Chase White is a British Columbia-based film director, producer and photographer. Leaning on a tenured background in the professional creative industry, White is drawn to powerful human stories, and has refined an organic process for aligning these stories with both brand interest and distribution for the greater good.
When not working in sport, product and culture, White aims to protect populations of wild ecosystems and their unique communities through galvanizing storytelling. He is an ardent conservationist, donating both funding and expertise to the Native Fish Society, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, Watersheds BC Indigenous Watersheds Initiative, Squamish River Watershed Society, Redd Fish Restoration and other 501(c)(3) groups.
Having successfully led crews ranging from 7-75 people in everything from branded reality series to film festival documentaries, Chase's notable recognitions as a director include two Drake Awards, a 2024 Shorty Impact Award with Gold Honors, a 2024 Adrian Awards Best of Digital Category Gold Award, the 2024 People’s Voice Webby Award, and a 2025 Webby Honoree Distinction. In addition, Chase has won three 2025 Telly Awards; one Silver Telly Award for Toyota's Ultimate Mountain Athlete campaign, one Gold Telly Award for Toyota's Love of the Taco series, and another Gold Telly Award for the 5-part branded conservation series titled Discovering Yellowstone.
Other pending awards and nominations for Chase's directorial work include a 2025 Effie Awards Finalist, a 2025 Digiday Content Marketing Award, a 2025 ThinkLA award finalist for Best Entertainment Campaign, and two 2025 Shorty Awards for work done on behalf of Toyota.
Commercially, Chase works with brands that align with his values including Patagonia, Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford, MEC, Outside, Pinkbike, Orbea Bikes, Maxxis Tires, Fox Racing, Sage Fly Fish, RIO Products, Gerber Gear, YETI, Suunto, Leatherman, Hatch Outdoors, Lululemon, Winston Fly Rods, Dish & DUER, Scientific Anglers, Simms Fishing, Howler Brothers, Zeal Optics, Costa, Big Agnes, Honey Stinger, Ciele Athletics, f-stop Gear, Tourism Whistler and others.
Well versed in building dynamic projects for big brands from concept through post production, Chase is self-represented, non-union affiliated, and a dual citizen of both the US and Canada. He lives in Squamish, British Columbia with his wife Lindsay and son, Waylon Jude.
