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Film and video production for businesses, nonprofits, and stories of our own.

Atlanta, Georgia · Since 2014

Story development / Production / Post-production

FEATURED WORK

Featured work.

Stories for people. Films for a purpose.

Cinematic storytelling

Official Fried Chicken Day poster: Kai, Travis and Brandi at a pickup truck

A CREATIVE CABIN STUDIOS FEATURE FILM

Fried Chicken Day

Some friendships start at the lunch table.

Kai arrives in Grangeville in the late 1990s and finds that Fried Chicken Day is more than a cafeteria tradition. With Travis and Brandi, he follows a mysterious map into a small-town adventure.

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OUR CREW

The people behind the stories.

Founded by brothers Alan and Jonathan Smith. Built around a shared love of storytelling.

Dr. Jonathan Smith — Creative Cabin Studios

Dr. Jonathan Smith

Creative Director / Director of Photography

Epidemiologist and filmmaker making complex global health issues human through storytelling.

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Jonathan learned filmmaking as a means to convey complex global health issues through storytelling. He obtained his master’s degree at Yale University and his PhD in Epidemiology at Emory University.

Alan Smith — Creative Cabin Studios

Alan Smith

Creative Director / Producer / Writer / Editor

Producing and directing since 2009, Alan brings a storyteller’s eye to film and photography.

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Alan has been producing and directing films since 2009. A University of Georgia graduate, he works across producing, writing, directing, editing and photography.

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Paul Blom

Writer / Creative

A storytelling purist with a background in English literature and creative writing.

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Paul received his master’s degree with distinction in English Literature from DePaul University in 2010 and his BA in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Birmingham-Southern College. He helps keep storytelling at the heart of Creative Cabin.

Mary Popplewell — Creative Cabin Studios

Mary Popplewell

Production Assistant

A Ball State production graduate who loves every part of bringing a film to life.

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Mary graduated from Ball State University in 2012 with a BA in Telecommunications Production and a minor in creative writing. After working as a video editor for an educational company, she moved to Atlanta and continued her work in filmmaking.

Justin Ray — Creative Cabin Studios

Justin Ray

Producer / Client Relations

An Atlanta filmmaker with a passion for independent film and connecting with people.

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Justin is a Georgia State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Film Studies. His work in Atlanta spans production and client relations, with a particular passion for independent filmmaking.

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