Kioté /kiˈoʊ.teɪ/ (kee-oh-tay) ♦ We are a collective of highly skilled artists, marketers, analysts & behavioral scientists who partner with brands aiming to disrupt & socially impact — helping them engineer emotional brand experiences for audiences online through Viral Storytelling & High Impact Video Campaigns.
began during the content boom of the 2010s
With brands frantically competing for user attention & a growing content fatigue, our creative team discovered a method that cut through the noise & changed the way audiences engaged with video.
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Our approach centered on emotion & the neuropsychology of storytelling to deepen audience engagement & inspire real social impact.
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With works consisting of films, viral videos, ADs, branded storytelling & more, our numbers paint an unmistakable picture.
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Welcome to Kioté.
A full service video production studio leading the content space in video strategy, audience analytics & cutting-edge original content.
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Our process is backed by the latest science that studies the neural mechanisms involved in engaging & affecting an audience through storytelling.
Our approach leverages insights in behavioral science as a working model to maximize video engagement & influence user behavior online.
Our work is always grounded in emotion. Why? Emotion is what drives our behavior, mobilizes us into action & leads to far-reaching social impact.
Build An Audience / Create A Movement
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Video accounts for nearly 80% of all internet traffic — 1.9 billion users watching 3 trillion minutes of video per month.
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Work with us & we’ll help you reach a wider audience to accelerate your growth.
Communication is Storytelling
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We Create
We approach cinema as a living, breathing language that is continuously rewriting its own grammar. Using a research-based approach, we’re pioneering neurocinematic technologies to advance the medium toward new forms of visual expression with:
We Strategize
We specialize in leveraging video to boost marketing solutions. By recognizing what drives users to engage, watch & click, we amplify social media visibility with viral videos that build meaningful connections & lasting relationships between users & brands via:
We Catalyze
Reimagine branding with a connection–based strategy that showcases your brand & creates an emotionally lasting brand experience with your user base through video. Our approach goes beyond B2C to B2H (Business-to-Human), layering impact over outcome with:
We Educate
Our success in the content space stems from understanding the WHY in audience behavior. Using insights from behavioral science, we help marketers become better storytellers & creators to understand audiences with more clarity. We work with:
If you don’t feel it, you won’t remember it
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An emotionally charged viral video that generated over 200 million views in only two weeks.
One of our most viral works, this video poem dives deep into universal themes of belonging and connection, offering a new perspective on love as a powerful antidote to the modern disillusionment surrounding the word.
This video embodies every facet of our formula to viral storytelling, substantiated not only by its social impact through the sheer quality of comments and shares but also by its statistically significant viewership metrics across all social media platforms.
A branded collaboration with MTV featuring the life of stuntman & performer Rob Dyrdek.
In collaboration with MTV and Goalcast, we crafted a powerful narrative that vividly elevated Rob Dyrdek’s personal brand and public persona. Through a compelling exploration of his journey as a stuntman, we designed a story that deeply resonated with audiences online.
The incredible true story of a man who jumped off the golden gate bridge and survived by virtue of a sea lion.
We partnered with Kevin Hines to share a heart wrenching true story about a desperate young man who attempted to take his own life only to have it saved by the most unexpected of allies in the cold pacific waters.
It is one of the most poignant examples of how vulnerable storytelling can lead to virality on social media and impact important social issues.
A brand identity video featured on a client’s website to engage new audiences & drive new customer acquisitions.
Our client, the Institute for Health & Human Potential (IHHP), contracted us during their rebranding journey to create a hero video for the launch of their 2024 marketing campaign. We produced a brand identity video that integrated with their campaign, capturing their core values, target audience, and the transformative impact they strive for within their industry.
A video AD promoting a book launch about the trauma of patriarchy experienced by women.
We produced an online ad in service of a book launch for psychologist and bestselling author Valerie Rein, highlighting key challenges women face today. Our video worked in tandem with a cross platform marketing campaign and used a highly focused strategy connecting with ambitious, high-achieving women by addressing a deeply personal yet universal struggle.
A cinematic AD for Chevrolet.
We reimagine automotive advertising through a cinematic, narrative-driven film capturing nostalgia and memory through one man’s lifelong dream with the evolving legacy of the Corvette.
A business card video produced for a local art gallery used as a digital AD to promote the business.
We produced this video ad as a digital business card for a local art gallery to serve as what we call a visual handshake; a showcase of who they are, what they offer, and their overarching brand identity.
A business card video builds trust, drives engagement and foot traffic, turning first impressions into lasting connections.
A viral video that centered on the mother who raised the richest man in the world.
Our client Mindvalley; had filmed, edited and released three versions of an interview with Elon Musk’s mother across YouTube, Facebook and Instagram in hopes of reaching a wider audience. Despite their efforts, the content struggled to gain traction, garnering fewer than 50,000 views combined. That’s when they turned to us.
With a deep understanding of social media algorithms, audience behavior, and content optimization, we re-edited the interview to align with platform-specific engagement patterns. The result? A single, powerful iteration that resonated with that wider audience and achieved a staggering 13 million views in just 48 hours, transforming the interview into their most viral video.
A documentary about a gang of thugs who were hired by the CIA & Mi6 to stage a coup in Iran circa 1953.
This feature documentary reveals the untold true story of how the CIA and MI6 orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, in favor of the Shah. Central to this covert operation was the recruitment of a notorious gang of criminals who wielded power over Tehran’s poorer districts, inciting chaos and unrest to shift the tides of history.
Beyond uncovering this historical event, the film delves deeply into themes of memory, historical accuracy, and the fragile nature of truth. It explores the personal accountability of those involved, the weight of regret, and the existential reckoning that comes with confronting one’s actions and legacy at the end of their lives. A meditation on power, morality, and the enduring consequences of history, the film invites viewers to question the narratives that shape our understanding of the past.
A short documentary revealing the disturbing accounts of the residential school system on an Indigenous community.
We produced the marketing materials including the trailer for this CBC documentary that sheds light on the harrowing experiences of an Indigenous community affected by Canada’s residential school system. Through real life personal accounts, the film uncovers the lasting scars left by a system designed to erase Indigenous culture and identity, offering a raw and unflinching look at its devastating impact on generations.
A coming of age narrative short film set in Mexico City circa 1984.
A Coming of Age Film about three young Mexican boys who escape their underprivileged realities into the sprawl of Lucha Libre, set in 1984 Mexico City.
A branded short film produced for Best Buy.
We created a promotional piece for Best Buy that took a fresh, authentic approach to branded storytelling. Moving beyond the traditional commercial format, we constructed a short narrative film that featured a touching story set in a Best Buy store that follows an unlikely friendship between a dedicated employee and a mysterious customer who’s on a mission to repair his old VHS camera.


















Using a methodology that fuses data analytics with creative instinct, our equation to engaging a wider audience boils down to 4 key ingredients:
Originality
In a market with endless choices for content, people crave the unexpected; to earn the attention of a mass global audience, show them something new — something they haven’t seen before.
message
Viral content isn’t just loud — it’s meaningful. To amplify your message & compete with millions of voices online means adding to a conversation rather than repeating what’s already been said.
vulnerability
We tap into the ambivalent human impulse to witness something vulnerable, an unspoken authenticity. Don’t make your story perfect, just keep it honest — make it personal to keep it universal.
NEEDS
Content that inspires a mass movement often asks this crucial question: What do people need right now? By identifying individual needs, we shape narratives that tap into collective ones.
Location — Headquartered in Toronto, Canada;
available All over the globe