about

River is a 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 honed his craft throughout high school while taking night film classes at Scottsdale Community College.

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

River served as Director of Photography and producer on A Chant, a short film directed by the son of the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. The project received praise from Stephen King for its powerful message on mental health. He has 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’s collaborated with celebrities like Paul Bissonnette and Dave Portnoy from Barstool Sports, and is currently the Director of Video Production at Legendary Prep Academy, a baseball-focused high school. He also runs his own production company, Orange Blossom Pictures LLC.