Sandbox Films is a documentary studio that illuminates the art and beauty of scientific inquiry.

Mission-focused. Artist-first.
Nonprofit. Genre-redefining.

Sandbox Films is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning production company that specializes in creative and boundary-breaking documentaries rooted in scientific ideas that inform society and culture. Launched in 2020, our films include: Fire of Love (which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature; “Hands down, documentary of the year,” according to Rolling Stone); All Light, Everywhere (Sundance 2021 special jury prize winner; released by Neon and Hulu); Fireball (co-directed by Werner Herzog; released as an Apple+ Original); Fathom (which won an Emmy Award for Best Sound in a Documentary); and Human Nature (which was nominated for three Emmys).