Tillery Johnson Filmmaker & Story Consultant

Stories that care
about their audience.

Branded films for businesses, organizations, and brands that have something real to say.

Most videos look good. Few videos make someone feel something. I spent a decade writing television and digital content where every moment has to earn attention. Today I bring that same storytelling discipline to businesses, organizations, and brands. The goal isn't beautiful footage. It's a story that gives your audience a reason to remember you.

NickelodeonNetflixComedy CentralAwesomenessTVAFF Best Comedy Pilot 2019

Selected Work

Stories

The Grounds — Making Space for Community
Institutional Documentary — Wake Forest University & Front Street Capital

The story behind The Grounds and the university president who helped bring it to life.


Atwell Ford — Home as Identity
Documentary-Style Client Testimonial

A local potter whose home search centered around finding the perfect creative workspace. Interview and observational B-roll in exactly one minute — a story about home, craft, and identity.


Ace — Trust Across Generations
Branded Documentary

A branded documentary for Ace Home Center of Ahoskie & Murfreesboro, NC — a family-owned hardware store serving its community for over 47 years. Three generations, longtime employees, a legacy of trust.

About

A storyteller's instincts for the brands that deserve more than b-roll.

Born and raised in North Carolina, I spent a decade in Los Angeles writing TV — as a Staff Writer on Netflix's Glitch Techs, through the Nickelodeon Writing Program, and developing original pilots. My pilot Good Lord won Best Comedy Pilot at the 2019 Austin Film Festival.

That background taught me what actually makes an audience stay: character, stakes, and an honest moment. I bring that same standard to every brand film I make. Cool footage is easy. A story that connects your audience to what you're doing — that takes something different.

Tillery Johnson

Work With Me

What I Do

Branded Documentary

Short films for businesses, nonprofits, and institutions with a real story — an origin, a legacy, a person worth knowing. Character-driven and observational, built to connect your audience to what makes you different.

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Story Consulting

One-on-one consulting for writers working on TV pilots, features, or original concepts. Bring a fresh idea or a stuck draft — we'll figure out what the story is really about and how to get there.

Story consults from $150  ·  Full script notes from $325

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Let's make something.

Have a story worth telling? I'd love to hear about it.

tillery.johnson@tilleryjohnson.com