WHO THEY IS
In 2011, award-winning photographer and art director Julie Mack joined forces with celebrated filmmaker Christy Pessagno to launch THEY, a woman-owned digital content studio with offices in New York and D.C.
We focus on painting intimate visual narratives through film and photography that forge deeper connections between brands and audiences. We build strategic partnerships with our clients that are rooted in a convergence of audience-driven empathy and data-driven business understanding. This allows us to create impactful stories, striking visual assets, and emotionally compelling content that delivers on client objectives and captures the hearts and minds of target audiences.
We work with corporate, commercial, creative and entertainment clients, companies big and small, start-ups and Fortune 500 firms, non-profits and sports teams. We are passionate about social justice, and we work hard to empower women and minorities to thrive in the creative industry.
WHAT THEY doES
From branded content to documentary profiles, commercial photography to editorial lifestyle work — we offer a fully integrated approach to visual storytelling and digital content. With talented and diverse crews across the US and beyond, we have the ability to efficiently and effectively take projects from initial concept to execution. This includes creative development, art direction, production and all post-production services.
About the Founders
THEY founders Julie Mack and Christy Pessagno are queer storytellers, filmmakers and photographers. Julie’s background is in fine art portrait photography – her work explores themes of identity and family and has been featured at Art Basel in Switzerland, Paris Photo at the Louvre, solo exhibitions in NYC, and is part of numerous museum and private collections throughout the world. Christy is a lens-based media artist who has been making films and photographs about the queer and trans communities since the late 90s – her film “gaymotherfuckers” debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. Julie and Christy took their fine art and filmmaking success to the commercial world in the early 00s, Julie as an art director and Christy as a commercial editor.
