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WE CHASE STORIES
WHERE RISK AND URGENCY DEMAND ATTENTION

WE ARE TWO STORYTELLERS WITH A GLOBAL TRACK RECORD.

WE MAKE DOCUMENTARIES AND REPORTS FROM THE FAR EDGES OF THE WORLD.

STORIES THAT DON’T PRESENT THEMSELVES, BUT MUST BE TOLD.

WHO WE ARE COMES LATER, OUR WORK COMES FIRST.

WE TELL STORIES WITH INTEGRITY AND TRUST, CREATING FILMS
THAT INFORM, CONNECT AND ASPIRE ENGAGEMENT

BELOW IS A FRAGMENT OF JUST THREE MINUTES.

THREE MINUTES THAT LET YOU FEEL HOW WE LOOK, LISTEN, AND TELL STORIES.

YOU CAN SCROLL PAST IT QUICKLY…

BUT LET’S BE HONEST, WHAT ARE THREE MINUTES…?

THREE MINUTES…

OUR MISSION

IN OUR WORK, MAKING IMPACT COMES FIRST.

WHETHERTHROUGH SOCIAL PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTERS, DOCUMENTARIES FOR (INTERNATIONAL) FILM FESTIVALS,
OR WORKING WITH COMPANIES THAT AIM TO MAKE A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD.

CLIENTS

HOW WE WORK

BY COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES THAT PUT SOCIAL IMPACT FIRST.

  • WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF IMAGES TO SPARK ACTION AND CHANGE, SEEING IS BELIEVING.

    WE MAKE COMPLEX (HUMAN RIGHTS) ISSUES ACCESSIBLE AND EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE, WITHOUT OVERSIMPLIFYING OR SENSATIONALIZING THEM.

    THROUGH THOUGHTFUL STORYTELLING, CAREFUL EDITING, AND A STRONG CINEMATIC APPROACH, WE BRING THE CORE OF EVERY STORY, LONG OR SHORT, TO THE FORE AND TRANSLATE IT INTO A COMPELLING AUDIOVISUAL NARRATIVE WITH SOCIAL IMPACT.

    SPECIALTIES:HUMAN RIGHTS, SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT,
    THE FUTURE, SOCIAL IMPACT, AWARENESS, EDUCATION.

OUR VISION

  • WE SIMPLY KNOW HOW TO TELL A STORY IN A WAY THAT NOT ONLY CAPTURES THE RIGHT ATTENTION, BUT HOLDS IT.

    WHETHER IT STARTS FROM AN EXISTING IDEA OR A CONCEPT YET TO BE DEVELOPED, WE SHAPE IT CREATIVELY INTO A CLEAR AND CONCRETE PLAN.

  • WE DON’T KEEP OUR DISTANCE, WE MOVE WITHIN THE REALITY WE FILM.

    BY TELLING STORIES FROM UP CLOSE AND FROM THE INSIDE, WE CREATE SPACE FOR NUANCE, HUMANITY, AND HONESTY.

    DRAWING ON OUR GLOBAL EXPERIENCE, WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO CRAFT A POWERFUL STORY, EVEN IN UNPREDICTABLE, STRESSFUL, AND PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS.

  • A STORY THAT EVERYONE FEELS GOOD ABOUT, BECAUSE WE WORK WITH INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND TRUST.

    THIS IS HOW WE CREATE FILMS THAT NOT ONLY INFORM,
    BUT CONNECT AND INSPIRE ENGAGEMENT.

WHERE WE EXCEL

  • WE MAKE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE TO OPERATE AS A SMALL TEAM.

    THIS ALLOWS US TO MOVE FLEXIBLY AND ORGANICALLY WITHIN NEW ENVIRONMENTS AND SITUATIONS.

    ALL COMMUNICATION GOES DIRECTLY THROUGH US, MAKING THE ENTIRE PROCESS HIGHLY EFFICIENT.

  • WE HANDLE EVERYTHING FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTIONS:
    CINEMATOGRAPHY (INCLUDING DRONE)
    DIRECTING
    INTERVIEWS
    EDITING
    CONCEPT AND CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT

  • IN SHORT: WITH US, IT’S NO NONSENSE.

    WE’RE HAPPY TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY AND ALWAYS PUT THE INTERESTS OF OUR SUBJECTS AT THE CENTER.

HOW WE WORK

  • WE TRANSLATE STORIES FROM THE WORK FLOOR INTO (SHORT) DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS.

    THE FORMAT, LENGTH, AND STYLE ARE ALWAYS DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON.

  • (ONLINE/SOCIAL MEDIA) VIDEOS THAT INSPIRE DONATIONS
    (FOR A SPECIFIC SITUATION OR CRISIS).

    (SHORT) DOCUMENTARIES OR REPORTS SHOWING WHERE DONATION FUNDS GO.

    FOLLOW-UP VIDEOS THAT MAKE THE IMPACT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SITUATION VISIBLE OVER TIME.

  • (SHORT) DOCUMENTARIES OR REPORTS THAT MAKE SOCIAL ISSUES AND (HUMAN RIGHTS) VIOLATIONS VISIBLE IN A SPECIFIC REGION.

    PERSONAL PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE WORK OF AN ORGANIZATION, TOLD FROM THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE.

  • (SHORT) DOCUMENTARIES OR REPORTS SHOWING THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION, BOTH IN THE FIELD AND BEHIND THE SCENES.

    STORIES/ PORTRAITS OF LOCAL ACTIVISTS, AID WORKERS, OR PARTNERS WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES DAILY TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

POSSIBILITIES

WHO WE ARE

  • KIM IS A 38 YEAR OLD DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR WITH A STRONG PASSION FOR HONEST AND SINCERE STORYTELLING. HER STRENGTH LIES IN TRULY CONNECTING WITH HER CHARACTERS AND TRANSLATING THEIR STORIES TO FILM.

    HER WORK FOCUSES ON HUMAN STORIES WITHIN BROADER SOCIAL THEMES, WITH EMPATHY AND OBSERVATION AT ITS CORE. SHE CREATES FILMS THAT STAY CLOSE TO THEIR SUBJECTS, EXPLORING HOW PERSONAL EXPERIENCES INTERSECT WITH SYSTEMS, EXPECTATIONS, AND STIGMA.

    SHE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN FILMMAKING, FOCUSING ON UNTOLD STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THIS WORK, SHE COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, FROM THE WAR ON DRUGS IN MEXICO TO GANG VIOLENCE IN EL SALVADOR. BUT ALSO STORIES CLOSER TO HOME LIKE PSYCHEDELICS AS MEDICAL TREATMENT OR THE TABOO ON SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    BY COMBINING STRONG VISUAL LANGUAGE WITH EMOTIONAL DEPTH, KIM AIMS TO CREATE A LASTING IMPACT ON HER AUDIENCE.

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  • OP EEN CREATIEVE MANIER WIL IK MISSTANDEN AAN DE KAAK STELLEN EN IMPACT MAKEN MET AANGRIJPENDE VERHALEN.

    MIJN WERK IS MAATSCHAPPELIJK GEËNGAGEERD EN VERTELT DE MENSELIJKE KANT.

    MIJN STIJL IS OBSERVEREND EN PERSONAGE GEDREVEN, MET EEN STERKE HUMAN INTEREST-INVALSHOEK.
    VOOR MIJ IS HET BELANGRIJK DAT ONDAKS DE ZWAARTE VAN SOMMIGE THEMA’S HUMOR EN OPTIMISME BEHOUDEN BLIJVEN.

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