Night fishing crew hauling nets — investigative documentary photography, Chloe Darnaud portfolio
§ I — Statement · Portfolio 2018 — 2026

Helpingpowerfulstories
find their voice.

Fig. 01 — At sea, after midnight.
By
Chloe Darnaud, bilingual French-American development producer
Chloe Darnaud
Bilingual French-American Development Producer

I develop documentaries with filmmakers, production companies, NGOs and mission-driven organisations — bringing archival research, story architecture and pitch materials that move projects from spark to green-light.

  • Development Producer
  • Archival Research
  • Pitch Deck Design
  • Creative Strategy
  • FR · EN Bilingual
§ II — Selected Pitch Decks

A portfolio of decks — feature films, documentaries & press kits.

Tu Me Ressembles
Press Kit · Dina Amer
Tu Me Ressembles
Cherif
Feature Film · Editorial Slide
Cherif
Les Brebis Galeuses
Feature Film · Bixente Volet
Les Brebis Galeuses
Blindfolded
Feature Film · Development
Blindfolded
Playing With Fire
Documentary · Strategy
Playing With Fire
Cain, Abel & The Cowgirl
Series · Pitch Deck
Cain, Abel & The Cowgirl
Blindfolded — Look Book
Visual Reference
Blindfolded — Look Book
Raavel
Documentary · Character Deck
Raavel
Synesthesia
Title Card
Synesthesia
01 / 03
§ III — Selected Collaborators

Trusted by studios, broadcasters, NGOs & independent voices.

Netflix
Imagine Documentaries
The Outlaw Ocean Project
Insignia Films
Willa
Canyon Cinema
Othrs
Metro
FFP
Free Spirit
Télé Grenoble
Netflix
Imagine Documentaries
The Outlaw Ocean Project
Insignia Films
Willa
Canyon Cinema
Othrs
Metro
FFP
Free Spirit
Télé Grenoble
§ IV — Selected Work

Documentaries, series & long-form journalism I've helped shape.

You Resemble Me
Selected Recognition
  • Venice — Verona Film Club Award
  • Cairo IFF — Best Arab Film

A meditation on identity and inheritance, told through fragmented family memory.

Archival Research

You Resemble Me

2021
Dir. Dina Amer · Premiered Venice Film Festival
Exec. produced by Spike Lee, Riz Ahmed & Alma Har'el
The Outlaw Ocean Project
Selected Recognition
  • Emmy nomination
  • Overseas Press Club Award

Investigative journalism at sea — building narrative frameworks for a global audience.

Creative Strategy

The Outlaw Ocean Project

2023
Dir. Ian Urbina · Premiered The New Yorker · The Guardian
Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalism
Paper & Glue
Selected Recognition
  • Tribeca — Official Selection

JR's monumental portraits, translated into a funder-ready visual proposal.

Pitch Deck Design

Paper & Glue

2021
Dir. JR · Premiered Tribeca Film Festival
MSNBC Films
Kharkiv, Civilian Evacuations

Field production coordinating volunteer drivers under active bombardment.

Development Producer

Kharkiv, Civilian Evacuations

2022
Dir. Chloe Darnaud · Premiered Field report · Ukraine
My Name is Gitta

Reconstructing a Holocaust survivor's testimony from scattered archives.

Development & Research

My Name is Gitta

2023
Dir. In development · Premiered Feature Documentary
Free Money
Selected Recognition
  • Sundance — Official Selection
  • Hot Docs — Official Selection

Universal basic income in a Kenyan village — a decade-long social experiment.

Marketing & Storytelling

Free Money

2023
Dir. Sam Soko & Lauren DeFilippo · Premiered Sundance Film Festival
MTV Documentary Films
§ V — Services

What I do — and how it elevates your project.

01

Film Development

Shaping treatments and story architecture from the first spark through the final draft.

02

Screenwriting

Structure, dialogue and dramaturgy — from outline to shooting script, in French or English.

03

Archival Research

Excavating forgotten footage, records and photographs — turning fragments into narrative bedrock.

04

Pitch Deck Design

Editorial documents that translate a vision into a document funders trust and remember.

05

Creative Strategy

Positioning, audience and voice — building the frame around the work before it meets the world.

06

Translation & Localisation

Moving stories across languages without losing cadence, nuance or intent.

§ VI — Method

I take the time to go deep.

Step 01
Discover
Step 02
Research
Step 03
Develop
Step 04
Design
Step 05
Deliver
§ VII — Correspondence

Let's build stories that matter.

Based between

Paris, France · Sevilla, Spain
& remote worldwide