Moving Pictures. Moving People.
Curtis Birch was founded by award-winning writer, producer and director, Richard Yelland. The Southern California-based shop is a 2x Emmy-nominated, Webby Award-winning creative agency & production boutique that's been a trailblazer in impact storytelling since 2000. Curtis Birch’s passion is what moves audiences—offering the highest level creative product from development and production through editorial and post. For our brand partners, we sell "good"–creating and producing strategic, purpose-driven campaigns alongside feature length documentaries, broadcast specials & brand storytelling content. We effectively engage and motivate viewers for the best brands in the world, with excellent case studies and ROI for the likes of: NIKE, Sambazon, Outside TV, We Are Ocean, The Bumble Bee Seafood Company, Numi Organic Tea, Toyota USA, Life Rolls On Foundation, Hot Wheels/Mattel, LEGO, Lysol, Surfrider Foundation,Visit Lake Tahoe, The Nature Conservancy, HISTORY, and others.
Turning missions into movements. Changing the world through story.
Storytelling that turns missions into movements. Emmy® nominated & Webby Award-winning, Curtis Birch has delivered paradigm-changing work for the likes of NIKE, Outside TV, Nissan, Girl Scouts of America, Walt Disney Studios, Surfrider Foundation, NileBuilt, and Sambazon. Our latest doc, Birth of The Endless Summer, was a 5x festival winner, a 2025 Emmy Awards nominee, and is currently airing nationally on PBS.
Awards
Well, we’ve won a few of them–picking up honors from the Emmy’s, The Telly’s, The Clio’s and The New York Festivals, to name a few. And whether or not you think they mean something about the quality of the work, they do look good on the shelf. Not to mention, our most award-winning work continues to be screened and build audiences many years after its release.
California, U.S.A
430 Forest Ave.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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