Our Studio
COMMITTED TO SCIENCE
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios was founded in 2012 by the HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE, as an extension of our longstanding commitment to science communication and education.
With the trust of and access to the scientific community, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is uniquely positioned to shine a light on some of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of our time. Our films have tracked major biomedical and public health advances such as the development of the Covid and malaria vaccines, filmed transformative scientific breakthroughs like the discovery of two-million-year-old DNA, and profiled pioneering scientists who have changed the course of history.
We select our projects based on the power of the stories, their scientific and societal importance, and their potential for impact. We focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the life sciences, and prioritize four main themes:
PIONEERS OF SCIENCE
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD
SPARKS OF DISCOVERY
Our Team

Jared Lipworth
OUR VALUES
DRIVEN BY SCIENCE
We believe in the power of science to change the world for good. As part of a world-class science organization, we bring deep expertise and boundless curiosity to the stories we tell.
STORYTELLERS WITH A PURPOSE
We tell stories about science that entertain, engage and inspire. We offer a unique, informed, accurate, inclusive, and compelling perspective on science and the good it can do. We set the gold standard for science storytelling as a trusted, accurate, award-winning studio.
INNOVATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL
We take bold risks in storytelling and outreach to reach audiences on new platforms, with new tools, and through innovative partnerships. We use evaluation and data to inform our growth and evolve our efforts.
COLLABORATIVE
We lift each other up. We are respectful and respected. We invest in each other and our field to build trust in science.

Power of Storytelling
"Humans have always communicated through stories. It's how we share, how we laugh and how we learn. Our studio places storytelling at the heart of everything we do. We truly believe in the power of stories to captivate hearts and inspire minds."
It is interesting to contemplate a tangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting about, and with worms crawling through the damp earth, and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms, so different from each other, and dependent upon each other in so complex a manner, have all been produced by laws acting around us.
Collaborate with us
We work with leading production companies, directors, writers, journalists, scientists and mission-oriented partners to ensure that our projects have broad reach and meaningful impact.