Shadowbox Films is dedicated to creating character-driven documentaries that explore cultural and social issues.

Formed in 1998 by David Mehlman and Justin Schein, graduates of Stanford University's Master's program in Documentary Film and Video, Shadowbox continues to produce award-winning films from conception to completion for theatrical, television, educational, as well as corporate audiences.

Shadowbox Films has documented subjects ranging from runaway teens to rural healthcare, heroin abuse to literacy. Each film illuminates the stories of individual characters, allowing audiences to identify with and understand some of the issues that shape people's lives.