About Us

Outer Bayou Productions is a Houston-based creative production company focused on cinematic storytelling and visual media.

We collaborate with brands, creators, and organizations to produce photo and video content that connects with audiences. From branded campaigns and social media content to documentaries, podcasts, and narrative short films, our work blends creative vision with thoughtful production.

Our goal is simple: create work that feels authentic, visually compelling, and meaningful.

Outer Bayou represents the spirit of exploration while staying connected to our roots.

Houston is known both as Space City, home to NASA’s human spaceflight center at Johnson Space Center, and as Bayou City, a nickname shaped by the waterways that run through the region.

The name brings those two ideas together: the curiosity and ambition of exploration, and the grounded culture and history of Houston.

Outer Bayou reflects the way we approach storytelling. Looking outward with imagination while staying rooted in real people, places, and stories.

The Name

Meet the Team

  • Yeli Lisethe

    FOUNDER

  • Tetsu Huddleston

    PRODUCTION MANAGER

  • Matthew Dean

    CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN

  • Africa Martinez

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

What We Do

Outer Bayou Productions works across multiple forms of media production, including:

Our team handles projects from concept to final delivery, helping bring ideas to life through visual storytelling.

Have a story or project in mind?

We’d love to hear about it.Outer Bayou Productions is proudly based in Houston, Texas and collaborates with creatives, brands, and organizations across the region and beyond.