Sustainability films
Documentary and editorial films about nature, climate, the circular economy and the built environment, made for foundations, NGOs, international editorial desks and companies reporting under CSRD and ESG. Based in Copenhagen.
Selected work
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Innvik AS - Norway
A branding film for a fossil-free textile factory deep in the Norwegian fjords, made for a global audience. The task was to make industry and craft worth looking at rather than explaining a process. The film won Gold for Sustainability and Environment at the Muse Awards and Gold for Sustainability at EVCOM Clarion. My role was director, working with cinematographer Jacob Stærk.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation - United Kingdom
A film for the organisation that put the circular economy on the global agenda. Julie Hjort, then Director of Sustainable Transition at the Danish Design Center, carries the film. The Foundation commissioned it from the United Kingdom and I shot it in Copenhagen with a Danish crew. My role was director of photography.
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RE:TV - United Kingdom
A film about circular architecture for RE:TV, the British sustainability platform. The Danish architect Anders Lendager treats concrete, brick and timber from demolition as a resource rather than waste. RE:TV commissioned the film from London and I ran the shoot in Copenhagen and Aarhus. My role was director of photography.
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Freethink - USA
"We're using our streets all wrong", an episode of Freethink's Hard Reset series about who cities are actually built for. Filmed with Gehl Architects. Freethink commission from the United States and have hired me three times to shoot the Danish part of their documentary series. My role was director of photography.
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Novo - Circular for Zero
A film about Novo's environmental strategy, Circular for Zero, built on the idea that waste is a design failure rather than an unavoidable cost. The difficulty with a film like this is that a strategy is not something you can point a camera at. My role was to develop the concept and script, and to direct and edit.
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Wonderful Copenhagen - sustainable hotels
A film series about the sustainability certification of Danish hotels, made for four destination organisations at once: Wonderful Copenhagen, Destination Nord, VisitAarhus and Visit Fyn. The purpose was to inspire other hotel owners to start the process of getting a sustainability certification by revealing the opportunities it opens up. My role was as a director, creative producer and editor.
What I do
I direct and shoot documentary and editorial films about the green transition: nature, climate, the circular economy, sustainable construction and the built environment. I am based in Copenhagen.
Clients include Innvik AS in Norway, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and RE:TV in the United Kingdom, Freethink in the United States, Novo, Copenhagen Capacity, Wonderful Copenhagen and the European Environment Agency.
Some of these films are paid for out of a marketing budget. Many are not. Sometimes the budget sits inside a grant, a research programme or a certification scheme, where communication is one line in a much larger application.
The funding often changes what the film has to do and who has to approve it, and I am used to working that way. Often with many stakeholders involved.
Shooting for editorial desks abroad
Nobody is standing behind the monitor approving shots, and the executive producer is in another time zone. I had to understand both the story and the client's needs in detail before we arrived on set.
I shoot on my own equipment, which makes the booking simple from abroad. I also have a large network of local cinematographers, gaffers and assistants when a job needs more crew, and I am happy to be the single point of contact for all of it. I know the locations here well, in and outside Copenhagen.
Three of the films on this page were not made for the organisations they are about. RE:TV in London, Freethink in USA and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation publish to their own audiences, and they came to me because the story was in Denmark and they needed someone here who could shoot it to their standard.
I worked as director of photography on all three, from a written brief, with a direct line to the desk while we were filming. That is a particular way of working.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I direct and produce films: campaign films, short documentaries, fundraising films, film series and TV spots.
In short, this means that I deliver films from a-z, from idea to finished film, including concept and script, casting and locations, directing on set, edit, grade and sound.
Some clients bring me in early to develop the idea. Others already know what they want and need someone who can deliver it.
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The number of shooting days is the biggest single factor, followed by travel and crew size. A single-day film with a small crew and a multi-country series are very different budgets. Tell me what the film has to do and I will give you a realistic range before we go further.
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Both. Some films need cinematic lighting and a full team. Others need two or three people who can move quickly and earn trust. I also shoot myself when the situation calls for it.
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Often, and it works best when the film is written into the application rather than added afterwards. If you are still writing, I am happy to look at the communication budget and say what is realistic for the money before you submit. If the grant is already approved, tell me what it allows and we work from there.