A creative studio for brands that would rather mean something than make noise. Brand films, recurring content and documentary, told with care.
Client logos drop in here as projects land.
Everyone has a story worth telling.
Every brand is really a person — a history, a reason, a way of seeing. We believe everyone has a story worth telling, and that telling it well is a craft worth slowing down for. In a fast-moving world the human connection at the heart of a brand is easily lost — and it's the most valuable thing you have. We're here to draw your story out and bring it to life, so people connect with who you really are, not just what you sell.
We met in the Peruvian Amazon, both there with cameras, both quietly obsessed with the same craft — telling a person's whole story in one honest image. The people we photographed, and the teachers we learned from, taught us that real storytelling can't be rushed. We've been chasing that ever since, and built Mawa to do it properly.
Every Mawa project is led from first conversation to final frame by the same people who'll be there on the shoot. We get close to your story because that closeness is the work. Connection isn't just what we make for you; it's how we make it.
Who you are is why they'll choose you.
We're a partner, not a production line. It starts with understanding you — your story, your why, the people you're trying to reach — and from there we build the work around it. Sometimes that's a brand film. Sometimes an ongoing rhythm of content. Always, it's a partnership.
The look, the sound, the feeling of a film — not a commercial.
Cinematic, documentary-style films — interview-led, beautifully lit and properly scored — that capture who you really are. The flagship piece that makes people feel something before they ever meet you.
Reels, stills and drone on a retainer, so we learn your business over time and the story stays consistent.
The thinking underneath. Before a camera comes out, we find the real story and the smartest way to tell it — so the work actually moves the business.
Where the craft stretches furthest. Long-form, ambitious storytelling — our own projects and yours.
A clear path, every time — so you always know where the work is and what comes next.
A conversation — and, if it fits, a strategy session — to find what your story actually is, before a camera comes out.
We build the concept and the plan: what we shoot, where the story lives, and how it works across the year.
The two of us on site, capturing the moments that only happen once — film, stills and drone.
Edit, grade and score, delivered in every format you need — ready to work across web and social.
A look at how we see. The showreel and project films are in production now — first cuts landing soon.
Gallery is built to fill — drop in stills and film as projects complete. Each tile becomes a real piece of work.
Most begin with a single project or an ongoing rhythm, and grow from there.
A single story told properly — from a short to a full brand film.
A monthly rhythm, so your story keeps unfolding all year.
Ambitious, long-form work with the time to do it justice.
We take on a limited number of projects at a time, so each one gets the attention it deserves. Every engagement starts with a free conversation — no pitch deck, no pressure.
Book a free discovery callA conversation about your story and where it's being left on the table. No pitch deck.
A written content plan, credited in full toward your first retainer.
One story piece to see how we work, before going further.
Your story, brought to life — together.
Jurrien Van De Waals · Lead Cinematographer & Videographer
Jack Anderson · Co-director · Cinematographer · Photographer