Travis Oberlander

Filmmaker

“I would travel down to hell and wrestle a film away from the devil if it was necessary”
– Werner Herzog

Things I’ve made

The Tip of the Spear

Seeking an affordable house for their growing family, Adam and Sarah move into a diverse, working-class neighborhood. Everything is perfect until Adam finds a goat’s head in the garbage can. Suspecting that his neighbors are responsible, Adam confronts them and sets off a series of terrifying events that leave him unable to feel at home ever again.

Director, Writer, Producer

Layover

A feature film made on a shoestring budget, Layover had its World Premiere at the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival where it was nominated for the prestigious New American Cinema Award. Featured In:
TheWrap | Indiewire | Slashfilm | Fandango | No Film School | Rope of Silicon

Producer

Kettlefish

A young couple’s toxic relationship prevents them from deciding what to do with the dead body they’ve got hidden in their bathroom.

Director, Writer

Ryde

Since studying at UCB, I’ve wanted to create a show that took the concepts of improv and applied them to a web series. The popular ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft provided the perfect setting for improv comedy to flourish.

Creator, Director, Producer

Furrocious

A webseries for the Discovery Digital channel Animalist. Mike Falzone and his girlfriend can’t decide what pet they should get. It doesn’t help that Mike thinks every animal is a deadly beast.

Writer, Director, Producer

Bodman Body Spray

Parfums de Coeur was looking for some fresh and sexy new takes on their popular body spray.

Writer, Producer

American Express – Receipt Match 2.0

A video to show off the newest version of the new American Express mobile application.

Producer

Chicken Chicken

It’s never fun to play when you don’t know the rules of the game. A fun little video for the sketch comedy troupe Underbite.

Director, Producer

Virgin America – Frequent Flyers

A commercial for Virgin America. Break the frequent flyer cycle of abuse.

Writer, Producer, Director

Call To You

Icarus Landing wanted a slick, sexy video for their first single on their new album. We decided to push the limits and produce a video featuring a naked model alongside their rocking performance.

Director, Producer

Lock Laces – #WhyDoIt

Lock Laces wanted branded videos addressing the theme #whydoit. In them, real people explain why they push themselves to exercise despite their busy lives.

Writer, Producer

Alex Metric Drum Machine

A kinetic and fun music video from director Mister Whitmore. I was asked to serve as Assistant Director for this fast-paced, scrappy production.

1st Assistant Director

Who Am I

I’m an LA based, writer, director and producer specializing in digital content and narrative media. I also make some damn good cold brewed coffee.

How I Am Different

Brands are constantly in need of more content, faster, and at a lower price point. I am lean, agile, and hungry. With my indie filmmaking background, I am able to scale to the size that fits your project best. I offer practicality and problem-solving over frills and status quo.

“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. Now you’re a director.”
– James Cameron

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