Documentary film + Photography
Stories worth paying attention to.
People, places, and the work
that happens between the big moments.
Draft 13 Media is a filmmaking and photography company led by Andrew B Church. We make nonfiction films and photographic stories, including commissioned work about people, organization, and creative life. Our work includes documentary projects, performance, and the process behind what an audience sees.
Based in Missouri. Open to where the story leads.
Small-Scale by Preference
Close enough to notice.
Some work needs a large production.
Ours begins with a smaller footprint: time to listen, room to observe,
and attention to the people in front of the camera.
Caleb Nolen: Blacksmith
Documentary portrait
A portrait of a blacksmith at work, from the heat of the forge to the rhythms of the workshop.
Selected work
Begin with a finished piece.
Snow White & me
Behind-the-scenes film
Rehearsal, collaboration, construction, and performance around a stage production.
MFA Incorporated
Organizational Film
A film made for MFA Incorporated’s annual meeting.
Current Feature Documentary
Finding Harding: Lost at Shore
Andrew B Church, producer/director
A search for a former U.S. Navy shipmate opens into questions of identity, purpose, and belonging after military service.
The current feature documentary from the filmmaker behind Draft 13 Media.
Work Together
What are you working on?
A person, a place, a production, or an idea.
A few sentences are enough to begin.