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Our Journey

Firelight Studio is a creative production company focused on crafting cinematic, story-driven work across commercial, documentary, and branded content. Built on a foundation of experience behind the lens, we are a diverse collective of visual creatives, craftspeople, and storytellers, united by a shared commitment to intention, precision, and meaningful storytelling. Through a trusted local and global network of skilled professionals, we bring together the right team for each project’s unique needs, assembling tailored crews and expertise under one umbrella to fully realize every vision. From concept development through production and post, we shape visual narratives that are both artistic and purposeful, combining craft with clarity to deliver work that feels honest, elevated, and impactful.

Our Team

Elie M. Khadra

Founder filmmaker

Elie is a filmmaker, director of photography, and producer based in the Bay Area...

Charlotte B. Khadra

Producer

Charlotte is a Journalist and a producer based in the Bay Area...

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Benjamin McBride

Producer creator

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Elie M. Khadra

Founder filmmaker

Elie is a filmmaker, director of photography, and producer based in the Bay Area...

Charlotte B. Khadra

Producer

Charlotte is a Journalist and a producer based in the Bay Area...

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Benjamin McBride

Producer creator

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Our values

Our values are not decorative. They are operational.

They guide every decision, creative, business, hiring, and client-facing.

If something does not align with them, we question it. If it consistently does not align, we remove it.

This is how we stay focused, clear, and differentiated.

  • Precision

  • Restraint

  • Integrity

  • Depth

  • Sensitivity

  • Evolution



Precision: Every frame is intentional. Nothing is accidental. Quality requires direction, discipline, and clarity.

Restraint: We remove what is unnecessary so the essential can breathe. We do not overwhelm, we invite.

Integrity: We protect the story, even when it is inconvenient. We do not sell time; we sell vision.

Depth: We pursue meaning beyond aesthetics. Work must carry emotional impact, not just visual appeal.

Sensitivity: We listen to people, space, light, silence, and emotion. Presence matters in everything we create.

Evolution: We refine relentlessly. We are never static or satisfied always improving craft, tools, and process.

On Legacy

We are not here to keep up. We are here to slow things down.

To observe. To feel. To create work that reminds people what it means to see.

What we make is not only what we create, it is what we leave behind.

A trace. A mark. A fingerprint.

Firelight Studio exists to create work that outlives us.

Founder: Elie M. Khadra

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177 19th St., Oakland, CA 94612

info@firelightstudio.llc  |  510 944 9916

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