Bella Luna is fueled by hard work, family spirit, and a love of the land. Founded by two lifelong friends in 1997, the Templeton winery in California's Paso Robles wine region dry-farms many of its exceptional wines. This 3-minute brand documentary captures the essence of Bella Luna and its beautiful story of history, family, and quality always outranking quantity. Produced by Kirk Jackson of Going Home Pictures.

At a dusty desert drive-in, a weary teenager and a steadfast theater owner share parallel reflections on nostalgia, technology, our media consumption habits, and the fading glow of stories told under the California stars.

The Skyline drifts between memory and observation, layering sound and image into a cinematic portrait of a place suspended between decline and resilience. The film asks if a generation distracted by its hyper-digital mass media world will rescue these spaces or simply scroll past and let them fade into memory.

A sampling of projects filmed, directed, and edited by Kirk Weston Jackson of Going Home Pictures. Not everything, but enough for now.

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Un Sernier Verre (Pour La Route) by Beirut | 4AD.com

In 2020 Oléa and Patrice Pinaquy bought a nearly 400-year-old former convent in central France. With her background in landscape architecture and his experience as a master craftsman and restorer, they embarked on the long journey of taking the dilapidated residence and transforming it into a state beyond its original beauty — a setting perfect for artist and educational retreats, a setting surrounded by one of the riches cultural regions in France, and a setting to reconvene with nature and oneself.

Team Rubicon needed a rallying cry that landed with its supporters, veteran & civilian volunteers, and the supporting cast of people making up the backbone of the organization. I kept coming back to the word "purpose" and our gritty work ethic.

IAEM approached us with the need to put together two videos leading up to the first Emergency Managers Awareness Month in August 2025. This video is the 'evergreen' version of the final video. Both videos were completed on a tight timeline, requiring travel to active domestic disasters.

Annie "Mamá" Garcia is one fed up mama and a dark horse candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas. Annie entered the race after seeing a pool of candidates relying on "politics-as-usual" tactics to defeat incumbent John Cornyn. Annie is an energetic, passionate mother with a chip on her shoulder that fuels her 420-mile walk across Texas in the days leading up to the primary. Truly a campaign video on a budget — shot in 24 hours, edited in 8, and released the next day for the televised debate.

Malcolm escaped the gangs of Los Angeles by joining the Navy. When demons caught up to him, he entered a very long and dark period of homelessness... until US Vets entered the picture. This is a short version of Malcolm's story produced for the Home Depot Foundation, in support of their partner US Vets.

This PSA was centered around the new Team Rubicon tagline "Built to Serve". We wanted to incorporate the message of our veterans as a resource and our resilient communities.

Sam Elliot lent his silky smooth bass to the script written by Kirk Jackson. The PSA aired on HISTORY and various cable networks.

The Archway’s (formerly SafeHaven) mission is to end domestic violence through safety, support, prevention, and social change. They needed a video for their annual fundraiser that struck an emotional chord while also respecting the anonymity of the beneficiary. We had “Shandra” for one hour to interview and would need to piece together supporting visuals to help tell her story without overly dramatic recreations.

I remember when JJ first came to Team Rubicon — 2012 in our temporary headquarters for the Hurricane Sandy response. JJ seemed lost, angry. It wasn’t until years later, after having served alongside him on many TR operations, that I sat him down to tell his story. One of my favorite videos, albeit technically limited, that illustrates the way the pieces can fall into place — and the magic can be found in the edit.

Each April 1st, we created a video spoof that was a play on the organization’s unique name. Our tens of thousands of volunteers and die-hard supporters had come to expect something bigger and better each year. I decided to emulate the wonderfully entertaining and low-budget music compilation commercials of my youth. Behold, Team Rubisongs - Vol. 1 was born.