MARA WHITEHEAD

Colorado-born director & photographer based in Los Angeles // traveling the globe directing commercials, documentaries & music videos. A devotion to visual storytelling and evoking human connection - to self, to others, to earth - lies at the center of her creations.

Notable clients include Nissan, lululemon, Therabody and Hoka. Collaborations with artists include Ry X, Local Natives, Kevin Morby, Norah Jones and others. Her film Kiss My Grass premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2025 and has screened at Dumbo Film Festival, Urban World, San Quentin, and others. She is co-founder of Diirt, a creative studio capturing connection between people & planet.

Otherwise found rafting the american southwest, climbing big walls & surfing malibu. Here to remind us of the beauty inside the storm.

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CONNECT:

mara@diirt.us