I wake up each day honored and giddy that people trust me to capture their stories through photography, film and video. I hope to tell your story one day.
KUU productions is a visual arts haven for people who desire prominent photography, film and video masterpieces of themselves, their families, businesses and/or events. We pride ourselves on being able to tell stories frame by frame from a photojournalistic point-of-view. KUU productions is based in Brooklyn, New York and Houston, Texas; however, we travel worldwide for our amazing clients. We specialize in (but not limited to) portraits, commercials, documentaries, branding reels, scripted and unscripted creative consultation.
Sabrina Thompson Mitchell
CEO & Creative Director
“Get busy living or get busy dying.” Andy Dufresne’s famous quote in The Shawshank Redemption eloquently depicts the illuminating and intentional creativity of Sabrina Thompson, a filmmaker, photographer, artist and activist. Thompson owns and operates KUU Productions, a boutique media production company specializing in commercials, social media campaigns, photography and the development of scripted + unscripted content. Thompson’s clientele includes a host of global brands such as (but not limited to)…
Google, The Recording Academy, Warner Media, Sundance, and RocNation Sports. Her work has been featured on/in The New York Times, NBC, The Smithsonian Magazine, the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda and more. In 2016, she was selected to be one of the cinematographers for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign and in 2017, Sabrina was the lead photographer of the historic Women’s March in DC. In 2022, she received a first-look deal with Warner Media Discovery to develop her dystopian coming-of-age drama, Clovers. Showing a propensity for celebrating icons within the culture, she’s also directed and produced short film tributes for Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Misty Copeland, Usher, and Deion Sanders. Thompson has earned spots at The Chateau Orquevaux Artist Residency in France, the Rosa Rebellion Compose in Austin, TX and is currently a Soho House fellow to expand her portfolio of painting and writing projects.
Beyond her creative achievements, Sabrina’s professional endeavors have also been aligned with her passion for fighting injustice and utilizing her artistry. She is deeply involved in the empowerment of young BIPOC women and is the co-founder of the non-profit WEEN, Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network where over 80,000 young adult women were empowered for over a decade. She spent five years teaching high school English and Public Speaking in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Thompson spent several years as a producer for Court TV Network and Columbia TriStar Television. While spending thousands of hours off-camera in the industry, she eventually went on the adventure of a lifetime by appearing on Season 24 of Survivor on CBS, where she was runner-up. After her success on the globally-renowned show, she helped spearhead a diversity task force with CBS executives to ensure responsible imagery of POC on unscripted shows. Sabrina earned a BA in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Education from Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.
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