Short films, Film fests, YouTube, and Reels
In 2024 we received the No Man’s Land Film Festival’s Genderqueer Filmmaker Grant which helped us bring Full Spectrum - A Queer Outdoorsy Film About Autism, to life. It had its World Premier in Denver in 2025 and traveled via the NMLFF World Tour where it was shown in community spaces, college campuses, rock climbing gyms, and theaters in big cities and small towns all over the world. During the No Man’s Land Flagship Festival Erin received the Fem-Wow Award for favorite All-Woman production / Director.
Full Spectrum was also selected for the NMLFF World Tour and was selected for the Muskoka Film Festival in Ontario, Canada, the Atlanta Women’s Film Festival and the Appalachian Queer Film Festival.
We’ve been hired by numerous outdoor brands to breathe life into projects and we’re ready to work with you.
Recent video clients include Outside, Merrell, Coleman, Orvis, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Stio, and ENO Hammocks.
To see more of our work, please visit us on YouTube.
The award-winning short film Full Spectrum - A Queer Outdoorsy Film About Autism featuring Caroline Whatley. Directed, produced and shot by Erin McGrady of Authentic Story Co.
Devin Cowens (she/her) is the founder of the RAR Atlanta chapter. RAR was founded in 2017 and stands for Radical Adventure Riders and it centers women, trans, femme, and non-binary cyclists and also BIPOC cyclists. Directed and filmed by Erin McGrady and Caroline Whatley of Authentic Story Co.
Made By Mountains, Loved By Locals. This project features Western North Carolina author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Directed and filmed by Erin McGrady and Caroline Whatley of Authentic Story Co.
Authentic Story Co.’s Cinematography Reel.
Erin McGrady and Caroline Whatley created this to raise funds for Campaign For Southern Equality by training and running the Pittsburgh Marathon.