ELAINE EPSTEIN

DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER

Elaine Epstein is an Emmy nominated director, producer, and cinematographer. She has worked on documentaries for HBO, PBS, MTV, LOGO, Discovery Travel and Health Channels, and Lifetime. In 2008, she founded Underdog Films, a creative studio, specializing in branded content, strategy, and social media campaigns. Since then, Epstein has developed and produced internal videos and branded content for clients including AT&T, Lincoln Motor Car Company, Hansgrohe, Facebook, Hyatt, Honda, Victoria Secret, Sperry, the Alzheimer Association, the Emeril Lagasse Foundation and many more.

EXPLORE ELAINE'S WORK:

When a Drug Becomes a Child’s Last Hope

“Toilet, WC, Lavatory, Bathroom" (with credits)

THE FACE OF IBD

EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE: ADMISSIONS CAMPAIGN

THE DREAM RIDE: ANDY COHEN, A NEW YORK MOMENTBranded content

Nina Garcia: Alzheimer Association 2017

THE BIRDERBranded content

THE DREAM RIDEBranded content

BRENDAN SHANAHAN: ALZ ASSOCIATION

READ AHEADNon-profit/branded content

WESTFIELD STYLE: MEET THE STYLISTBranded content

WESTFIELD STYLE: TREND PREVIEWBranded content

AT&T: THE TRIATHLETEBranded content

AT&T: THE DOCTORBranded content

AT&T: THE RIVERKEEPERSBranded content

SING YOUR LIFE: ANDRE WILLIAMSBranded content

AT&T: MUTTVILLE SENIOR DOG RESCUEBranded content

AT&T: GEOCATCHERSBranded content

STATE OF DENIAL: TRAILERDocumentary feature

BE REALTV Documentary

HOOK'D CONSUMER INSIGHTSConsumer insight film

INTRODUCING HOOK'DConsumer insight film

MICROSOFT: CREATIVE COMMUNITIESConsumer insight film

IN HER OWN WORDS...

BEST KNOWN FOR

Economy of words

MOST PROUD OF

My first feature film premiering at Sundance film Festival and being nominated for an Emmy.

PRIOR LIVES

Public health professional, television producer / director / cinematographer for shows on HBO, MTV, Discovery, PBS, and Lifetime.

ORIGINS

Durban, South Africa.

AT HOME

South Africa, Brooklyn, or anywhere on a surfboard.

HEROES

Remy from Ratatouille, Nelson Mandela, my Dad.

UNFULFILLED PERSONAL GOAL

Winning an Emmy. Actually make that an Oscar!

FAVORITE QUOTE

Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog. – Mark Twain

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