STORY MATTERS
We’ve traveled the globe for over a decade making hundreds of films for Fortune 300 enterprise and small businesses alike.
And if that experience has taught us anything, it’s how to use storytelling to reach an audience and get them to engage.
Our work spans everything from documentaries to testimonials; short films to music videos; big-budget TV commercials to shoestring marketing productions. And we’re not afraid to get a little emotional along the way, either. See for yourself.
Gravity Images 2025 Reel
This is a highlight reel of our work.
PayPal: UX & Design Inspiration
A film of great emotional power, this was produced for a global PayPal User Experience and Design Summit to highlight the power and opportunity we have to change people’s lives in meaningful ways through the application of disciplined and thoughtful UX design.
Thermo Fisher Scientific: “DNA, Rape, and The Debbie Smith Act—20 Years of Impact”
On the 20th anniversary of its passage, this documentary tells the story of The Debbie Smith Act—through the voice of Debbie herself. A rape survivor whose attacker was identified years later through DNA, Debbie recounts the trauma, the breakthrough, and the fight that followed. Also featured is Chris Asplen, who helped craft the legislation alongside then–Attorney General Janet Reno.
Passed by Congress in 2004, the Act was designed to tackle the national backlog of untested rape kits by funding state and local DNA testing—accelerating justice and helping prevent repeat assaults. The film begins at 1:40.
Thermo Fisher Scientific: HIDS 2025 – Motion Graphics Promo
This one-minute motion graphics promo was produced for Thermo Fisher Scientific and designed for digital platforms and social media.
The film introduces the 2025 Human Identification Solutions (HIDS) Conference and captures the essence of HIDS as a global platform for forensic DNA professionals to connect, learn, and advance the field of DNA Human Identification.
Storico Fiat / Pirelli: Fulvia Full-On
This cinematic trailer previews an upcoming Gravity Images documentary exploring the overlooked legacy of the Lancia Fulvia—the rally car that launched Lancia’s rise to motorsport dominance in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
While the Stratos and Delta often steal the spotlight, this film turns the lens back to where it all began. Through original footage, period-correct re-creations, and interviews with key figures from the era, the full documentary reveals how the Fulvia 1.6 HF laid the groundwork for a racing dynasty; the trailer sets the tone for this incredible story about innovation, obsession, and the birth of a legend.
Building The Moon House Episode 14 – A High Stakes Water Well Gamble
This episode is part of Building The Moon House, an ongoing, long-form documentary series chronicling filmmaker and Gravity Images’ CEO Bryan Wright’s personal journey to build an off-grid modern home—named Casaluna—on 21.5 acres of raw mountainside land in California. In Episode 14, the team finally begins drilling for water—an essential milestone in transforming the remote site into a livable property. But what should be a straightforward first step quickly becomes a battle against the earth itself. This episode captures the emotional intensity, technical challenges, and unforgiving reality of building a dream from bare land—one inch at a time.
PayPal Product Film: “One Touch”
One in a series of short, shareable social media films produced for PayPal, Inc. This series brought visual storytelling to the product suite PayPal had to offer for the first time in their marketing history. Again, its budget was very small, and timeline short, but this came in right on time, and well under budget.
DocuSeries Trailer: The Truth About ADHD
The Truth About ADHD is a 6-part docu-series that examines the state of ADHD diagnosis—and misdiagnosis—in the US.
Spanning the entire spectrum of medical practice, the series aims to help viewers understand causes and cures of symptoms that look, walk, and talk exactly like true ADHD, but are NOT… a condition referred to as Phantom ADHD symptoms. This is the trailer for that series.
PayPal: Product Film for “PayPal Here” Launch
This beautiful, evocative film kicked off the launch of the PayPal Here product, which allows any business owner to take credit cards using a small swipe device that attaches to their smartphone.
This film was conceived, produced and cut in about 3 weeks on a small budget.
PayPal: Grammy-Winning Rock Producer Profile – Sylvia Massy
Created for a Global Producer Summit, we sent a film crew to shoot this piece in a remote location at the northern tip of California to catch up with multi-platinum Grammy-award-winning producer Sylvia Massy at Radiostar Studios.
Producer of bands like Tool, System Of A Down, Slayer, Prince, Johnny Cash, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more, we asked her to focus on what a great producer brings to ANY project, whether musical or corporate.
Rachel Miller & Moolah Marketing
Rachel Miller is a powerhouse marketer who has figured out the systems and processes that can help ANY business explode their Facebook audience and creating targeted virality for explosive business growth.
This film is one of eight of testimonials we did for Rachel and Moolah that’s aimed at getting new business in her doors to learn her methods.
Melissa Ramos & Sexy Food Therapy
This is just one example of the many branded 20-second bumpers we’ve done for Melissa, who has an active customer base of about 400,000 women worldwide. They seek her out for her expertise in Chinese medicine and ovarian health.
Considerable preproduction was the key to get nearly 30 different outfits and story vignettes lined up. Then we shot on a large white cyc that allows this “infinite white background” look. Extensive post-production support rounds out the look.
Flavia: A Beautiful Breakdown
This short, beautifully shot film tells the poignant, wordless story of a stunning little 1971 Lancia Flavia 2000 on the day she broke down… for the second time.
Priority VA: “Effortless”
This short film is aimed at up-and-coming entrepreneurs who do everything in their business themselves, have generated massive success, but have hit the limit of what they can do themselves.
Priority VA provides advanced virtual assistants who help take businesses to the next level.
Kickstarter: Pumpspotting
This Kickstarter film is a beautiful reminder of the importance of breastfeeding, the difficulties moms face, and the ways that moms, babies, and all those around them can support each other. This was a high-speed project that came together in just under two weeks, but the results are stunning.
PayPal Product Film: “Date Night”
This short film was used as social media marketing for PayPal, Inc. It was produced in about a week on an incredibly tight budget, but became one of the most shared videos in PayPal history.
PayPal: Employee Feature Commercial Series
This is one in a series of 8 television commercials we shot in a warehouse in Brooklyn, NY—along with a behind-the-scenes film—over the course of 3 days, in partnership with Havas Worldwide, PayPal’s agency of record at the time.
The commercials featured Samira Wiley of Netflix’s hit series “Orange Is The New Black,” and other notable stars.
PayPal Product Film: “Send Money”
This short film was used as social media marketing for PayPal, Inc. It was produced in a week on an incredibly tight budget, but became one of the most shared videos in PayPal history.
Yenko Racing: “Distant Thunder”
This is the first of three abstract sneak previews for the Don Yenko Corvette racing team at Thunderhill Raceway. This beautiful, quiet preview highlights the idyllic rural farmland surrounding the track, and was intended to contain no track footage so as to contrast sharply with the thunder of on-track action shown in subsequent trailers.
We spent many 3am mornings and drove many hours to make this film happen.
Art: “Untethered, Unbroken”
This is the unfettered dance of limitations left behind. This simple one-shot film was inspired by a bizarre occurrence: two halves of a wine glass inexplicably breaking their inseparable bond, leaving each to celebrate in their own way.
PayPal: Global All-Hands Meeting
PayPal asked for a Matrix-themed meeting for broadcast to 33,000 employees worldwide, and it needed a lot of content. We came through for them with a film that describes the new direction the company wanted to take. Color grades and visual treatments were crucial to the success of this film.
PayPal: Customer Empathy Film
When it costs too much in fees to even own a bank account for low-income families, we made this lo-fi, poignant internal-only film to highlight the logistical difficulties of simply paying a bill, and the financial struggles that low-income families face .
This piece designed to help PayPal’s product managers and executive staff understand the new direction PayPal’s CEO wanted top go after the company’s split from eBay in 2015.
Music Video: “The Terrifying Truth”
Trip Device, an explosive San Francisco rock duo heavily influenced by electronica and dance music commissioned this short film to follow up the release of their second album, “Nowhere On Earth.”
Music Video: “Doom Buggy Hellride”
This video preceded the launch of Aloha Screwdriver’s second album, and was played at the album release party. They’ve toured the US with many well-known surf and rockabilly bands.