Cognitive Films

03/02/2026

A short segment from a documentary about soil health and the many challenges of growing citrus in areas near the Texas Border. We interviewed Jose Silva, who oversees multiple citrus farms in Edinburg, Texas. 🍊 Edinburg Citrus Association (a non-profit co-op established in 1932), is currently facing severe, ongoing challenges, including extreme drought, critical water shortages from the Rio Grande, and threats from citrus diseases.

02/16/2026

Just sharing some video from past "Imagine Muny" events at ACL Live, hosted by Save Muny to help preserve Lions Municipal Golf Course, Austin's most beloved public course. We captured interviews with some of the course's most loyal supporters and footage of live performances from Charlie Crockett , Lukas Nelson , Ray Benson and so many others. It was awesome! Thankful to be introduced to the Muny Conservancy by longtime supporters Holly Reed and Thomas McConnell.

01/26/2022

We closed 2021 filming an awesome interview with Elon Musk for The Babylon Bee! Watch the whole thing right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvGnw1sHh9M

Thank you: The Babylon Bee, Chase Fullerton, photogroup, Austin Movie Gear

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06/23/2021

We worked with Dr. Jonathan Babcock and Dr. Caroline Beatty of Texas State University to produce this trailer for a video master class on conducting. Gesture Matters: The Art of Nonverbal Communication in Musical Conducting

Collaborators: Carson Coots, Ryan Gates, Siegen Bretzke, Roger Tam

06/10/2021

The technology startup scene in continues to explode. We really love creating stories for entrepreneurs in the space and we are always seeking new opportunities to collaborate with . Here is a short segment from a startup pitch video we worked on a few years back. Cognitive Films' Carson Coots & Eleanor Griffin

04/12/2021

Devion tore his ACL playing high school football. His mom called Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics. This is one of three testimonial stories produced by Cognitive Films in collaboration with Milk & Honey Marketing and Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics back in early 2020.

06/25/2020

You need to make videos for your business. We are video creators ready to brainstorm with you. Cognitive Films is based and equipped to handle everything from creative vision to final cut.

Our finished work includes brand films, product videos, explainer videos, promos, training videos, course content, testimonial stories, and ongoing video content. Our 2020 demo reel is packed with footage, motion graphics, and interview clips from the many projects we have completed over the last few years. It is here and ready for your analysis.

Let me know what you think and reach out if you would like to kick some ideas around.

Carson Coots
Cognitive Films

See more work and case studies at www.cognitivefilms.com

Thank you Eleanor Griffin for your invaluable expertise and talent on this journey.

Thank you Anna Ogden Coots for your business savvy and invaluable partnership.

Thank you Ryan Gates for generally crushing it.

And some collaborators and friends we have made along the way Robert Sky Bradshaw, Mario Patrick Mattei II , Dana Raykovich, Chase Fullerton, Daren Raykovich, Kraig Stenzel, Alicia Beller Makeup Artist, Miranda Burnet, Christy Connelly, Ziv Lautman, Ava L'Amoreaux, Ryan Gurian, Avery Merrifield, Olivia Vale, Roger Tam, Michael Davis, Ken Beasley, Anthony Tori, Neil Boecking, Justin Hobson, Monica Ballard (and more)

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11/11/2019

Engineers at Centaur Technology explain how they design high-perfomance, low-cost CPU's.

11/11/2019

We had an amazing time filming content during the Sirius Decisions Summit 2019 at Austin Convention Center. We eavesdropped on sessions and workshops from major players in B2B and got to meet and interview cool guests along the way. To top it off, we filmed a special keynote by Common and a private wrap party at Stubb's Austin with Leon Bridges! Check out the highlights!

11/08/2019

We were happy to work with Deloitte on this short explainer video introducing AdeptPro, a customizable digital learning platform.

08/07/2019

"Historically marketers have largely invested in sponsoring short-form documentaries that they can put on their sites or YouTube channels or cut into ads that air on TV and online. In short, they treated this content as marketing. But increasingly marketers are adopting more of a traditional producer role, commissioning longer programming that can be sold to TV networks and streaming services as content in its own right, without the albatross of being considered simply branded content." - Digiday

Documentary filmmakers and marketers are trying to help each other fill a need that they're both facing in today’s entertainment market.