Scott Faris

Scott grew up in West Virginia and attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts before teaching fifth grade on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. After working as a video producer for Teach For America, he co-founded Universe Creative, an LA-based documentary production company, with his friend and long-time colleague, Meg Griffiths. Universe Creative’s clients include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, and Amazon Studios. Scott enjoys stories that challenge conventional wisdom and preconceived notions about people and places often overlooked by popular media.