About Us

Rafael Roy and Kelin Verrette craft cinematic, character-driven non-fiction through intimate, handheld camerawork and a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to documentary storytelling. In 2018, shortly after getting married, they launched All Solid Things, a production company rooted in their shared commitment to documentary filmmaking. Their body of work spans documentary shorts, features, and series, as well as non-profit, branded content and commercial projects.

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Rafael Roy (he/him), a native New Yorker and former editorial photographer, studied documentary filmmaking at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His recent cinematography credits include, American Doctor a  2026 Sundance World Premiere, and I am Ready, Warden, a 2025 Oscar®-Nominated short (executive produced by Sheila Nevins). He was the Director of Photography on several critically acclaimed broadcast projects, including Eyes On The Prize III (Episode 5 dir. Smriti Mundhra), and PBS Frontline: "Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages". He served as co-producer and cinematographer on Lady Buds (Hot Docs 2021).

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Kelin Verrette (she/her), originally from South Louisiana, came to documentary through a background in archaeology and museum work. She began her filmmaking journey as an editor on Cipher (SF Dance Film Festival, 2018) and The Women (2020). A skilled editor, camera person, and producer, she recently worked as Story Producer on Family Tree (dir. Jennifer MacArthur) and Co-Producer on I Am Ready, Warden (dir. Smriti Mundhra).

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Together, Rafael and Kelin have developed a nimble, two-person field approach, contributing to high-profile documentary work including the Emmy®-nominated Through Our Eyes. They provided dual-camera coverage for Ellen Goosenberg Kent’s Rebuilding Hope: The Children of 9/11 and collaborated on Ferguson Rises (Tribeca Audience Award 2021), with Rafael as cinematographer and Kelin as Assistant Editor.

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They are currently producing and editing Forty One, a vérité feature chronicling the historic first platoon of women to train at the formerly all-male Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California.

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