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Kima Films

Documentaries from the field.

Documentaries from the most challenging contexts, information on the most challenging topics

Afghanistan33°N · 065°E1 project
Afghanistan

Life under the Taliban

Italy42°N · 012°E
Italy

Home base · heritage, industry, culture

Papua New Guinea06°S · 147°E2 projects
Papua New Guinea

Clan conflict, custom and the city

Sri Lanka07°N · 080°E2 projects
Sri Lanka

Graphite mines, Indian Ocean routes

Georgia42°N · 043°E2 projects · 1 in progress
Georgia

A small country on the Russian border

What we do

We research, develop and produce documentaries and explanatory films about some of the most complex situations in the world.

  • Emerging industries
  • Conflict zones
  • Resource supply chains
  • Social issues
  • Infrastructure and mobility
  • Art

We aim at making information easier to understand and accessible to those who look for a new piece of detail every day.

Before the camera comes out, we read a place the way an anthropologist would: its customs, its loyalties, its economies, and what an outsider is not being told. We don’t just shoot footage: we interpret and understand what we film.

We collaborate with new media, broadcasters, institutions and museum exhibitions all over Europe to break the barrier of cultural and scientific access, creating waves of innovative ideas and spreading our vision through documentary.

Director and producer
Giacomo Casandrini
DoP and camera operation
Francesco Pierini
  1. 01ResearchSources, archives, experts and field contacts. The subject is studied before anything is filmed or built.
  2. 02Development & scoutingTreatment, budget, permits and logistics; locations, collections and partners scouted on site.
  3. 03ProductionFilming, digitization, animation and post-production, on location or inside the collection.
  4. 04Delivery & distributionBroadcasters, platforms, festivals and institutional archives, each with the right master.
  5. 05Exhibition & public engagementInstallations, screenings and events that bring the work to audiences and visitors.