Leadership

The team

Co-founders Patti Hobfoll and Todd Hickey bring production leadership and award-winning cinematography to every frame.

Patti Hobfoll

Head of Production · Co-founder

Patti cultivates agency partnerships and translates vision from page to production — from Click It Utah’s Hispanic campaign and Valley ENT to San Francisco’s Day of the Dead Festival of Altars livestream and Walk 2 Honor documentary work for veteran mental health. Previously Head of Production at Main Gate Media House, she led meaningful content for pharma, West Point, and the U.S. Forest Service.

Todd Hickey

Creative Director · Co-founder

Director, producer, cinematographer, and writer with 20+ years across narrative, commercial, and documentary. Credits include KID 90 (STX/Hulu; Hollywood Critics Best Documentary Made for Streaming), Everything in the End (festival Best Cinematography awards), Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme, and Netflix-era Takedowns and Falls. Story credit on Seeking Justice (Nicolas Cage). Together with Patti, Todd co-founded Trail Nine after creative direction at Main Gate Media House.

Together

Documentaries, commercials, corporate, and animated films.

Recent clients include legendary studio head Frank Mancuso, UCLA CARES, the Utah Department of Transportation, and Entrepreneurs First — with multiple feature-length projects in development.

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