Our collective / Our purpose
Whose stories get told?
Who gets to tell them?
The meaning behind the name.
Black Bald is personal, and it’s a play on “blackballed”: being shut out, passed over, or denied a place. The name speaks to a question that drives our work: who gets to tell the story, and whose perspective gets left out?
Our scratch-to-reveal logo carries that idea into motion—bringing what’s underneath into view.
Our mission.
We bring together distinct voices, styles, and lived experiences to create documentaries, campaigns, and films that make room for stories too often overlooked—and the filmmakers who see them differently.
Rooted in the Pacific Northwest and led by founder Dru Holley, our collective builds a team around each story. We connect creative talent with communities, organizations, and audiences, from the first conversation through the final frame.
What guides us →Explore our work →
2025 Northwest Regional Emmy
Founder / Collective Lead / Filmmaker
Dru Holley
An Emmy-winning filmmaker bringing creative people together around stories that deserve to be told.
Dru founded Black Bald Films to build creative teams around stories that deserve rigor, beauty and reach. His feature debut, Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts, was selected through PBS's Open Call for Emerging Filmmakers, broadcast nationally and honored with a NETA Public Media Award. He later earned a Northwest Regional Emmy as a producer of the Albina Vision Series.
Recognition & press
The work travels.
Dru Holley on Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts
Team EBONY speaks with Dru about the history behind the PBS special.
Read the EBONY article ↗︎