Straight Up Films

Straight Up Films is a fully integrated, female-owned media company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2008 by Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen. The company produces motion pictures, branded content, and commercials for a global audience, with notable credits including Transcendence (Warner Bros., 2014) starring Johnny Depp and Jane Got A Gun (2016) starring Natalie Portman. The company is known for championing diversity and social impact storytelling. In 2021, the founders launched a sister company, Straight Up Impact, focused on social-change content.