

Edited for Land Rover & Y&R

Directed, Shot & Edited for WNET & Barclays

Shot & Edited for Fatherly.com

KELLNER: FASHION

PS 321: PARK SLOPE BROOKLYN

FATHERLY.COM

http://www.sho.com/titles/3428236/refuge

Music Video: Interpol's Daniel Kessler & Joseph Fraioli - Album "Big Noble"; Track "Stay Gold"

My son Isky's Rain Forest school project :) Shot with my iphone. Edited with love.

Directed, Shot & Edited for Storm King Art Center

VR

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 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: Senator Square, Helsinki, Finland.

TripAdvisor / Viator: This VR experience takes you on a tour of New Zealand. Shot with the Samsung 360.

TripAdvisor / Viator: Edinburgh Bagpiper.

TripAdvisor / Viator: Times Square 360. This VR experience takes you right to the heart of NYC.

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.