Aiming Higher,
One Project at a Time.
At Apollo Studios,
Every story we tell starts with people. That's been true for 10 years at Apollo Studios, across hundreds of commercials, documentaries streaming on Apple TV and
Amazon Prime, and the feature films we're making now. Whatever the medium,
our aim is to translate human experience to the screen.
Founded by director Sam Menendez and producer Annie Menendez.
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A decade of experience.
Millions of views.
Hundreds of commercials delivered.
We bring storytelling instincts honed by ten years of marketing, TV and film experience to every brand, studio and company we partner with, uncovering the human narrative that makes people care about your product, your documentary, show or film.
We handle everything from script to screen:
writing, budgeting, casting, production, and post.
One team, start to finish.
Apollo Originals
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How do you come home when there's no home to come back to?
Stranded is the first narrative feature from Apollo Studios, following more than a decade of documentary work. Written and produced in-house and currently in production, it tells the story of an astronaut orbiting Earth when a nuclear disaster engulfs the planet, leaving her stranded above a world she may never return to.
Written, directed, produced & edited by Sam Menendez · Executive produced by Annie Menendez
Stranded
The Darkest Morning
On the morning of September 11, 2001, dozens of people were supposed to be at the World Trade Center and weren't.
This documentary, currently in development, tells their stories. A missed train. A sick child. A meeting moved at the last minute. Through intimate interviews, we meet survivors whose lives were spared by small, ordinary twists of fate, and explore how they've carried that morning with them ever since.
Directed, produced & edited by Sam Menendez · Executive produced by Annie Menendez
What if mankind's greatest leap was staged, and the only people who didn't know were the men taking it?
With the Soviets pulling ahead in the space race, NASA makes a bold promise: the world will watch live as Americans set foot on the moon. Apollo 11 lifts off carrying the hopes of the free world. But behind closed doors, the people in charge have already decided the mission can't be allowed to fail, even if it was never going to succeed.
Written, directed, produced & edited by Sam Menendez · Executive produced by Annie Menendez
Moon Landing
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