Doing our part,
one film at a time.
At Apollo Pictures,
We are passionate about real stories, particularly the ones that don’t have a voice.
We look where nobody else is looking, we listen when nobody else is listening.
We strive to give the chance to speak to those who have been silenced.
Our Work has been featured on:
Out Now
The Real Cost
On AppleTV
With a staggering 1.8 trillion dollars in student loan debt, the average American household owes $39,000, affecting minorities and only expanding the racial gap even wider. A significant percentage of these people have paid their debt by now. Still, it’s the penalties, the uncontrolled interest, and the predatory behaviors of loan companies that keep piling upon them. Are the current efforts from the government enough to make a change?
Directed by Sam Menendez
Supply Run
A high-stakes international travel reality show. A team of 4 must acquire and deliver a list of crucial items to a remote community deep in the Indian Himalayas.
Directed by Jake Vanags & Sam Menendez
Hurricane Maria: Stories from the Storm
On Amazon Prime
Hurricane Maria left 3.4 million American citizens in what came to be the longest power blackout in American history. This film is a deep look into the lives forever changed by the storm. Resilience and community work are Puerto Rico's the best hope for the struggles of a forgotten state.
Directed by Sam Menendez
Coming Soon!
Priced Out Of Paradise
Hawaii has been a popular visitor destination for more than a century. Since the pandemic, the island has become a victim of its own success as ‘One-Percenters’ keep buying homes on the islands.
Owning a home is one of the most important contributors to building economic security and an essential part of the American dream, but with median prices for a single-family home topping $1.1 million on Oahu, owning a home, and gaining the financial stability that can go with it is simply out of reach for most people.
Directed by Annie & Sam Menendez
In Production
Stranded
After over a decade of dedicating our work to documentaries at Apollo Studios, we have decided it is time for us to make the jump to narrative work.
Wrote, produced by us, and currently in production, ‘Stranded’ is the story of an astronaut working in Earth’s orbit which is left in space as a nuclear disaster breaks out and devastates the planet. How can she come home, when there might not be a home to come back to?
Written & Directed by Sam Menendez
In Development
The Darkest Morning
Our next documentary, currently in development, will visit one of America’s most painful mornings. For better, or worse, 9/11 changed the world forever.
Setting aside the political, conspiratorial, and the overwhelming toll of innocent lives, This film will examine the experiences of individuals who survived 9/11. We will conduct interviews with those who were considered the "lucky" ones. Our interviewees share a common experience: they attribute their survival to a series of fortuitous events that prevented them from being at the World Trade Center on that day. These events, which could be described as sheer luck or divine intervention, saved their lives.
Directed by Sam Menendez
Moon Landing
What if the conspiracy theories are true, and mankind's furthest step into the unknown was all part of a hoax? and what if the astronauts didn't know it?
In the midst of the Cold War, America worries that the Soviet Union is ahead in the space race. To keep the spirit alive, NASA announces a live broadcast of the astronaut's first steps on the moon. Finally, Apollo 11 is ready to launch, fueled by the dreams and aspirations of the free world, but what if they knew the mission would never succeed?
Written & Directed by Sam Menendez
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