Film championing empathy in hospital care. Part of 2022 campaign which includes edits for commercials and social. Agency: Strawberry Frog Director: Michael Uys
Dean & DeLuca “Merchants of Soho”
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Branded Content for Dean & DeLuca featuring Giorgio Deluca Director: Michael Uys Agency: Indigo
Audi A5 “Assignment Spain”
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Web Spot for 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet shot in Jerez, Spain
Agency: Trigger Director: Michael Uys
Cosco Image Campaign “From Here to There”
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Image Campaign for Cosco Shipping (North America) Filmed in California, Georgia, and New Jersey. Cosco Shipping is one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Director: Michael Uys
Northwestern Mutual Corporate Video
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Corporate Video for North Western Mutual's boutique financial service Director: Michael Uys
amfAR Gala Film
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A short film about amfAR's medical research crusade to cure AIDS. Shown at the Cannes Film Festival Gala in 2023.
ATL Corporate Video
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Corporate Identity Video for ATL Partners Hedge Fund Director: Michael Uys
Co: Collective Brand Film
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Co: Collective is a creative and strategic transformation partner. We define a core story and align leaders, mobilize teams, and ignite action around it to propel growth. Director: Michael Uys
Google “Cheer”
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Portraits of small business owners for Google Agency: Co:Collective Director: Michael Uys
RoundGlass Learning Summit
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Part of a suite of 16 promos supporting the RoundGlass Foundation's mission promoting holistic education. Filmed in India in 2020. Agency: RoundGlass Foundation Director: Michael Uys
Press Ganey Brand Launch
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Shot in Times Square with CEO and employees. Featuring Press Ganey branding on multiple Jumbotrons.
Dean Deluca Commuters “Work Smarter”
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Recruitment Video featuring employees and potential hires.
Director: Michael Uys
QTS Global “Comply or Die”
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Animation urging companies who do business in China to pay close attention to new cybersecurity laws.
Agency: Indigo Writer/Director: Michael Uys
NYPD Choir “Galway Bay” Irish Museum
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We created an NYPD Choir based on a Shane MacGowan lyric from the Pogues' Fairy Tale of New York. Recorded the song and directed a music video for the Irish Emigration Museum. Thanks to a lovely cast, crew, Bridge Studios, and PublicHouse Agency in Dublin. RIP Shane. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Irish Music Awards in 2024. Agency: PublicHouse Director: Michael Uys Producer: Federico Negri DP: David Dessel/Sam Henriques
It takes a team to pull off a heist, just as it takes a team to help you quit smoking. Agency: Trigger Director: Michael Uys
Formula E NYC
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For Formula E's return to New York City featuring Brazilian champion driver Nelson Piquet Jr. Filmed on the streets of New York in 30 minutes. Agency: Indigo Director: Michael Uys
LifeBridge Healthcare “Empathy”
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Agency: Strawberry Frog Director: Michael Uys
Catholic Guardian Services PSA “Hope”
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2023 Winner of 6 Telly Awards including Directing. Catholic Guardian Services saves lives by providing mental health services for NYC youth in crisis. Agency: Minor Nobles - Michael Quinn Director: Michael Uys Writer: Ted Guidotti DP: Sam Henriques Editor: David Dessel
Pokemon Commercial: Battle Academy (Grant Family)
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Part of 2021 Campaign featuring real families learning, playing, and recounting Pokemon's new board game, Battle Academy. Agency: Maverick Director: Michael Uys
Reebok “On the Ropes” Promo
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Promo for documentary "On the Ropes" about a young woman boxer.
Gun Safety PSA “Gunboxing - Jeremy Boyd”
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One of the gun safety videos I directed in partnership with @THISISOBERLAND and @AdCouncil, a new campaign featuring athletes promoting the life-saving message of safe gun storage. Winner of three Telly Awards (including Best Directing) in 2024. Special thanks to Jeremy Boyd. Agency: Oberland Director: Michael Uys DP: Jacob Bauman
Glory Days
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Everyone has them. (We inserted our script and actor into a morning tailgate before a Giants game.) Directed by Michael Uys
Feature Documentary produced and directed by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell. Winner - 2010 Emmy Award & Maysles Brothers Best Documentary Award. The film follows the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of American wars as they sign up, go into battle, and eventually change their minds about what it means to be a good soldier.
The Blue Marble (trailer)
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Trailer for documentary featuring marine biologist Wallace J Nichols. Filmed in Baja, Mexico. Director: Michael Uys
Riding the Rails DGA Award Winner
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Feature documentary about teenaged hobos during the Great Depression.
Winner of 18 major awards including the DGA Best Documentary Award, The Peabody Award and the Los Angeles Film Critics Award.
Distributed by Artistic License Films
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the film “Irresistible, infinitely moving…an exemplary documentary, the kind of which has been raising the standards of the form.” (3 minute excerpt)
MIT’s D-Lab South Africa Project
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A documentary short featuring MIT's D-Lab . Filmed in South Africa, the story follows the collaborative design and building of a library and community center in Makuleke Village.
The project is a prototype for using technological solutions in the developing world with an emphasis on young Americans sharing their knowledge and working with local communities.
Client: MIT Director: Michael Uys
amfAR Gala Film
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03:53
A short film about amfAR's medical research crusade to cure AIDS. Shown at the Cannes Film Festival Gala in 2023.
Breast Cancer Survivor - Lifetime
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02:00
News anchor Wendy Chioji shares her struggle with cancer in this mini-documentary for Lifetime featuring remarkable real women.
Client: Lifetime Television Creative Director: Michael Uys
