About
An independent production company built on listening
Founded in 2022 by Executive Producer Richard Ticho, Resilient Features develops documentaries, feature films, original series, leadership conferences, film forums, interviews, podcasts, screenings, and educational content.
Our story
Stories that continue after the credits
Resilient Features creates work centered on people whose stories deserve to be seen, heard, and preserved. Our work begins with listening. It grows through collaboration. It reaches the screen through disciplined production and authentic storytelling.
It continues through the audiences, organizations, and communities that carry each story forward.
The wave behind our name represents resilience, momentum, transformation, and global connection.
Mission and vision
Elevate important voices. Transform individual stories into conversations.
We look for stories that matter to a community before they matter to a market, and we build the productions, gatherings, and educational programs that let those stories reach the world.
Founder
Richard Ticho
Executive Producer, Resilient Features
Richard Ticho founded Resilient Features in 2022 and serves as Executive Producer across the company's slate. He is Executive Producer of The Women In Security Documentary and of the developing productions The Women In Security Documentary 2, Meet Arthur Fischl, She's Letting It Go, and Flippin' Cards.
He is the writer and producer developing Bonanza: The Legend of Hop Sing, and the story of Sun Gun God is drawn from his own experiences in Israel during the period surrounding the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Creative collaborators
The people who make the work possible
Directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, composers, producers, advisors, and participants each hold their own role in the work.
Yvette Freeman
Director, The Women In Security Documentary
Anne Saita
Co-Writer and Co-Producer, The Women In Security Documentary
Kyle Lawrence Wright
Editor and Co-Producer, The Women In Security Documentary
Kennard Ramsey
Composer, The Women In Security Documentary
Andrew Barrack
Cinematographer, The Women In Security Documentary
Samantha Wright
Producer, She's Letting It Go
Unison Frances
Featured, She's Letting It Go
Our production model
A living cycle, not a process
Identify a story that matters. Understand the people connected to it. Build relationships within its natural community. Create an exceptional production. Bring audiences together. Extend the story.
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Story and Concept
A story worth telling, identified with care.
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Research and Community
Understanding the people connected to it.
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Advisors and Subject-Matter Experts
Knowledge that keeps the work honest.
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Strategic Partnerships
Relationships built inside the story's own world.
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Interviews and Production
Disciplined filming and authentic storytelling.
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Conferences and Film Forums
Gathering an audience while the story is still forming.
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Editing and Completion
Shaping many voices into one film.
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Premieres and Screenings
Bringing people together in a room.
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Distribution
Reaching audiences far beyond the original community.
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Education and Continuing Content
The conversation that follows the credits.
Awards and recognition
Recognition for The Women In Security Documentary
Nine awards across six film festivals, alongside individual recognition for members of the creative team.
- Best Documentary Feature — Oniros Film Awards New York
- Best Documentary — New York Film Awards
- Award of Excellence — Accolade Global Film Competition
- Best Documentary Feature — ICE Movie Awards 2026
- Best Feature Documentary — Amsterdam Movie Fest
- Best Editing — Recognition for Kyle Lawrence Wright
- Honorable Mention — Director Yvette Freeman
- Honorable Mention — Producer Richard Ticho