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Who We Are

An impact studio

We work with organizations, brands & creatives to experiment with strategy and produce the media for having an impact.

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Our thesis: the purpose of our independent spirit is to tackle the stories we’re uniquely able to tell. For us, that’s been at the intersection of economics, history and philosophy.

As we continue to grow and develop, we expand what makes us unique, and therefore, what stories we’re able to share.

PLF: Prohibition
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PLF: Prohibition

CLIENT: Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF)

In Prohibition, this short documentary film from the Pacific Legal Foundation, edited by NODEHAUS, Goodwood Brewing Company CEO Ted Mitzlaff and others explain how small businesses have been destroyed by governors’ constantly changing orders during the pandemic. While governors can legitimately exercise their emergency powers during a crisis like Covid-19, their authority is not indefinite—and arbitrary restrictions have a huge cost on small business owners.

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LearnLiberty: Dead Malls, Explained
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LearnLiberty: Dead Malls, Explained

Imagine your local mall today. How empty has it become? How many bored people are working in discounted stores with only a few mall walkers left to visit them? How did it get this way?

In this short documentary, city planner and land-use expert Nolan Gray uncovers why dead malls exist around the United States — and the culprit is bad policy that makes it impossible for malls to adapt to a changing economy.

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