Capabilities KitOur business is understanding others. There’s no better story than real life.
Corra Films is a full-service real-people storytelling studio based in New York City. The studio was established in 1994 by director Henry Corra after collaborating with cinema verité pioneers David and Albert Maysles for over a decade. It draws on the complementary talents of some of New York’s most innovative and original creatives, editors, artists, musicians and designers who share a commitment to exploring and expanding new narratives in non-fiction filmmaking.
Henry Corra has directed eight feature films and dozens of shorts. His features have screened at the Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery and the Pacific Film Archives. His work has played at the most prestigious festivals and broadcast on HBO, Showtime, Arte, Channel 4, PBS, NHK and more. Corra Films has produced numerous work-for-hire projects and collaborated with top agencies and brands in all facets of the advertising world.
It’s personal. Telling other people’s stories is a responsibility, so we don’t stop until we get it just right.
Our work is living cinema, no false notes included. Our cameras are always rolling, looking for off moments, layering elements, and the little gestures that become important parts of every story. We work in natural and comfortable situations, where the subjects reach out through the lens and directly connect with the viewers.
Working from the inside out, we forge real relationships with our subjects, connecting in ways our viewers, though not aware, can directly sense. We’re on a mission to do work that transforms ourselves, our subjects, and our audiences.
Development
- Exploratory Filming and Creative Concepting
- Pitch and Treatment Writing
- Casting
- Transmedia Development
- Grant Writing
Pre-Production
- Budgeting, Planning
- Location Scouting
- Subject Background and Clearances
- Archival Sourcing
- Travel, Permissions, and Logistics
Production
- Engaged Conversations
- Verité
- Interstitial Image Capture
- Multi-Camera
Post+
- Online and Offline Editing
- Color Correction
- Pro Tools Audio Design and Mix
- Archival Clearances
- Music Composing and Licensing
- Motion Graphics, Titles and EFX
“I’ve worked with a lot of creative people in my day, but none can match Henry Corra’s ability to capture the real essence of something or someone on film.”
“Corra’s work is natural, intelligent, artful and authentic.”
“Coalesces into a moving study of the boy, his family and his condition. The more you know, the more you care. The more you care, the more your heart will break.”
“Whether it’s a factory worker in Iowa or a Fortune 500 CEO, nobody gets performances out of real people the way Henry Corra does.”
“Our client actually sent us an email, saying it was the best shoot ever. The entire Corra Films team was amazing.”
“Henry Corra pans for gold and finds the nuggets.”
“Instantly one of the most moving and utterly compelling documentaries of recent years.”
“Exquisite, unusual, great.”
“Filmmaker Henry Corra followed me through one of the most important transitions of my life. Right from the start I trusted him and that trust is conveyed in the very moving film he created.”
“The film has been a huge hit. We showed it to all of our communications firms, and these pros were literally bowled over.”
“A serious talent…he tries it nine other ways and his way is always the one you fall in love with and end up airing.”
“We loved your work. It was better than we even expected!”
“A highly original and structurally flawless collaboration…An ambitious documentary about an ambitious environmentalist arts project, “Umbrellas“ unfolds as an increasingly suspenseful drama.”
- November
- 10TopDOCS special event: McKinley Nolan screening & reception
Picture House, Pelham NY at 7:00 PMFollowed by conversation with Henry Corra & critic Michael Atkinson. Tickets available here, free admission for all college students with ID.
- 12McKinley Nolan screening
Magic Lantern Theater in Spokane, WA at 1:00 PMMore info & tickets via the theater site.
- 20McKinley Nolan screening
Frontline Club, London UK at 4:00 PMTickets available online, to be followed by a discussion film representative.
Jeremy Amar, Producer
Annmarie Pisano, Assoc. Producer
INQUIRIES
For all inquiries (agency, documentary & other) please message Annmarie Pisano using the form to the left, or email her at annmarie(at)corrafilms.com. You can also reach her by phone on the main office number.
INTERNSHIP
We offer an ongoing internship program (college credit available). Interested? Fill in this google questionnaire then shoot us a note using the form to the left so we know to look out for it.