Igniting Inspiration

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Torchlight Media ignites inspirational human stories.

Audience reaction at IMAX screening of Personal Gold

Inspire

Founded by 3 Olympic athletes and a Hollywood executive on a mission to deliver the most compelling inspirational stories, Torchlight Media captures the potential of the human spirit to catalyze your mission.

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From Fortune 500 companies to major studios and networks, we have produced features, series, branding, and ad campaigns with award-winning inspirational content.

70hr+

Award-winning Film and Television

50+

International Ad Campaigns

$16m

Over $16m raised in financing

Inspiring change.

Torchlight Media shot and produced a feature story within James Cameron’s The Game Changers feature documentary. Our content was also used exclusively for international advertising throughout distribution.

http://gamechangersmovie.com/

Inspiring hearts.

Torchlight Media shot and produced the feature documentary Personal Gold to engage the public with the inspirational power of the Olympics. Over 60 live events with panel discussions, and international distribution including acquisition by Netflix.

http://personal.gold

“Literally the best movie I’ve ever seen.”

—Tony Stubblebine, Twitter Co-Founder

Scope.

Feature narrative and documentary film production for major networks and studios with over $16 million in financing, international distribution, and network acquisitions.
Episodic series development and production for major studios and networks including 2 Emmy nominations.
Short form content production for social media for brands ranging from Nike, Beats, Audi, Samsung, Coca Cola, Singapore Airlines, NFL Network, and others. Our cinematographer’s reel: https://www.warestudios.co
Brand ambassadorship to represent companies online and in-person engagements with over 100 events, screenings, conferences, and international press.

Meet the Team.

James Lockard

James is a former NBC Olympic Sports producer and 2x Olympic torchbearer. Producing dozens of the popular “Story of the Day” segments for the Today show, more than 20 “Olympic Moments” for primetime Olympic broadcasts and countless live feeds during the games, James is passionate about everything Olympics. Outside of the Olympics James has created and led branding and video campaigns for many Fortune 500 companies including Audi, Volvo, Burger King, KFC, Singapore Airlines to Olympic sponsors Coke and Samsung.
Sky Christopherson

Sky is an Olympic athlete on a global mission to create sustainable health and fitness with the inspirational power of the Olympics. As a producer, he created 'Personal Gold, An Underdog Story' which was distributed globally and acquired by Netflix. Sky also produced a story within James Cameron’s ‘The Game Changers’ documentary. Sky is also bringing a consumer fitness app to market called ‘GOLD’. Co-founder of Torchlight Media, Sky drives inspirational storytelling with three Olympic athletes, aiming to transform sport and society.
Adam Laurent

Adam is an Olympic athlete who transitioned to filmmaking after realizing the untold stories of high performers. As co-founder of Shelter Cove Productions, he produced 'Personal Gold, An Underdog Story', and contributed to 'The Game Changers'. Adam's expertise lies in bridging storytelling and visuals, humanizing tales of human performance. With a background in management and finance, he navigates both the business and human aspects of film. As co-founder of Torchlight Media, Adam is dedicated to creating transformative content.
Von Ware

Von is a former U.S track & field champion and Emmy award winning cinematrapher and producer. His experience and background allow him to relate and communicate with athletes, coaches, sports teams and companies on a level that is quickly making him one of the most sought after media professionals. With campaigns for Nike, Adidas, Beats by Dre, NFL Network, Gatorade, and others, Von has delivered successful content at the highest levels. As a former professional athlete, Von brings the same hard work, dedication and passion to the digital media field.