Bio
STEVE: Documentary Filmmaker
Steve Dorst is an American documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. He is Co-founder and VP of Production for Perpetuo Films, a nonprofit studio that produces original content, provides impact consulting, and aims to accelerate the adoption of web3 tools to amplify filmmaker autonomy, control, and ownership.
His past independent documentary film work includes Dani’s Twins(2022) Jobs for G.I.s (2015),Shattered Sky (2012), andVolcanic Sprint (2007). You can watch them on DirecTV, PBS, iTunes, Hulu, and Amazon. Steve directs, shoots, writes, edits, and produces.
Through his agency Dorst MediaWorks, Dorst makes videos for international organizations that do good and specializes in Instagram social media marketing. He founded the firm in 2002. It is ranked high on national lists for documentary production, 3D animation, social media marketing, and Instagram marketing.
FILMS, AWARDS & EDUCATION
In 2022, Steve Dorst directed, shot, and produced the documentary short Dani’s Twins.
In 2015, Steve Dorst directed and produced the documentary feature Jobs for G.I.s for DirecTV’s Audience Channel.
In 2012, Steve Dorst directed and produced the documentary feature Shattered Sky: The Battle for Energy, Economy and Environment. It played on PBS and streams on iTunes, Amazon, and Hulu. Buy the DVD.
In 2010-11, Dorst was writer, DP, and editor for Bench to Bedside, a 12-part science-documentary TV series acquired by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He received a director credit on four episodes (Bench to Bedside on IMDB). He was a 2012 Emmy Award nominee for Laura’s Story.
In 2007, Dorst directed and produced his first documentary Volcanic Sprint, filmed in Cameroon. It played in festivals worldwide. Check out the testimonials from these elite athletes who enjoyed Volcanic Sprint. You can watch Volcanic Sprint on iTunes and Amazon. Buy the DVD. Volcanic Sprint was: Winner, USA Film Festival; Winner, Big Bear Lake Film Festival; Official Selection, 2008 Adventure Film Festival (Volcanic Sprint); Official Selection, Jackson Hole Film Festival; Official Selection, Kathmandu Film Festival; Official Selection, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival; Official Selection, Boulder Adventure Film Festival.
More awards: 2007 Telly Award, Silver Winner for “NCRC: Imagine”; 2007 Telly Award, Bronze Winner, for “TMA: Shining Star Gala”; ITVA-DC Peer Awards, 2005 Winner, Certificate of Merit for “Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders” in the Corporate/PR/Marketing division; CINE Golden Eagle, 2005 Winner, Special Jury Award for “Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders,” in the Motivational/Professional/Non-Telecast division; New York Festivals International Film and Video, 2005 Winner, Finalist Award Winner for “Knowledge Workers” in the Internal Communications division; CINE Golden Eagle, 2004 Winner, “Knowledge Workers”; Aegis Award of Excellence, 2004 Winner, “jointokyo.”
Steve Dorst earned his Master’s in Economics and African Studies from The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. and Bologna, Italy. During the summer, he worked for the American Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, Belgium. He received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, working at the Université de Yaoundé II, Yaoundé, Cameroon, where he studied African economics, anthropology, and sociology. He also apprenticed under Noah Ondongo Generaud, studying an ancient stringed musical instrument, the mvet. Dorst also studied at the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV. His undergraduate degree is in International Studies from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, during which time he specialized in Post-Soviet affairs, studying abroad in Dresden, Budapest, and Warsaw.
