We believe the truth is
better than fiction
About Us
We are a boutique studio focused on creating high-quality, entertaining content based on true stories.
We aim to elevate the brave work of investigative journalists and uncover thrilling true stories that hold power to account and combat threats to democracy. We do this by developing and producing both documentary and scripted content that breaks through the noise, centering truth and transparency in all that we do.
Our Leadership
Christo Grozev
Lead investigator at The Insider and Der Spiegel, and formerly the Executive Director and Lead Russia Investigator at Bellingcat, Grozev is frequently at the center of unbelievable true stories. From unmasking illegal Russian spies to identifying assassins to proving war crimes, no story is too big to crack.
In 2022, Grozev co-authored and featured in the documentary Navalny, an investigative film that reveals the shocking truth behind Alexei Navalny’s poisoning. The film premiered at Sundance and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Grozev was also the main subject of the documentary Antidote, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and later PBS Frontline.
In 2024, Grozev also launched The Christo Files, a YouTube channel focused on publishing his investigations and related content.
Related projects
THE CHRISTO FILES
Publishing across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, The Christo Files works to share the behind the scenes of each investigation, as told by Christo himself.
ANTIDOTE (2024)
Released at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2024, the film tells the high-stakes story of those brave enough to stand to Vladimir Putin today, risking their lives along the way.
A SPY NEXT DOOR (2026)
Released at CPH Dox 2026, the film investigates the 2018 Novichok nerve “agent poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England.
NAVALNY (2022)
Winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2022, the film chronicles the shocking investigation into the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the fight to reveal the truth.
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