Every era of storytelling has its pioneers, the ones who see possibility before anyone else does. At Danger Maiden Productions, this is our era.

We’re building the next wave of cinematic storytelling for the vertical age: female-driven, genre-rich worlds that fuse emotional depth with bold imagination. Our stories are born from the same creative fire that’s guided us since the beginning — the belief that when a new format emerges, quality always rises to the top.

Vertical filmmaking isn’t a departure for us; it’s the natural evolution of everything we’ve always done. We’ve spent our careers living at the edge of what’s next, chasing new mediums, new tools, and new ways to tell stories that matter. The only thing that’s changed is the shape of the frame.

Before algorithms dictated everything, we were simply two creators who loved genre worlds and wanted to see women at the center of them. That passion became Danger Maiden Productions, founded by Rileah Vanderbilt and Clare Grant, and born in the wild frontier of early YouTube. Back then, digital filmmaking was still an experiment but we treated it like cinema. We wrote, shot, produced, and starred in our own work, merging fandom and filmcraft before anyone realized how powerful that could be.

What started as guerrilla filmmaking in living rooms fueled by favors, caffeine, and sheer willpower — turned into viral gold. With Team Unicorn, we created pop-culture anthems and genre-comedy shorts that racked up millions of views and redefined what female-led digital storytelling could look like. Our breakout hit, “G33K & G4M3R GIRLS,” featured Stan Lee, Seth Green, and Katee Sackhoff, earning LA Weekly’s Best Online Video and global coverage from MTV, Wired, and StarWars.com.

That success led to collaborations with Nerdist, Lionsgate, Stupid Buddy Studios, Legendary, and a pilot for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, starring Jane Lynch and Alan Tudyk. Around the same time, we released SABER — a Star Wars-inspired short film series that became a festival favorite and won two Lucasfilm Fan Film Awards at San Diego Comic-Con for Audience Choice and Best Action.

Those projects proved what we’ve always believed: great storytelling doesn’t wait for permission.

Today, that same rebel energy drives us forward into the vertical era.
We’re using the same instincts that built our foundation — cinematic storytelling, resourceful production, and deep love of genre to forge a new path in mobile entertainment. The screen may be smaller, but the ambition is bigger than ever.

Our mission remains unchanged: to build worlds where women lead, genre thrives, and digital storytelling becomes art again.

Because every new format is a new horizon — and we’ve never been afraid to chase it.