Who We Are
From the moment we picked up a camera, everything clicked.
After a decade of in-house video production, we started to search for a deeper meaning behind our work. After all, a tremendous amount of effort goes into creating a film, so you should care about it with all your heart.
That’s why we created one4all films, to uplift stories of impact, community and perseverance. This allows us to platform the organizations and individuals working to make a difference in their own backyards.
Our Story
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2008-2012
It was the early days of accessible digital cameras. Our founder, Shane Yelicanin, would head to the local skatepark to film he and his friends skating. After years of photo and video sessions, he was provided the opportunity to join a brand new filmmaking program at Quakertown High School. From there, the obsession only grew.
As part of this program, Shane directed his first ever short film. There was nothing quite like bringing people together to work toward that commom goal, especially once the cast and crew got to enjoy a premiere at the school! Following the showing, it was clear that another career path wouldn’t be able to match up against this feeling. It was time to commit.
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2012- 2016
Shane began studying Film & Anthropology at Fordham University. By the end of Freshman year, he was on staff as a Teaching Assistant for the school’s digital media laboratory.
During this time, Shane also began interning with the New York City Department of Health as a member of the World Trade Center Health Registry. Here, he created short documentary films describing the long term physical and mental affects of the Sept. 11 attacks.
It was this work at the Department of Health that made it clear how documentary could act as a platform for issues we care about. The seeds were sown.
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2016-2022
After graduating from Fordham University with dual-degrees in Film & Anthropology, Shane began working at a tech company in Philadelphia. Here, his job was to synthesize complex ideas and product concepts into short and digestible video content. This proved to be crucial practice in storytelling and inter-department collaboration.
Although the work was creatively satisfying for a time, we couldn’t help but feel a lack of purpose or community value to the work we were doing. So, we began volunteering at that very same skatepark from Shane’s childhood teaching photo and video class.
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2023- Present
After a year of volunteering with Free Fall Action Park as a Media Mentor, Shane was provided the opportunity to develop and pitch his debut documentary feature, Pipe Dream. As soon as this became an option, Shane resigned from his full-time job and took the leap. A 40-minute film, a premiere attended by 250 and multiple film festivals later, it was clear that continuing down this path was the only option.
That brings us to now, on the precipice of this adventure and ready to tell more inspiring stories. All for one & one4all!