Skydrum Films — documentary storytelling for brands, causes and PR campaigns.

Twenty years in the field taught what no textbook can: how to find the angle that makes a hard story human, or a dull one impossible to ignore.

Skydrum Films is where real stories earn their audience — built by Hermien Roelvert-van Gils, an award-winning filmmaker who's spent two decades proving that credibility can't be scripted, only shown.

Our films have earned recognition on international stages, but our true measure of success lies in the impact they leave behind and the conversations they ignite.

The Micro Documentary

There is a clear difference between a marketing video and a micro documentary. A documentary is rooted in authenticity and reality. It prioritises truth over persuasion.

In an age of misinformation and overproduction, audiences value credibility. This is what good PR has always tried to do — earn trust rather than buy attention. A micro documentary just does it on camera.

It builds trust by showing, not selling. If you want your cause, company or campaign to resonate, this is the format that proves it.

Every project is unique, every moment a potential story. More...

"I spent seven years on the ground with a herd, filming a rehabilitation that had never been attempted before — a story I believed in enough to give it that long. I bring the same instinct, and the same standard, to the brands and causes I take on now: I only work on stories I genuinely believe in."

IS SKYDRUM FILMS RIGHT FOR YOUR BRAND, CAUSE or pr campaign?

We only take on stories we believe in. If yours is one worth telling properly and something YOU believe in — we'd like to hear about it.

Organisations who trusted us to tell their story