MCCONNELL/HAUSER

Film and video production and post-production company based in New York and Los Angeles.
CINEMATIC STORYTELLERS
Crafting Visual Narratives
MCCONNELL/HAUSER is a boutique film and video production company based in New York City and Los Angeles, producing narrative and documentary films, TV commercials, music videos, and social media content since 2005. Partners Sam McConnell and Lukas Hauser collaborate with skilled teams of writers, producers, cinematographers and editors to transform ideas into compelling visual storytelling.

SERVICES
Cinematic Storytelling
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Film Festival Features
FILM PRODUCTION
& DOCUMENTARIES
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Industry Film Awards
Craft compelling and award-winning narrative and documentary film.


COMMERCIALS, VIDEO MARKETING
& BRANDED VISUAL STORYTELLING
60 Liter
Storage Compartment
Promote your brand and tell your story through commercials, video marketing and visual storytelling.
POST-PRODUCTION,
EDITING & CREATIVE
85%
Improved Reaction Time
Transform raw footage into polish masterpieces with full-service post-production.

WORK
Recent Projects






COMPANY
Excellence by the Numbers
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Commercials & Branded
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Documentaries
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Film Festival Featured
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Awards
EXPERTISE
Our Team

Lukas Hauser
Lukas Hauser is a principal at McConnell/Hauser Inc., a marketing agency and video production company that has created award-winning work for clients such as HBO and Oprah Winfrey. Lukas is also a Design Review Board member for the City of Spartanburg, where he votes to approve or reject proposed architectural projects. He has a diverse professional background that includes experience in design, writing, and editing. Notably, Lukas served as Associate Art Director at Time Warner, Editor at I.D. The International Design Magazine, and Writer for WIRED Magazine. Lukas was also the Co-Founder of Mired.com, an early internet magazine. He holds an MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts and a BA from Brown University.

Sam McConnell
Sam McConnell is a writer, director, and producer and partner in the New York and Los Angeles based production company, McConnell / Hauser. Their work spans narrative and documentary films, commercials, web series, music videos, PSAs, and video art installations. Sam has directed five short films (Horseyboy, Seeing you In Circles, Twoyoungmen, UT., The Hunter, and BRUTAL) all of which have played in festivals across the country and internationally. Sam has produced two acclaimed HBO documentaries exploring identity: The Out List (2013, featuring Ellen Degeneres, Larry Kramer, Cynthia Nixon, and Neil Patrick Harris) and The Trans List (2016, featuring Laverne Cox and Janet Mock,) both with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Under the McConnell / Hauser banner he directed and produced the feature-length documentary Camp RicStar (2024, co-produced, written, and edited by Lukas Hauser) about the life-changing music therapy camp for kids with disabilities. Sam has completed Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative director mentorship program, and holds a BA and MFA from Columbia University in New York.
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SAM MCCONNELL
Sam McConnell is a writer, director, and producer and partner in the New York and Los Angeles based production company, McConnell / Hauser. Their work spans narrative and documentary films, commercials, web series, music videos, PSAs, and video art installations. Sam has directed five short films (Horseyboy, Seeing you In Circles, Twoyoungmen, UT., The Hunter, and BRUTAL) all of which have played in festivals across the country and internationally. Sam has produced two acclaimed HBO documentaries exploring identity: The Out List (2013, featuring Ellen Degeneres, Larry Kramer, Cynthia Nixon, and Neil Patrick Harris) and The Trans List (2016, featuring Laverne Cox and Janet Mock,) both with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Under the McConnell / Hauser banner he directed and produced the feature-length documentary Camp RicStar (2024, co-produced, written, and edited by Lukas Hauser) about the life-changing music therapy camp for kids with disabilities. Sam has completed Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative director mentorship program, and holds a BA and MFA from Columbia University in New York.


LUKAS HAUSER
Lukas Hauser is a principal at McConnell/Hauser Inc., a marketing agency and video production company that has created award-winning work for clients such as HBO and Oprah Winfrey. Lukas is also a Design Review Board member for the City of Spartanburg, where he votes to approve or reject proposed architectural projects. He has a diverse professional background that includes experience in design, writing, and editing. Notably, Lukas served as Associate Art Director at Time Warner, Editor at I.D. The International Design Magazine, and Writer for WIRED Magazine. Lukas was also the Co-Founder of Mired.com, an early internet magazine. He holds an MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts and a BA from Brown University.