Rhythm Productions was founded by documentary filmmaker Colin Ruggiero.  He holds a BS from the University of Montana in Cultural Anthropology with minors in Spanish and Latin American Studies and an MFA from the Discovery Network’s Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program at Montana State University in Bozeman.

     Rhythm Productions is committed to creating independent media and strives to work within funding and distribution models that leave its films free of the commercial biases that work their way into so much of mainstream, broadcast media.  The central doctrine of Rhythm Productions is that a diverse and independent media environment is vital to the functioning of a healthy democracy. By seeking out independent funding sources and creative outlets and partnerships for distribution, Rhythm Productions is able to make refreshing and valuable contributions to the media dialogue that plays such an important role in our society. 

    Within this context, the goal of Rhythm Productions is to create art.  We believe not only that art and documentary film can coexist, but that they are a particularly fruitful coupling.  Our insistence on approaching films as fine art rather than as a “product” is what sets us apart from other production companies.  Our films offer another way of seeing the world  and to this end, we strive to use images, words and music to create films that convey beauty and emotion in addition to information.