Stories Worth Illuminating
Matunuck, RI
Truckee, CA
Teton Valley, ID
Cold Moon Pictures illuminates stories about people who've stopped pretending and started living with purpose. We are filmmakers, content creators, and distributors — developing stories that deserve to exist, producing them with the craft they demand, and distributing them to the people who need to see them.
The full cycle. Darkness to light.
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
We find stories that might look simple on the surface — and dig until we hit the spine. The meaning. The purpose. The unlikely heroes who care deeply, give everything, and take chances most people won't. We don't over-produce. We trust the process, trust our intuition, and let the story reveal itself, connecting with the audience on a deep emotional level.
We don't just make the film. We fund it, we find the right brand partners who believe in the mission, and we secure the right platform to give it reach. Development through distribution — one team, one vision, no handoffs. That's rare. It's how the work stays honest.
Making something worth watching isn't worth anything if nobody finds it. We make sure the work gets seen — through innovative release strategies, powerful distribution partners, smart format choices, and extensions that engage on any channel or device, finding the audience where they are. Letting the hero piece breathe and find its power, we create extensions that go beyond teasers — content that finds the audience where they are and pulls them in.
Every story worth telling isn't always obvious. We look for the people, places, and moments where the stakes are real, and the outcome isn't guaranteed. This real friction is the catalyst for an impactful story.
We embed deeply and earn trust quickly — not by forcing, but by showing up, being present, and staying. We integrate with the people, within the places, and in the rhythm of the thing, with respect, appreciation, and empathy. That's when the real moments start to surface — without overproducing.
Powerful master interviews. In-depth. Meaningful. Visually stunning. We let questions sit, and answers breathe. Mixed with raw interview style moments captured in the field — never forced, never led. The truth needs air.
We capture bold, beautiful cinematography to bring power to the story. No matter the visual, no matter the format — a bold story can be told with pictures. We shoot with the ambition that the story deserves.
Every project has a spine — one reason it needs to exist. We find it and cut everything around it. Every frame earns its place or it's gone. The story gets sharper, not safer.
We leverage the best format to capture the attention the story requires — then build a social movement around it. Extensions of the story that go beyond teasers and trailers, finding the audience where they are and pulling them into the hero piece. Never forced. Never exaggerated. The work finds its audience.
20+ years in media. 10 years as CCO at Teton Gravity Research. Produced for HBO, Apple, EPIX, and Hulu. Partnered with Red Bull, Patagonia, YETI, GoPro, Ford, and REI. His work includes HBO's Edge of The Earth, Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season, Andy Irons: Kissed by God, and years of independent documentary work with Teton Gravity Research.
Drew founded Cold Moon Pictures to illuminate stories about people who've crossed thresholds — rejecting algorithm-driven content in favor of meaning over metrics. Based between Matunuck RI and Teton Valley ID.
He believes every person, every place, every experience has a unique, meaningful story. No story is better than another — each one matters — and it's the craft of storytelling to bring them to life. We live in a world dominated by noise and fake, social-first appearances. It isn't real. These stories are. And being real is power.
With an earnest passion, Drew makes radical projects happen — from beginning to end. He does so with a deep understanding that even the best ideas will remain unfinished without process, business management, confidence, and respect.
For the ones who'd rather make something real than make something hollow.
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