Poland Based Film Company
Story-driven documentary and short films for brands, NGOs, agencies, and organizations.
Films from the field — real people in real places is more than a phrase, it's where the human stories live and breathe.
NGO · Promo
Tajikistan
Fields, schoolyards, villages and the people who keep them fed. Shot with Earth Water International and the UN World Food Programme to show Earth Water's efforts to bring much needed help to the people.
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NGO · Promo
Guatemala
The Maya Health Alliance brings the clinic with them on the road, and the local native languages the work is done in.
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NGO · Doc
Kenya
Shot in the refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya. Finding Water follows the geo-scientists whose goal was to find clean, plentiful fresh water for the growing refugee crisis.
Official selection — Glasgow, Ocean Coast, and others, 2018
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Here and Now
A film of a place, a people, a program in the field. This space is for your project. Contact us today to get started.
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You need more than a talking head in an office somewhere. Reach out to us and tell us about your story, the field, the factory floor, the town, the well, the path, the people — that is the work, that is the story.
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The goal is to share with the world what makes your story so important. Our small team travels to where your story and people are, and capture the real thing. Film footage, photography, socials, and behind-the-scenes - all endlessly shareable.
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Today, you need more than coverage and a few short clips that only get lost in the noise of social media. We will make a film with you that will capture people's attention and show them why it's so important for the world.
The digital world is changing quickly. AI, fake news, doomscrolling, and endless ads trying to capture every fragment of attention. What can you do? Create with us.
Together we make timeless, endlessly shareable films that truly capture your story, your brand, your organization, in a way that shows the world the real people and real places which define you.
About
Brendan is Arvum Films' lead director, writer, and editor. Born and raised in Canada, he now lives and works from his home in Poland. Brendan's human focused filmmaking has won international awards for cinematography, directing, and writing. And he has filmed in Guatemala, Tajikistan, and Kenya, Canada, Nepal, and Indonesia.
Arvum Films is an independent production company based in Toruń, Poland, with extra support from photographers, videographers, and producers from around the world.
What does Arvum mean? Arvum is the ploughed field, the fertile land, the place where the human stories are born, live, and breathe. We go to the field to get your story and come back to tell the world.
Real people, real places starts with a real talk about your story, your people, your brand, your organization, and what your vision is. From there we will bring our best to you.