A film that raised $50,000 for rural Cambodia
The brief
The Bodia Group is an Australian charity providing university scholarships for disadvantaged youth across rural Cambodia. They had an extraordinary mission and real human stories to tell — but no film that could bring donors into that world and make them feel the stakes. They needed something that could anchor a live fundraising event and move people to act.
What we made
I travelled to Cambodia to film on location — spending time with scholarship recipients, their families, and the communities the charity serves. The result was a cinematic brand documentary built around intimate interviews and immersive ground-level footage. Not a polished charity ad. A real film that made you feel what education means when you've never had access to it.
The result
The film premiered at a live fundraising event with sponsors and donors in attendance. The response was immediate and emotional. The evening raised over $50,000 in donations — and the film has continued to live on the charity's website and social channels as their primary piece of donor-facing content.
