white elephant projects
Our production company is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina and San Diego, California. We specialize in community-focused documentary films that highlight innovative projects.
Our work ranges from documentary films to short journalistic-style pieces. Long-term documentary projects include:
The true story of a woman who struggled with Multiple Personality Disorder (now called Dissociative Identity Disorder), which she experienced as a result of considerable early childhood trauma and maltreatment.
The seventh film in White Elephant’s online festival is Beneath the Floorboards film created in collaboration with researchers and agencies specializing in weight stigma reduction and disordered eating prevention.
The sixth film in the White Elephant online festival celebrating 11 years of community stories is Tim Farrell's Walking Hospital: Lomanthang.
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The “One on One – Discussions with Police and Residents” film is now being used as a training tool for police officers.
The Northside Initiative is the long-term Purpose Built community project to revitalize the Northside neighborhood of Spartanburg, South Carolina, overseen by Northside Development Group (NDG)
White Elephant announces Kristin Scott Benson will collaborate on the Anderson Mill historic documentary project in South Carolina.
Congratulations to our film intern Kyla Burwick for her stunning exhibit which opened tonight at Wofford College Richardson PAC!
Tonight we begin filming with over 50 artists in the Upstate of South Carolina for the YOU GOT THIS film...
White Elephant is thrilled to announce our editing workshop series. Each session is $35 (or all 3 for $99).
SPARTANBURG BASICS — IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS!!
White Elephant was thrilled to create the video series for the opening of the Spartanburg Children’s Museum — a collaborative effort with the Spartanburg Basics project.
AUDITIONS!
Seeking talent from the Upstate of South Carolina for a non-union theatrical video project. Shooting dates: June 15-17 from 8am – 7pm. All talent must be available all three days of filming.
On January 15, 2017, White Elephant Enterprises was awarded the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Humanitarian Award.
CASTING EXTRAS FOR A FILM!
We are looking for EXTRAS ages 14-25 from all cultural backgrounds to be featured in TWO PROJECTS.
Last night at The Johnson College of Business in The Greenhouse Business Incubator.
White Elephant founders Robyn Hussa Farrell and Tim Farrell were honored to win the 2017 Innovision Community Service Award for their work...
Our fabulous intern, Ariel Moore led the first series of peer-led technology workshops at Innovation Village at The Bethlehem Center this fall.
White Elephant intern, Elizabeth Leatherman from Wofford College put together this quick piece reflecting on some adjustments and pivots made...
White Elephant and #VideoVillage team celebrate 6 months of success in...
White Elephant launched “Innovation Village” at The Bethlehem Center of Spartanburg
A comprehensive effort to fundamentally transform the Northside community, the Northside Initiative represents an unprecedented collaboration...
White Elephant enterprises has been selected to be the film partner for “Seeing Spartanburg In A New Light” – a public art project funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
whitelephant enterprises has been selected to be the film partner for Spartanburg’s Way To Wellville. What’s the Way to Wellville?
Just completed our most recent Verite project filming a staged reading of PRETTY TO THE BONE!
The Walking Hospital follows a group of practitioners who bring a unique form of Chinese medicine to remote regions of the world...
White Elephant Enterprises is co-Directing the Highland #VideoVillage installation for Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The Balmer Foundation, The Tyger River Foundation and White Elephant Enterprises have collaborated to create a series of documentary films celebrating historical landmarks in the County of Spartanburg.
We are passionate about bringing our news gathering and creative production skills to work highlighting amazing projects being done at a grass-roots level.