Cottage M is an independent production house focused on making films that push the boundaries of conventional forms in order to tell timeless stories.

Founder, Shane Boris, is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Academy Award nominated producer and writer working on films that push the boundaries of conventional form in order to tell timeless stories. His films have premiered at festivals like Sundance and Venice, screened with museums including The Louvre and MOMA, received honors such as BAFTA and Peabody Awards, and were commissioned or acquired by distributors such as National Geographic, Netflix, HBO, and CNN. 

Recent films include: HOLLYWOODGATE, KING COAL, STRAY, THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY, THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN, and ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. In 2022,  Boris produced two documentaries, FIRE OF LOVE and NAVALNY, both securing Oscar nominations, and winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for NAVALNY. Boris has also been a guest speaker at universities such as the Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia School of the Arts, is the co-founder of Joon, a multidisciplinary incubator, and has worked as a strategist for non-profits, a writing consultant for authors and academics, and a song lyricist for musicians.