THEO DORA

Creative Direction / Narrative Composition

A practice of composing through story, culture, and material observation.Expressed through film, editorial, digital experiences, archives, and cultural projects.

Manolo NYC

Archive Direction / Editorial / Brand Stewardship

Preserving and expanding the legacy of Cuban-born, self-taught designer Manolo, whose work shaped New York’s fashion scene during the 1990s.

This archive spans 1985–2005 and includes the Homespun collection, featuring garments created from recycled and repurposed materials.

Commercial / Editorial

Brand Identity / Post / Production

Creative direction, editorial, and post-production across beauty, fashion, sport, technology, and broadcast.

Collaborations include Ulta Beauty, L’Oréal, U.S. Bank, New York Knicks, Tracy Ross Patterns, CNN Courageous, Google Fiber, Vanguard, Spotify, Bloomberg Originals, Subaru, Salvation Army, and Woolrich.

Selected Projects Patterns · NY Knicks · Spotify

That’s Good Too

Discovery Platform / Founder Work / Community

A discovery platform connecting independent makers, artists, farmers, musicians, and small businesses through a community-driven alternative to traditional marketplace systems.

Creative Ventures & Independent Studios

Original Projects / Creative Direction / Story Development

Creative direction and narrative structuring for independent studios, artists, and filmmakers, translating ideas into identity systems and finished works across brand and film.

Selected Projects MCR Woodwork · E. Morisot · Burrowed Plumes

Cultural Documentation

Documentary Direction / Cultural Documentation / Field Production

Documentation of creative processes, cultural practices, and traditions of making across Ethiopia and the diaspora.

The work explores the relationship between craft, identity, and the communities that carry these practices forward.

Selected Projects Sabahar · Africology

Humanitarian Programs

Program Development / Community Engagement / Field Production

Creative programs, documentary production, and community-based initiatives developed with organizations across Haiti, Cambodia, Hong Kong, and the Dominican Republic. Using film, photography, painting, and reclaimed materials, these projects explored how making can preserve culture, build participation, and create shared experiences.

Perspective

The most interesting stories happen in the space between them.

Every field has its own materials, languages, and practices, yet the same questions continue to emerge. What changes is the form they take.

The practice is recognizing those patterns and giving them form that reveals what has been there all along.

Areas of Work

Creative Strategy & Brand Development

Brand positioning, identity systems, digital experiences, and creative frameworks that help organizations define and communicate their purpose.

Digital Experiences & Engagement

Websites, platforms, campaigns, and communication strategies designed to connect ideas with audiences.

Film & Editorial Production

Directing, producing, editorial development, and post-production across documentary, commercial, and cultural projects.

Archives & Cultural Projects

Research, preservation, documentation, and storytelling around people, objects, histories, and creative practices.

Engagements

Every collaboration takes its own form.

Work may be structured as project-based commissions, consulting engagements, creative partnerships, long-term collaborations, or selective royalty-based collaborations.

Contact

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