
Juiced
Based on a true story: A kidnapped college kid is forced to sell fruit juice in the ghetto, and awoken to the realities of race, class, and culture.

FilmsFestival narratives, brand films, and original cinematic worlds.
PhotographyPortraits, light-painting, and beauty found in imperfection.
MusicTedDrops DJ sets and original scores made to move you.
LiteraturePoetry, essays, and worldbuilding for minds that wander.
Web, AI & GraphicCinematic websites, AI systems, and brand identity design.From cinematic brand campaigns to original sci-fi universes, Ted’s magic delivers work that is rich in story and alive with emotion, Ted’s work lives at the intersection of technology and transformation.

Ted was six when he asked an innocent question that would unknowingly shape his entire life and career: “What does that button do, Daddy?” His father handed him the camera and he hasn’t stopped using it since.
Forty years later, Ted Saunders has directed everything from viral Burning Man narrative films to high-converting global Salesforce campaigns. He has gone from building studios, to losing everything, and much like his photography, had to develop in that darkness — reemerging with a strength, stamina and skill forged in the fires of transformation. Ted’s philosophy, to show the beauty of humanity captured through our imperfection, is exposed through every frame he shoots.
With over 4 million views, this film tripled Burning Man’s ticket sales, selling them out for the first time. Over a decade later, people still watch it religiously, stating that it gives them hope during hard times.


Every story is an invitation to feel something deeper. To open your aperture, remember who you were before the world told you who to be. To celebrate the truth, the shadows, and the beauty of what it means to be human.
I tell stories for the people who are brave enough to see the world differently.
Over four decades, Ted Saunders built an interconnected creative universe spanning cinema, philosophy, music, photography, storytelling, AI, and transformation. Each point on the compass is another expression of the same question: what does it mean to be fully human?

Films that change how you see the world.

Whether you need a director, a collaborator, a guide or a return on investment — Ted can help you build something meaningful.

You need a director who understands story at a cellular level. Ted has helmed campaigns for Salesforce, Ancestry.com, and Comcast — with the emotional intelligence and visual command to match any scale.

You're a man ready to find your path and optimize your life. Ted works with men to master the four core dimensions that determine everything: career, finances, health, and relationships.

You believe in the kind of platforms that dare to shift the paradigm of today's culture. Ted has developed original cinematic worlds for visionary investors who back what matters.
Four original scripts. Each one a universe waiting to exist.

Based on a true story: A kidnapped college kid is forced to sell fruit juice in the ghetto, and awoken to the realities of race, class, and culture.

A man who loses the ability to recognize faces must find his kidnapped fiancée, aided only by an elixir that bends time.

A man who released a dark god to end a war must now lead rebels to save the world — and his wife — from the corrupt order he unknowingly served.

The first human consciousness inside a cyborg body understands everything — except where we came from. So he ushers existence toward the singularity.
Stay ahead of the chain, mastering the future of finance.
Ted Saunders has spent years navigating the decentralized financial landscape — studying market cycles, portfolio architecture, risk frameworks, and the psychology of wealth that most advisors won’t touch.
This isn’t generic advice. It’s a strategic conversation with someone who has lived the volatility, learned from it, and built a clear philosophy around it.
Insights that refuse to stay quiet.
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