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FEATURED WORK

FEATURED WORK

A B O U T IronWorx

IronWorx Media is a documentary and narrative production company, built around the idea that 

 

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IronWorx had its beginning as a one-woman band. Realizing the valuable filmmaking opportunities made available through collaboration, award-winning filmmaker and founder of IronWorx Media Debbie Vu built a quickly-expanding and growing network of local professional filmmakers and video production interns to significantly boost the production quality of IronWorx content and provide real-world on-set experience for those involved.

WE ALL HAVE A STORY TO TELL

 

At IronWorx Media, we want to help you share it with the world.

 

Diversity is our number one value so we strive to ELEVATE the stories of creatives from marginalized populations including creatives of color, femme-identifying and non-binary creatives, and LGBTQIA+ creatives. We educate our creatives in the process of self-producing their own narratives so that they too can become award-winning filmmakers.

 

Now more than ever, these stories are highly sought out and must be shared to the wider audience to build empathy and compassion as well as bring social justice issues to the forefront. 

We are meant to EMPOWER, EMBOLDEN, and EQUIP storytellers with the skills to be heard in the wider societal narrative.

OUR MISSION IS TWO-FOLD

 

First, we specialize in producing high quality content, both DOCUMENTARY and NARRATIVE. Based out of Durham, NC, we want to create work that positively impacts the community. We create promotional documentary-style content for mission-driven small businesses and non-profit organizations. These clients want to share their stories in order to inspire and influence others in a positive way.

It’s their passion that makes our job easy!

We write, direct, and produce narrative short films and submit them to film festivals, having garnered over 20 awards including best cinematography, best female director, best narrative short film, best actor, best child actress, best original music, best editing, best NC Filmmaker, and 2023 Filmmaker of the Year, among many others.

Second, IronWorx Media is made up of a team of professionals and interns who have already honed their skill sets in creating media but also have interests in other facets of production. We create an individualized educational experience in order to get our professionals and interns the experience and content that they need in order to grow. We focus on the entire video production process from writing, producing, interviewing, directing, filming, and editing.

 

Like a flock of birds, we get to our destination faster by flying together rather than on our own. 

 

Recruitment for professionals and interns is on a rolling basis.

There are opportunities everywhere; you just have to make them up!

 

Please inquire if you have a project you'd like to produce. We can guide you through the process and support your vision.

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Our Happy Clients

"IronWorx Media has been the most effective way that we could ever have improved our brand. Helius is a small nonprofit in Durham. But with Debbie's help, along with the rest of the crew at IronWorx, that began changing in 2019. Debbie created a video for one of our clients, and it helped him grow tremendously. We had to follow suit. Since IronWorx helped us tell our story, we've been able to share our mission with so many people. We are proud to be clients and look forward to many more collaborations in the future."

Geraud Staton, Executive Director of echo

and former ED of Helius Foundation

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"IronWorx Media has been everything we could have wanted in a production company. They do an incredible job listening to our needs and coming up with a product that fits our goals. They know how to find the right blend of creativity and meeting their client's needs. They have helped us share our impact, promote events, and raise support for the work that we do. The staff is friendly, talented and easy to work with. We are definitely going to continue using IronWorx Media."

Reynolds Chapman, Executive Director of DurhamCares

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

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BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - MAS KITCHEN - Huntington Beach Cultural Film Festival 2023.png
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     BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY    MAS KITCHEN - Salfrico Watson-Grant San Jose Independent Film Festival - 2023.png
       BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR        MAS KITCHEN -               DEBBIE VU            Santa Ana Independent Film Awards - 2023.png
    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY     MAS KITCHEN - SALFRICO WATSON-GRANT - LUK LUK TAARE FILM FEST.png
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    BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR    ROLL PIN PUNCH - DEBBIE VU - LUK LUK TAARE FILM FEST 2023.png
         BEST SHORT FILM CINEMATOGRAPHY            MAS KITCHEN - SALFRICO WATSON-GRANT - Lily Indie Film Fest 2023.png
BEST SHORT FILM DIRECTOR MAS KITCHEN - DEBBIE VU - Lily Indie Film Fest 2023.png
BEST SHORT CINEMATOGRAPHER MAS KITCHEN - SALFRICO WATSON-GRANT - Hollywood International Golden Age Festival 2023.png
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BEST SHORT FILM ACTRESS ROLL PIN PUNCH - ANNA ELIZABETH - Lily Indie Film Fest 2023.png
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        BEST CHILD ACTRESS        MAS KITCHEN - NATALIE TRAN - American Golden Picture International Film Festival 2023.png
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       BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC         ROLL PIN PUNCH - ARVETRA D. JONES - San Jose Independent Film Festival 2023.png
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WINNER - Empathy Award - Mental Filmness
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D O C U M E N T A R Y
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