Tell us a bit about your organization and what your specialty is in the film and video space.
Revolve Impact is a movement-driven creative agency that shifts narratives, amplifies social justice movements, and creates measurable change through strategic campaigns, authentic storytelling, and deep community engagement. Over the last decade, we’ve co-created more than 100 successful campaigns that have reached over two billion people and directly engaged 350K+ individuals.
In the film and video space, our specialty is crafting narrative-driven pieces that center directly impacted voices and make complex issues accessible. From national PSAs and branded content to documentary-style storytelling, we produce work that not only inspires action but also drives structural change, whether that’s freeing wrongfully incarcerated people or mobilizing communities to vote.
What is your organization’s ethos and how does it set you apart from industry competitors?
Our ethos is grounded in the belief that the solutions to our most pressing challenges lie in the hands of those directly impacted. Revolve Impact is one of the first Latinx-founded impact agencies in the U.S. with an all-person-of-color team, and our proximity to the communities we serve shapes everything we create.
How can people join or learn more about what you do?
Visit www.revolveimpact.com or follow us on social media @revolveimpact to see our campaigns, learn about our work, and explore ways to collaborate.
For those interested in supporting The Layshia Clarendon Foundation specifically, you can visit layshiaclarendonfoundation.com to donate.
Tell us about your Telly Award winning piece. What’s the story behind it?
“We Are Bound Together” is a nationally aired PSA produced for The Layshia Clarendon Foundation (TLCF), which centers the experiences of Layshia Clarendon, the first openly non-binary WNBA athlete and their family. The piece highlights themes of love, identity, and collective responsibility, inviting viewers to see the interconnectedness of our struggles and liberation.
The PSA was part of the Foundation’s communications strategy, designed to galvanize allies, amplify trans joy and resilience, and create a unifying call to action during a time of heightened attacks on trans rights.
What are you most proud of about this piece? What was your biggest challenge during production and how did you solve it?
We’re most proud that this PSA created a powerful platform for Layshia to share their life and family to be visible and celebrated in a way rarely seen in mainstream sports media. Seeing it air nationally and during the Los Angeles Sparks’ opening game, where Layshia played as point guard, was a beautiful full-circle moment.
The biggest challenge was ensuring that every step of production from creative concept to editing was rooted in care and authenticity, especially given the climate of anti-trans rhetoric and violence. We worked closely with Layshia to co-create language, select visuals, and shape the narrative so they felt truly represented and safe throughout the process.
Do you have any advice to other filmmakers based on your career or your team’s approach to work?
Listen deeply, every story shared is a gift, and our job as filmmakers is to honor it.
Complete this sentence: ‘Great video storytelling is…’
… a piece that makes you feel something.
Can you share a behind the scenes story or fun fact about the making of your piece?
After filming, Mike and Rhea from the Revolve Impact team got a chance to shoot around with Layshia at their local park. Layshia: 1. Revolve Impact: 0.
