Set amidst the beautiful backdrop of the islands of Hawai‘i, the nine-episode series is based on true events and follows warrior Ka‘iana, portrayed by Momoa, as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century.
BAM executive produced the series as well as directed ep. 5 and the penultimate. He also co-directed episodes 3 & 4.
BAM’s directorial feature film debut for Netflix. Starring Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Justin Bartha, and Amy Brenneman.
Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd // Production Designer: Andrew Menzies // Costume Designer: Michael Ground // 1st Assistant Director: Shelley Ziegler // Editors: Michael McCusker & Matt Chessè // Composer: Steven Price
2024 Guinness US Campaign.
Co-Directed by Jason Momoa & BAM
Creative Agency: On the Roam
On the Roam is an eight episode docu-series co-directed and executive produced by Jason Momoa and Brian Andrew Mendoza in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Premiering Jan 18th, 2024
BAM concepted + directed this spot in the spur of the moment while shooting a separate commercial in a plastic factory for Mananalu.
Carhartt 2021/2022 TV Campaign: Fit for the Next Frontier.
Directed by BAM // Creative Director: Brian Bennett // Producer: Paris Herbert-Taylor // DOP: Thomas Scott Stanton // VFX: ReDefine // Color: Nick Metcalf // Editor: BAM
Released for Mother’s Day 2019, All Hail Mom went on to help generate Carhartt’s largest product push for women’s apparel in its history.
Director: BAM // Creative Director: Brian Bennett // DOP: Thomas Scott Stanton // Editor: BAM // Producer: Pride of Gypsies
A short doc. about recreating the iconic 1950’s Cycle Champ Jacket in Kobe, Japan for Harley-Davidson.
Canvas of My Life is a very special collaboration between Pride of Gypsies and Carhartt. The short film is an intimate look at Jason Momoa as a husband & father and the balance of his work and family.
Produced by Pride of Gypsies and directed by BAM, Canvas of My Life is the first film by Carhartt's Handmade Films.
Special thanks to Lisa Bonet, Warner Bros., Zack Snyder, Chris Sharma, Christian Hosoi, Citizen Cope, Blaine Halvorson, and San Diego Comic Con.
Road to Paloma is Jason Momoa's directorial debut and Pride of Gypsies first feature film. It was a single camera production that took the crew across 5 states and was shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II. EFilm by Deluxe handled the DI supervised by legendary colorist Yvan Lucas.
BAM served as producer alongside Momoa in addition to being the film's cinematographer.
The film was lauded in both The New York Times & The Los Angeles Times.
