Stories about helpful people

A documentary brand storytelling series. Stories about helpful people won a Shorty Award for Best Branded Series and was awarded Best in Episodic at TribecaX. This work has been featured at festivals, including AFI Docs, UnLonely, Mountainfilm, Calgary Intl and has screened as part of Meet the Press Film Festival on MSNBC.

Eric and the Bees

Winner Shorty Award 2021 | Best use of Long Form Video

Nominee Brand Film Award 2021 | Best in direction

Vimeo Staff Pick

Directed by Erin Brethauer and Tim Hussin

A co-production of Zendesk and Even/Odd

My role: Creative direction and story development

Golden Age Karate

Winner Brand Film Award 2021 | Best in animation

Nominee Brand Film Award 2021 | Best in purpose

Awarded Vimeo Staff Picks Premiere and Best of the Year

Honoree at Webby Awards 2021

Directed by Sinha Agha

A co-production of Zendesk and Even/Odd

My role: Creative direction and story development

Product videos

Commercials and explainers about software products. These were designed to live on company websites, to screen at product launch events, and for YouTube pre-roll.

Zendesk Sales

A commercial for a new product offering by Zendesk

Written, directed, and edited by Elyse Kanagaratnam

Co-directed and co-edited by Victor Duran

Co-written by Raven Wadley-Wright

Cinematography by Kevin Cline

Art direction and design by Claire Moore

Motion graphics by Tori Cincotta

Sound by Daniel Petersen

Produced by Celeste Olds

Additional credits: Mary Elizabeth Cobb, Harvey Gold, Monica Yap, MacKenzie Covington, Paulie Anne Duke, Brenda Moreno, Kalyn Slaughter

Zendesk Gather

A product explainer video showcasing the business value of Zendesk Gather.

Written and directed by Elyse Kanagaratnam and Kevin Cline

Edited by Elyse Kanagaratnam and Victor Duran

Art direction and design by Eve Spears

Motion graphics by Tori Cincotta and Zach Youse

Sound by Daniel Petersen

Produced by Vanessa Avery and Monica Yap

Additional credits: Danger Charles, Matthew Stouppe, Clayton Smith, Brenda Moreno, Matt Wauhkonen, Fred Bové, Finley-Ray Cline, Dave Dyson, Colin Thomas