Naftali Beane Rutter is the first person in his family to become a filmmaker. Both of his parents are Jungian psychoanalysts. His feature film LA MAREA was selected for the prestigious IFP Emerging Storytellers program. His feature length documentary TODAY, about one day in the life of three families in New Orleans, was called “one of the best movies of the last two years” by Philip Maysles. His short films have played numerous festivals and museums around the world. YOUR WELCOME won the jury prize at Iron Mule Comedy Festival. WILD ANIMALS premiered at Palm Springs Shortfest.
With his production company Waterbound Pictures, Rutter has created a dramatic range of award-winning commercials, PSAs, music videos, and documentaries, working with clients as diverse as amfAR, Rock the Vote, The Wall Street Journal, and EA Sports. His work has been used to change federal health policy on syringe exchange and bring clean drinking water to rural farm communities in California. His films have been viewed millions of times online, and shown on national television. He is currently in development to direct his film LA MAREA, about a grieving American soldier who goes to a village in Mexico to visit friendly gray whales, and writing a horror comedy about cellphones that contract a virus and take control of their owners.
Drop him a line about anything:
naftali@waterboundpictures.com