TOBY WOSSKOW IS A BRITISH-BORN, LOS ANGELES-BASED WRITER & DIRECTOR.
He wrote & directed Sides of a Horn (2019), a narrative short film from Executive Producer Sir Richard Branson that tells the story of two brothers-in-law fighting on opposite sides of South Africa’s poaching war. The short received twelve film festival awards, including an Oscar-qualifying Grand Jury Prize.
Watch Sides of a Horn below or read about the film in:
TO FOLLOW UP HIS SHORT
Toby is attached to direct two feature films. The first, Last Rhino, is an international crime drama set against the backdrop of the illegal wildlife trade, produced by Oscar-winner Cathy Schulman, and written by Toby and his partner Caroline Wosskow. The second, The American Kickoff, is a fresh take on the sports genre, written by Toby, that dramatizes soccer’s rise in America through the eyes of the audacious salesmen who lured Pelé, Beckham, and Messi to the USA.
DIRECTING COMMERCIALS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND BRANDED CONTENT
Toby is the co-founder of Smallworld, a fully integrated advertising, branding, and entertainment company. He has directed commercials for the likes of BMW, United Nations, Fujifilm, Oakley, Real Madrid and Nike, as well as music videos for Marshmello, The Chainsmokers and Elton John. Read a 2018 feature in No Film School about Toby’s journey into commercial directing.
A Father’s Day short film released digitally by BMW USA. When he gets his license, a young boy is finally able to take his father, a handicapped race car driver, back out on the track.
BMW - WHAT DRIVES YOU? Writer/Director
A commercial that captured the spirit of Real Madrid and delivered exciting news to their 300M social media followers: the team would be coming to the USA.
REAL MADRID - IS COMING Director
A PSA short film made in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to shine a light on our planet’s refugee crisis and commemorate World Refugee Day.
UNITED NATIONS - NEW TOGETHER Director
A cast of NBA stars and high-profile dancers bring energy to this Nike x House of Hoops national TV commercial that was broadcast on TNT during NBA All Star Weekend.
NIKE - HOUSE OF HOOPS Director
A narrative music video that introduced DJ Marshmello to the global world of soccer, trended #4 on YouTube and has amassed over half a billion views.
MARSHMELLO - STARS Writer/Director
Shot on film, this PSA captures contemporary school children with an old war photography look, making the statement: classrooms should not be war zones.
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES - AMERICA’S GRAVEYARD Director
CONTACT
FILM & TV MANAGEMENT
Peter Katz - peter@story-driven.com
COMMERCIALS (US)
Gian Pedrotti - gian@monumentcontent.com
EVERYTHING ELSE
Toby Wosskow - toby@wearesmallworld.com
