Author: Hilary Kitzman

Resilience = The 3 Ps

Early in my career I had the honor of working with the great Robert Wise, director of The Sound of Music, and editor of Citizen Kane. He personally shared with me, his three Ps: Passion, Patience, and Perseverance. Little did I realize that these three Ps are some of the most quotes memories from Bob. […]

Everyday Overland

Submitted to two festivals – Inspired by the experiences of living full-time in a National Forest, I’m proud to share the first short film in a new series in collaboration with @‌sheepdog.overland: Everyday Overland 🚙🌲☕️ “Coffee Run” captures the beauty and complexity of a simple act, transforming it into a dreamlike experience amidst daily life […]

Hello Beautiful.

Unboxing two new additions to the SDP family! We’re absolutely thrilled to receive two Telly Awards for our work with Honeycutt Inc. on #microsoftdefenderforiot. This project, brought to life entirely from Adobe stock footage, debuted at the Microsoft 365 Defender launch event in Germany last year. A heartfelt thank you to Telly Awards for this […]

Know Your Road

There is a great quote attributed to Lewis Carroll, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” And while some dispute that is not exactly what Mr. Carroll said, it’s the spirit of the message I draw to.  Oftentimes in my career I have simply ricocheted. One time I took a […]

My Faves

My list of favorite films is lengthy and far-reaching. I hate leaving off masterpieces like Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings, but looking through the lens of the films that have significantly shaped and defined my tastes as a documentary filmmaker, here are my five:

I am who I say I am

The first time I edited was well into my tv/film career as a producer.   In 2009, the TV station I worked at needed me to rough edit the stories I was producing, to help in their post-production process. But because producing was engrained in me, I never considered myself an editor, that is until 2012. It was […]

Feel More Like You

In 2019, Walgreens, a US national pharmacy chain joined forces with its European branch, Boots, to come up with ideas to engage customers through their health journeys.  Their “Feel More Like You” campaign included a target to oncology patients and survivors who went through physical changes during their cancer treatment, and they wanted to underscore […]