Creative Director & Owner
Nick LaRovere
Director, producer, Army veteran, and lifelong student of cinematic storytelling.
Who we are
Built by people
who’ve lived it.
A veteran- and family-owned production company with a shared passion for stories, hard work, and the people behind both.
Our story
It started with two brothers and a camera.
Occulus Films is a family-owned business started by two brothers with a shared passion for storytelling, especially through film and video.
When Nick went to military school and Dominic traveled the world as a hip-hop dancer, neither lost their love of movies and filmmaking. What started as a couple of brothers running around the yard making YouTube videos became something much more.
Since 2014, Occulus Films has helped businesses grow through effective storytelling, branding, marketing, and sales content — from local companies to national brands.
Founder / Creative Director
Nick LaRovere
Nick started as an apprentice electrician out of high school and comes from a family of tradesmen. He spent four years in military boarding school and 12 years in the military. He’s also a backpacker, hiker, shooter, and motorcyclist — experience that gives him a natural fluency with the worlds Occulus serves.
He started Occulus Films with his brother Dominic in 2014 and has since directed a feature film and produced four. Storytelling, difficult locations, and crews that need to perform under pressure are familiar territory.
The team
The people behind the work.
Video Editor & Owner
Elizabeth LaRovere
An award-winning editor with a BFA in Motion Pictures & Television and a background in traditional and 3D animation.
Cinematographer & Director
Joseph Mbah
A director and cinematographer with 15 years behind the camera and multiple feature films and series to his name.
Video Editor / Graphic Artist
Hunter Saylor
An editor, designer, and writer who brings visual craft and client care to every delivery.
Social Media Manager
Chloe Brace
A graphic-design-trained social strategist with an eye for trends and compelling, useful content.
Our values:IntegrityExcellenceDelighting clients
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