Hi, I’m Steve Dorst. I started Dorst MediaWorks in 2002 to help organizations show results through inspiring documentary-style videos. That journey has taken our team to more than 50 countries. Our mission is to make the world a more just and sustainable place, which is why we only work with organizations that do good. We have a serious commitment to treating our clients, subjects, and crew well, especially across cultural and language barriers. Check out our portfolio — from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe — and if you think we’re a good fit, let’s make some Videos for Good.

SARSAI is the winner of the inaugural $250,000 WRI Ross Prize for Cities. Amend’s innovative approach is creating safer journeys to school in Dar es Salaam and other African cities. But the other finalists — Metrocable, SWach, AeT, and Eskisehir — all have shown the world some incredible innovation. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

SWaCH Pune Seva Sahakari Sanstha is a member-owned cooperative for waste pickers that is helping to clean up the streets of Pune, India. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

Metrocable is helping to shift the boundaries of urban opportunity through an innovative transport system in Medellín, Colombia. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

SARSAI, a program by the non-profit Amend, is providing a safer walk to a brighter future for students in high-risk school areas across Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and other sub-Saharan African cities. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

The Eskişehir Urban Development Project has reinvigorated a river and city, helping to create a new sense of what’s possible in Eskişehir, Turkey. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) is co-creating a more inclusive city in the markets of Warwick Junction, Durban, South Africa. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

SWaCH Pune Seva Sahakari Sanstha is a member-owned cooperative for waste pickers that is helping to clean up the streets of Pune, India. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

Metrocable is helping to shift the boundaries of urban opportunity through an innovative transport system in Medellín, Colombia. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Steve Dorst

The Eskişehir Urban Development Project has reinvigorated a river and city, helping to create a new sense of what’s possible in Eskişehir, Turkey.
Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) is co-creating a more inclusive city in the markets of Warwick Junction, Durban, South Africa. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks.

This is the story of Annie’s tragic loss and her new passion. It’s also the story of how the Millennium Challenge Corporation helped Malawian women in river communities develop new economic opportunities that protect the rivers that power 90% of the country’s electricity. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks

This is the story of Emily’s new business, beekeeping, and her improved quality of life. It’s also the story of how the Millennium Challenge Corporation helped Malawian women in river communities develop new economic opportunities that also protect the rivers that power 90% of the country’s electricity. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks

This is the story of Judith and Alice’s new business and their improved quality of life. It’s also the story of how the Millennium Challenge Corporation helped Malawian women in river communities develop new economic opportunities that also protect the rivers that power 90% of the country’s electricity. Credits: Produced, directed, shot, written, edited by Dorst MediaWorks

At the beginning of the 20^thcentury, cars changed everything. People started to move faster and travel farther. But it came with a heavy price. Today, we are entering a new era. WRI Ross Center is introducing a new initiative to transform cities to ensure that the shift to shared, electric and autonomous mobility leads to thriving and sustainable cities for all. Produced in Washington DC by Steve Dorst.

The new 2018 Dorst MediaWorks Reel integrates new footage from 20+ productions in 2017, including stories in Colombia, Ireland, Senegal, and Vietnam for organizations that do good around the world. Every frame was either directed or shot by documentary filmmaker Steve Dorst. Since 2003, we’ve made 250+ videos for 50+ organizations in 25+ countries. For a free consultation: [email protected]

Imagine waiting for months for scarce rain that only erodes the soil instead of nurturing it. Land degradation is a complex problem that requires holistic solutions. See the video in Spanish: http://youtu.be/nt2Q0auQL1g