narrative driven promotional & impact films
I produce documentary-style films that communicate the purpose, values & impact of a project or organisation -
often used for outreach, funding or visibility.
Submerge festival
A promotional video created for Submerge Festival, a festival of exchange that celebrates choreography and creative practice.
Client: Lake Studios Berlin
From concept to finish: Naima Maleika
Newlands solar community hub
A promotional video about the launch of a Solar Community Hub in Newlands, South Africa, an underprivileged, rural community in need of learning resources.
Client: Computer Aid International in partnership with Dell Technologies, CDW and Small Projects Foundation
From concept to finish: Naima Maleika
Our water
Client: CareTakers, Kruger to Canyons & Conservation South Africa
Directors: Naima Maleika & Emmylou Bailey
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika
clients often come to me with a project
but without a clear sense of how the story should be shaped.
A large part of my work happens before and between filming & editing -
identifying what matters, creating an environment where people feel at ease on camera and making clear decisions about what to ask, what to film and what to leave out.
In the edit, this judgment becomes structure - shaping raw material into films that feel concise and captivating.
Highlights & documentation films
I create visual documentation videos of events, performances or projects, edited to music & focused on atmosphere and key moments.
Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS
A promotional video of the Berliner Festspiele's final festival programme, which explores listening as a relational practice and questions traditional forms of musical performance. The finale decentralises the stages of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and invites the audience into its open spaces and, at the same time, into the microcosms of sound.
Client: Berliner Festspiele
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika
Tanz im august
A highlight film for Tanz im August 2024.
Client: Tanz Im August
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika
bipoc alliance x berlinale 2026
A highlight film for the BIPOC Alliance event at Berlinale 2026.
Client: BIPOC Alliance & Berlinale
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika
bipoc alliance x berlinale 2025
A highlight film for the BIPOC Alliance event at Berlinale 2025.
Client: BIPOC Alliance & Berlinale
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika
Groenvlei Carp Project
A brief visual teaser for a documentary about the Groenvlei Carp Project. This initiative focuses on ecological restoration while also serving as a socially-driven nutrition program. It takes place at Groenvlei Lake in the Garden Route District, one of only eight freshwater lakes in South Africa.
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika
salsify at the roundhouse
One of six marketing videos created for South Africa's award-winning fine dining restaurants, Salsify at the Roundhouse.
Client: Salsify at the Roundhouse
Camera Operator & Editor: Naima Maleika