Documentary filmmakers trusted by Netflix, Apple+, Disney+ and the BBC — now working with brands

We connect brands and their agencies with the world’s leading documentary directors, showrunners and editorial teams — helping you create films and series with real authority, depth and impact.

The same talent behind premium factual series for global streamers, brought into brand storytelling. See below

Why brand storytelling often falls short

Brands are telling more stories than ever.
But few achieve the authority, depth or consistency of documentary filmmaking.

Campaigns can feel:

  • over-produced

  • short-lived

  • disconnected from a wider narrative

And building something more substantial — a film, or a series — requires a different level of creative leadership.

What we do

Stern & Wild represents a curated roster of internationally recognised, award-winning documentary filmmakers.

We work with brands and agencies to connect you with:

  • documentary directors

  • showrunners

  • executive producers

  • senior editorial teams

Not simply to make films — but to help shape storytelling that feels real, credible and enduring.

We can support:

  • individual films

  • multi-part documentaries

  • recurring series

We bring the craft and discipline of premium factual television into brand storytelling.

From campaign to documentary series

We partnered with agency BBL/P Realise to supply the creative teams for a major branded documentary series for a leading Swiss watch brand.

The result:

  • a multi-film documentary series

  • over 160 million YouTube views within the first three months

  • a recurring storytelling platform, not a one-off campaign

The project drew on multiple Stern & Wild clients, including directors and senior editorial talent, working together to deliver consistency, quality and narrative depth across the series.

What we bring from premium factual television

Our filmmakers work at the highest level of documentary and factual production, including projects for:

  • Netflix

  • Apple TV+

  • Disney+

  • Sky

  • Amazon Prime

  • major international broadcasters

This brings a level of:

  • editorial discipline

  • narrative craft

  • authenticity

  • credibility

that is difficult to replicate in traditional branded content production.

How we work

We act as a trusted partner to brands and agencies.

  1. Understanding your brief
    We take time to understand your objectives, audience and ambitions.

  2. Recommending the right talent
    We propose the directors, producers or teams best suited to your project.

  3. Supporting delivery
    We help ensure your project is led by people with the experience and judgement to deliver at the highest level.

Because we are paid through commission on our clients’ fees, there is typically no additional cost to you.

Where we are most effective

We are particularly suited to projects involving:

  • human stories

  • culture, sport or innovation

  • heritage and craft

  • complex or sensitive subjects

  • ongoing themes that can support multiple films

We are most valuable where storytelling needs to feel:

  • authentic

  • observational

  • cinematic

  • editorially credible

“Stern & Wild is an exceptional and unique agency to work with.  They have a best-in-class roster of diverse talent from the world of film content.

What is most refreshing is how S&W works closely with you to cast the right talent for the project, especially navigating the cross-over from broadcast into branded content.

They invest their time in understanding the brand and project requirements. There is no push, just simply meaningful collaboration to ensure clients’ needs are matched with the right talent.  They understand the long term benefits of this collaboration which for us has
yielded fantastic results.”
— Kristin Armstrong, Head of Production, BBL/P

If you are developing a documentary project — or exploring how a series might work for your brand — we would be happy to talk.

Talk to us

Some brands that our filmmakers have made content for:

Stern & Wild is a London-based agency representing premium documentary directors and hands-on producers for branded films, digital storytelling, and docu-series. We recommend individual film-makers and advise on building entire creative teams. We work with creative and marketing agencies, in-house brand marketing, communications and insight teams, and global organisations seeking high-end authentic factual storytelling. We represent the directors and editorial producers of much of the world’s highest profile documentary and factual output for international streamers - Netflix, HBO Max, Sky, Apple+, Amazon Prime, Al Jazeera, BBC, Disney+ and others. Contact direct@sternwild.com or call 0044 203 150 3776