We make work
worth watching.
Grain & Thunder is a video production company based in North Dakota. We produce documentaries, branded content, and commercial work for clients who want storytelling that holds up — visually and editorially. Every project we take on, we produce from the ground up.
The Team
Derek
Olson
Creative Director
Corey
Long
Producer &
Account Manager
Cutter
Flory
Camera Operator
& DP
Grant
Gathman
Camera Operator
& PA
Nicole
Derosier
Producer
Derek has spent two decades working in production across journalism, Hollywood, and independent film — from covering the Sochi Olympics to supervising stages at Smashbox Studios to producing content that's cleared 100 million views.
He founded Grain & Thunder to build a production company rooted in the place he's from — one that brings a serious editorial eye to every project, whether that's a municipal documentary series or a branded commercial.