A Louisiana video studio

Stories with soul.

We make cinematic micro-documentaries, social-first content and custom webcasts from studios across Louisiana, and by appointment nationwide.

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Micro-docsPeople · Place · Purpose Social-firstPlatform-native content StudiosNew Orleans · Baton Rouge
Lafayette · Shreveport NationwideBy appointment
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01 — What we do

Cinematic storytelling, built for the feed.

Our team lives at the intersection of creative strategy and hands-on creation. We don't chase algorithms. We make content people actually want to share.

01

Micro-documentaries

Short-form People, Place and Purpose content. Original, cinematic micro-docs that align brand partners with stories audiences genuinely care about: unscripted, high-craft and rooted in lived experience.

  • Food & culinary heritage
  • Music & sound
  • Travel & place
  • Human interest
02

Social-first content

Scroll-stopping, platform-native content engineered to spark conversation, build community and earn real attention, from creative direction through vertical production to deployment.

  • Social strategy & execution
  • Vertical video production
  • Creator partnerships & talent
  • Multi-platform distribution
03

Studio & webcasts

Custom webcasts and multi-camera studio productions from our New Orleans set, plus brand films and coverage of Louisiana's biggest cultural moments.

  • Custom webcasts
  • Multi-camera studio
  • Event coverage
  • Brand films
02 — Selected work

Cultural moments, captured.

From the biggest festivals on the calendar to the quiet rituals that make this place what it is.

01 Watch · Highlights 2026 Cultural moment Jazz Fest The music, the art and the food, told from inside the Fair Grounds. 02 Watch · Zulu & Rex Series Mardi Gras for All Y'all Carnival, parish by parish. 03 Watch · Short Social content Short-form series Vertical stories built to be shared, like On a Mission for Nature with Audubon Nature Institute. 04 Watch · Webcast Live Custom webcasts Multi-camera productions streamed live, like The Future of New Orleans with Delta Utilities.

Four recent favorites. The full reel and case studies are on the way.

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03 — Commercial work

Commercials, made like films.

Thirty seconds or three minutes, broadcast or social: brand work shot and finished with the same crews, cameras and cultural instinct as everything else we make.

Watch · Spot Featured spot West Bank Blessing of the Fleet Shot on the West Bank for the annual Blessing of the Fleet.

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Our mission

Grounded in the soul, food, and music of Louisiana, 840 Studios harnesses true cultural instinct to tell authentic, high-impact stories for bold and ambitious brands.

04 — The team

Makers who live where strategy meets craft.

  • Robert YoungManaging Director
  • Amelia LacourDirector of Production
  • Molly BahlingerLead Cinematographer
  • Courtney LawrencePost-Production Lead
  • Kelsey HigdonDirector of Brand Partnerships & Social Strategy
05 — Start the conversation

Every great partnership begins with a story waiting to be told.

Tell us about your brand's vision, and let's create something that captures real attention.

Studios
New Orleans · Baton Rouge
Lafayette · Shreveport
Nationwide
On location anywhere in the country, by appointment.
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