About Us

Our Mission

It's simple.

We scale your impact on the world through incredible storytelling and powerful distribution.

Our Process

Whether you need us for everything or just one thing, we’ve got you covered. Choose your own adventure.

Discover

Your Brand
Your Goals
Your Audience

Develop

Creative Treatments
Strategic Approaches
Key Performance Indicators

Design

Script Writing
Storyboarding
Style Frames

Execute

Production
Editorial
Animation
Live & Virtual Events

Distribute

Social Optimization
Media Buying
Campaign Management

Team

Meet your creative team.

Nicholas Bruckman

Founder / Director / E.P.

Nicholas Bruckman is an award-winning director and CEO of People's Television, a production studio that creates films and videos for brands, foundations, and social movements. His documentary Not Going Quietly won awards at SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by Hulu and VICE Media. He also produced the Sundance Audience Award winner Valley of Saints and the documentary La Americana, broadcast globally on networks like PBS, Nat Geo, and Al Jazeera.

Nicholas Bruckman

Founder / Director / E.P.

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Ryder Haske

Creative Director

Ryder has been a partner at People’s Television for over 10 years. During his tenure, he directed and produced commercials and ad campaigns for fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, and global foundations. He was a cinematographer and executive producer on the Tribeca Festival documentary Not Going Quietly and has won multiple AAF and Telly awards. Ryder’s work has brought him to nearly every state and over 25 countries. Based in Washington, where he oversees the DC office, Ryder’s work ranges from mental health awareness to environmental conservation and social justice.

Ryder Haske

Creative Director

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Bre Hiser

Director of Operations

Breanne is the Director of Operations at People's Television and has been with the company since 2014. As the Director of Operations, Bre oversees the production and operations teams, manages new business and continues to produce projects for clients including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.

Bre Hiser

Director of Operations

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Dru Richardson

Director of Finance and People Operations

Dru is a production accountant with over half a decade of experience. Hailing from the land of reality TV with VH1 and Bravo, she is excited to put her experience and number crunching skills to use on socially-driven content. When not perusing expense reports, she loves travelling with her *distinguished* senior dog, Cordy, and dancing with her friends at Bollywood Funk NYC.

Dru Richardson

Director of Finance and People Operations

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Jenny Catherall

Executive Producer

Jenny Catherall is an Executive Creative Producer and Director at People’s Television, producing work for a range of clients including Meta, the Simons Foundation, and TED. She also supports the company’s independent film development work, most recently producing ‘Between the Me and the Sea’, which had its world premiere at DOCNYC.

Jenny Catherall

Executive Producer

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Kat Roman

Executive Producer

Kat is an award-winning writer, director, and producer with work recognized by the Telly Awards and National Board of Review, featured in NewFest, Montclair, Jackson Wild and Idyllwild Film Festivals along with Scriptapalooza, Shore Scripts and Screencraft writing competitions. With a decade of experience in the field, on sets and studios, and in production offices, Kat has made collaboration her art by prioritizing people and process with a belief in the power of kindness and consideration. Kat cut her teeth on independent films featured at Sundance Int. Film Festival, on a variety of network shows, documentaries and other media for groups from mom and pop shops and mission oriented foundations to Fortune 500 companies like Meta, GMC and Puma. Her body of work focuses on celebrating imperfections, effort and the importance of finding levity, camaraderie, joy and especially humor in life. She describes her cinematic style as a hybrid between Nancy Meyers and Kathryn Bigelow, evoking the feeling of enjoying a homemade croissant on the run.

Kat Roman

Executive Producer

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Adam Simon

Producer

As a producer, Adam is dedicated to the power of storytelling to create community, and has experience producing independent film and working with community media programs. Outside of the world of video, Adam dabbles in music-making and moonlights as a radio DJ.

Adam Simon

Producer

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Nick Trenum

Supervising Editor

Nick oversees Post Production for People’s Television and, since joining the team in 2017, has edited a multitude of projects for our biggest clients including TED, Meta, and Greenpeace. He currently operates as Supervising Editor, where he’s responsible for ensuring that our talented team of editors continue raising the bar and delivering stories that exceed the expectations of our clients and collaborators.

Nick Trenum

Supervising Editor

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Halima Abedin

Editor

Halima works as an Editor for both internal projects and projects for our clients. She brings experience editing short form content for the web and social media and is excited to edit a variety of social good videos.

Halima Abedin

Editor

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Abigail Jasak

Accounts Manager

After working for People’s TV as both an intern and freelancer, Abbey is excited to officially join the team as the Accounts Manager. Born and raised in Rochester, NY, she moved to NYC, adopted her cat, Panda, and graduated summa cum laude from Pace University with a degree in Arts and Entertainment Management and Marketing.

Abigail Jasak

Accounts Manager

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Zhenya Aheyeva

Sales & Marketing Associate

Zhenya is from Belarus and moved to NYC to make her dream come true and start a career in the film industry. After getting her master’s degree in Arts & Entertainment Management, Zhenya started her journey with People’s TV as an intern, and now she has finally joined the team as a Marketing & Sales Assistant.

Zhenya Aheyeva

Sales & Marketing Associate

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Marshall McGuire

Executive Assistant

Marshall is proud to join People’s Television as an executive assistant and production support. Originally a New Jersey native, Marshall moved to NYC to pursue his artistic endeavors as a multi-hyphenate creative. With a background in writing and performance, Marshall utilizes his skills to provide any and all support to the People’s team as they continue to develop, produce, and uplift stories and storytellers.