A Lens on Humanity
We produce immersive documentaries about REAL people and their worlds, whether familiar or yet unseen. Our films weave personal narratives into visually engaging stories.
Lucy Bruell
Lucy Bruell
Lucy’s experience in producing and directing covers a wide range of programming. Her new documentary, Oli Otya? Life and Loss in Rural Uganda, had its World Premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival in February 2020 and earned an Award of Exceptional Merit from the Docs Without Borders Festival. The film’s original score, composed by Samite, won Best Original Score at the same festival.
Film Projects
"East German Project", (Temp. Title/Ongoing)
A documentary about life in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) as told through the stories of people who lived there and my experience as a visitor to a country largely out of view of Westerners. Between the Spring of 1986 and the Summer of 1989, I traveled to Berlin four times. Three of the trips were to East Berlin…Read More
Oli Otya? Life and Loss in Rural Uganda, 2020
An award-winning feature documentary following a team of American physicians and Ugandan nurses as they travel to the villages to provide palliative care for patients with life-threatening illnesses.
For more information, please visit the film’s website
On a Personal Note, 2010
We explores the myriad ways young pianists inject their own personalities and style into their on-stage performances of classical music. Filmed at the NY International Piano Competition, the program is the third part of a trilogy airing on public television stations nationwide.
Speaking with Music, 2004
Speaking with Music” follows 22 teenage pianists as they compete in the Inaugural New York Piano Competition. From opening night ceremonies at Steinway Hall through five days of intense performance, ensembles and master classes, we experience the passion and talent of these young performers who express themselves emotionally and intellectually through their art. “Speaking with Music” also creates an evocative portrait of Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, the duo pianist team who created the competition, contrasting what it was like for them as nineteen year old performers in the 1950s with the challenges young pianists face today.
Interview
Oli Otya? Life and Loss in Rural Uganda premiered at the 2020 Sedona International Film Festival
Clients
American Academy of Pediatrics
Bideawee
Hasbro Children’s Foundation
National Institute of Child Health and Development
NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU School of Medicine
Scholastic Productions
The Big Apple Circus
WorldWIDE Diabetes Foundation
Weill Cornell Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
911 Children’s Fund
Clients
American Academy of Pediatrics
Bideawee
Hasbro Children’s Foundation
National Institute of Child Health and Development
NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU School of Medicine
Scholastic Productions
The Big Apple Circus
WorldWIDE Diabetes Foundation
Weill Cornell Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
911 Children’s Fund