Kaden Wittig

Kaden Wittig

Writer  ·  Director  ·  Video Production Professional

Kaden Wittig is an independent filmmaker based in Oklahoma City, OK, with a background spanning feature films, broadcast television, and commercial video. His work focuses on telling grounded, human stories through the medium of film. Starting his filmmaking journey through home videos at the age of 6, he has since directed multiple festival award-winning short films throughout high school and college, as well as the Telly Award-winning feature-length documentary Pillar: Beyond the Frontline (2025).

Kaden is a graduate of Tulsa Technology's TV Production program, has an A.A.S. in Liberal Arts, and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Film and Media Studies and a minor in Creative Media Production from the University of Oklahoma.

As Director

  • From a Distance Writer / Director · 2026
  • Pillar: Beyond the Frontline Director · 2025
  • Murder in Chinatown Director · Summer 48 Hour Film Project · 2026
  • Where the Flowers Bloom Writer / Director · 2025
  • Up(LIFTING) Writer / Director / Editor · 2025
  • Matador AI × Fowler Toyota Creative Director · FAME Crew · 2026

As Camera / Crew

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! Production Assistant · ABC · 2026
  • Men's Health — Strong Talks Camera Operator · Hearst · 2026
  • Deep Dust 2nd Unit Director of Photography · North40 Productions · 2026
  • KJRH-TV Tulsa Photojournalist · 2022–2024
  • The Woman on the Other Side 2nd Assistant Camera · Lumiere Films · 2026
  • Chimera 2nd Assistant Camera · Front25 Productions · 2025
  • Pillow Armor 2nd Assistant Camera · GC Films Hollywood · 2025
  • NCAA National Wrestling Duals Camera Operator · FloSports · 2025
  • Oklahoma Gubernatorial Agriculture Forum Camera Operator · DJ Marketing Solutions · 2026
  • Victory Builders Camera Operator · Gossett Productions · 2026
  • Larry Gatlin Concert Camera Operator · Gossett Productions · 2026
  • Live Like That Set Lighting Technician · Mucho Mas Media · 2025

Awards

  • Telly Awards Bronze · General Student · 2026
  • Broadcast Education Association Award of Excellence · Student Documentary · 2026
  • Tonkawa Film Festival Best Student Film · 2026
  • Summer 48 Hour Film Project 2nd Place Best Film · 2026
  • deadCenter × Oklahoma State Fair Film Friday Best Actor — Ryan Peachlyn · 2026
  • Clean Shorts Film Festival Best Okie Collegiate Short · 2026
  • OKC 48 Hour Film Project Best Use of Line · 2025
  • Circle Cinema Film Festival Official Selection · 2026
  • Cowpokes International Film Festival Director's Choice · Best Student Film · 2025
  • Great Plains Film Festival Best Student University Film · 2024
  • Red Dirt Film Festival Best Short Documentary · 2023
  • Sunny Side Up Film Festival Best Oklahoma Made Mini Short Film · 2023
  • Red Brick Road Film Festival Best Documentary · 2022

Education

  • University of Oklahoma B.A. Film & Media Studies, Minor in Creative Media Production · Magna Cum Laude · 2026
  • Tulsa Community College A.A.S. Liberal Arts · 2024
  • Tulsa Technology Center TV Production · 2022