about

River is a two-time Southwest Regional Emmy® Award-winning visual director and producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He began making short films at age 10 using his father’s VHS camera and continued honing his craft throughout high school while taking night film classes at Scottsdale Community College.

His work has since appeared on FOX, the History Channel, and major social media platforms for brands such as Bulletproof Coffee, the NHL, NBA, Adobe, EA, Hilton Hotels, and Barstool Sports. His creative range spans branded content, cinematic trailers, documentary storytelling, and sports media.

River served as Director of Photography and producer on A Chant, a short film directed by the son of late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. The project received praise from Stephen King for its message on mental health. He has also held full-time videographer and editor roles with both the NHL and NBA, and contributed to cinematic trailers for AAA video games while working with Hollywood’s Trailer Park Group.

He has collaborated with personalities such as Paul Bissonnette and Dave Portnoy, and currently serves as Director of Video Production at Legendary Prep Academy, where his visual work helped elevate the program’s profile during its rise to national attention, including Kim Kardashian’s upcoming Paramount+ reality series Team Moms, produced by ITV. He also runs his own production company, Orange Blossom Pictures LLC.