ZEMBLA

FILMS FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND INDEPENDENT BRANDS

FILMS,
NOT CONTENT

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Zembla makes director-led short documentaries and campaign films with a distinct voice.

For cultural institutions and purpose-led brands—especially independent ones built on taste, process, and community.

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CASE STUDIES

SELECTED FILMS

KAPWA MOVERS

Launch Film for a dance program

SOUNDBrau Studios

Launch film for a creative studio

WALASHE

Campaign film for a Dance Collective

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ABOUT

WHO WE ARE

Zembla is a director-led studio by Christopher Cherney, a writer–director based in Berlin.

I make short documentaries and campaign films for cultural institutions and independent brands. My films are story-first, tightly crafted, and visually intentional. 

This is where we start

Not a pitch. A conversation.

Tell us what matters.
We'll suggest a clear approach and next steps.
If it’s a fit, we make the film.

CONTACT US

I take on a limited number of projects each year, working with brands that value depth, craft, and cinematic storytelling.

 If that sounds like you, let’s talk.