Filmmaker / Artist / Founder

Levi Elizaga

I make stories and build things.

Films, images, companies, products, spaces, experiences and whatever comes next.

Introduction

I started by making films — and the instinct to shape an experience kept expanding into stories, companies, products and spaces.

Filmmaking taught me how to design what something feels like and build the room, the crew and the system that makes it real. That same instinct runs through directing, creative direction, production, products and the spaces where things happen.

Selected Films

All films

The Quiet Hour

2025·Director

The Quiet Hour

A short drama about two strangers meeting in a 24-hour diner and the conversation that quietly changes both of them.

Crossings

2024·Director

Crossings

An observational piece following a night courier through a rain-soaked city, chasing a delivery that keeps slipping away.

What I Do

Good work starts with figuring out what the thing should actually be.

Film & Directing

Narrative films, branded films and documentary-style storytelling — directing, treatments and visual development.

· Directing
· Narrative filmmaking
· Branded films
· Interviews
· Documentary-style storytelling
· Cinematography & visual development
· Treatments
· Story development

Creative Direction & Storytelling

Campaign concepts, creative strategy and brand storytelling — the idea that holds everything together.

· Campaign concepts
· Creative strategy
· Visual direction
· Brand storytelling
· Launch concepts
· Content concepts

Production & Content

Production planning and multi-format content systems — built to run reliably and repeat.

· Production planning
· Content production
· Multi-format production
· Recurring content systems
· Production design & workflow

Products & Experiences

Product direction, UX and experience strategy — websites, physical + digital experiences and creative technology.

· Product direction
· UX / experience strategy
· Websites
· Physical + digital experiences
· Creative technology concepts

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Visual Work

All images

Ventures

Things I'm building.

Companies, products and systems I'm building — separate from client work.

48LabsCompany / Business · FoundedA studio for turning ideas into products.

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Storywell CollectiveOrganization / Nonprofit · BuildingA nonprofit filmmaking organization I help lead and build.

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EllaraProduct / Brand · In DevelopmentAn independent product exploring how households manage money, planning and everyday coordination.

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HelixSystem / Platform · ExperimentA system and product ecosystem exploring how humans, AI, applications and operating systems work together.

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Journal

All entries

Production Diaries

The treatment is the product

Before anything gets shot, built or designed, the treatment is where the thing becomes real for the first time.

Essays

Why I build companies like I build sets

A set is a built environment held together by a system. So is a company.

Visual Essays

Frames from the cutting room

A short visual essay of frames that didn't make the cut — and why they matter anyway.

About

A filmmaker who kept building.

I'm a filmmaker and artist working across cinema, photography, companies, products, spaces and technology — turning ideas into images, experiences and things people can actually use.

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Inquiries

Have something worth making?

Film, creative, product and experience inquiries.

I work independently and with teams, studios and partner companies depending on what the project needs.