The Chartrands

Marc and Melanie Chartrand are a director team whose work blends cinematic craft with a deep emphasis of human perception. The two met as photojournalists and have been students of communication ever since; embracing embodied perspectives in their storytelling and a clear sense of where the narrative gravity lives within a story. This instinctive, observational discipline informs their visual style—intimate, immersive, and attentive to the subtle details that make moments feel lived rather than manufactured.

Together, Marc and Melanie bring a blend of technical precision and narrative sensitivity. Marc’s work draws on a lifelong interest in psychology, perception, and the phenomenology of experience, while Melanie refines with highly visual eye and a fluency with character and environment.

Across food, automotive, lifestyle, and design-driven commercial spaces, the pair are known for creating films that resonate long after the screen goes black; stories built on a deep reverence for how audiences see and feel.

Approachable, collaborative, and quietly inquisitive, Marc and Melanie lead with calm confidence and a belief that the creative process should feel not just seamless, but transformative.