Welcome to Desert Penguin Pictures

Cathleen O’Connell is an independent documentary producer based in Boston. Her films shine a light on lesser known but important facets of American culture – stories found when you exit the interstate and pull onto the blue highways and back roads. Her broadcast credits include non-fiction programming for PBS, Animal Planet, The History Channel and Discovery Channel.

We love deserts and we love penguins, hence Desert Penguin Pictures. (Although someone once said it sounded like a Zen kōan, and we like that as an origin story as well.) Team Desert Penguin is a pool of talented collaborators - a flock of rare birds, although we don't wear tuxedos all that often. (Above is a Scottish penguin at the Edinburgh Zoo. When travelling, Desert Penguins seek out their brothers and sisters around the world.)

Whether it's broadcast, digital or print, we'd love to help you tell your story - from production, budgeting, writing to research and archival clearances.  Get in touch with us via the interwebs at this robot-thwarting address: cathleen at desertpenguinpictures dot com.