Shane Aguon. Director, DP, editor.

Fighters, foster kids, CEOs, conservationists. Documentary, brand, and commercial films for Fortune, Rivian, Fair Trade USA and the San Diego Zoo.

San Diego, available for travel. Emmy-nominated. Founder of Missionist.

FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot

The Return of Jon Mac · Bellator
Fair Trade USAFortuneQualcommRivianSan Diego Zoo HiltonVoices for ChildrenBalboa ParkBKFC
Selected Work

Films I've directed, shot and cut.

Frames · Cinematography

Straight from my camera.

Stills pulled from footage I shot. No stills photographer, no retouching. Each one is a single frame of the film as it played.

Open any frame to see it full size and watch the film it came from.12 frames · 3 films
Shane Aguon directing on set for Fair Trade USA

Purchase With Purpose: what you buy changes a life on the other side of the world.

On set for Fair Trade USA
About

The short version.

Shane Aguon operating handheld on location
On location

A fighter making a comeback at 39. A kid who grew up in foster care. The CEO of Qualcomm. A family fifty years into running the same company. All good stories. I got to film them.

More than a decade of it, from San Diego to remote islands in Micronesia. Documentary, brand films, and commercials for Fortune, Rivian, Fair Trade USA, and the San Diego Zoo. Some with a full crew, some with just me and a camera.

Now I'm building Missionist, my own documentary studio for nonprofits and purpose-driven brands. I still shoot and edit for other directors and agencies.

Based
San Diego, California · available for travel
Recognition
Emmy-nominated · Savor San Diego
Roles
Director · Cinematographer · Editor
Drone
FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot
Studio
Founder, Missionist
Contact

Working on something?

Available to direct, shoot and edit.
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