Where Story and Objective Meet.
At UTHP we have spent 20+ years steeped in objective-driven storytelling. Whether your objective is to increase brand awareness or fund your Non-Profit, we understand the dynamics of story and action, and weave them together to help you reach and engage your audience
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Featured Documentaries
When Elephants Fight is the award-winning documentary film that explores the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
When Elephants Fight
The story of 3 artists in the Democratic Republic of Congo who are protesting the prevailing media narrative of war, conflict and rape - and using their artistic voices to reclaim their nations narrative and present a more complete perspective of their country, their culture and their truth.
UKWELI
Executive Produced by Peter Berg, the story follows Detroit’s own Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr, as he fights his way to a national boxing title inside the ring, while fighting the demons of his addiction and his battle with recovery outside of the ring.
We Can Be Heroes
In partnership with Fox Films and Major League Baseball Under the Hood Productions was proud to bring the story of Jim Abbott to the screen. Filmed in Flint MI, the hometown of both Jim Abbott.
Set Apart: Jim Abbot
The Anatomy of Hate: A Dialogue to Hope, explores the shared narratives found in hate, and how we as a species can overcome them. With unprecedented access to the White Supremacist movement, Christian Fundamentalism, Muslim Extremism, the Palestinian Intifada, Israeli Settlers, and US Forces in Iraq, the film provides a tapestry revealing what makes us susceptible to acts of hate, and demonstrates how we are equally capable of overcoming them.
Anatomy of Hate
Under the Hood Productions founder, Mike Ramsdell was honored to work with Film 45 and Peter Berg on this series that was short-listed for an Emmy from Development to completion. It tells the story of the North Minneapolis High School Football team and the coaching staff - made primarily of Police Officers - shortly after the George Floyd murder.
Boys In Blue
This project is in development. A series that will follow one great athlete, as they recount the athlete they most admired and modeled themselves after. Each episode will culminate in these two great athletes coming together to discuss the sport they love, and how they play it in a way that only two greats can. For the teaser we were honored to work with Detroit Tigers Great Lance Parrish and Hall of Fame Catcher Johnny Bench.
Greats on Greats
This project is in development. The Social Contract with Joe Walsh is an unscripted series about the pact at the core of the American experiment, and what’s happening to it today. The series is an exploration of America’s most pressing and misunderstood issues—not from a news organization, not from a documentary filmmaker—but from a man who once sat at the center of the American political system, hell-bent on destroying it, and has now dedicated the rest of his “breathing life” to repairing it.
Social Contract
Featured Clients and Campaigns
Working with Film 45 and Ford Motor Company, we helped tell the story of Ford’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the men and women of the UAW stepped up when their country needed them.
Ford: On The Line
A commercial created for the urban clothing company — GOOD BOY CLOTHING.
GoodBoy
Working with Film 45 and Amazon, UTHP Creatives helped tell the story of the employees and persons that make Amazon work.
Behind the Box
Working with DCAL Agency we created 3 short docs that celebrate family businesses which span 3 generations.
Wolverine Boots
Working with this LA-based non-profit that fights food scarcity, we helped create an evergreen piece that celebrates the Jewish culture’s history of giving.
Mazon
This campaign features leading business minds in Michigan as they tout the State’s incredible business landscape.
MEDC
Working with multiple partners, UTHP was sent directly to the front lines of the Ebola crisis to create and produce content from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone that told the story of Ebola Survivors in an effort to reduce false information and restore hope.
I Survived Ebola
20+ years of experience in social impact storytelling
Although technology and platforms have changed dramatically in the last 20 years, the human connection to story has not. With this as our NorthStar, we have crafted stories and campaigns at the local and international level.
Working with clients from start-ups to international policymakers, we’ve learned a lot – but nothing more important than the first question. It’s not “what’s your story?” – it’s “what’s your objective?”
Let’s make an impact together
If you have any questions or are interested in a proposal, we’re happy to chat!