Sunrise over the mountains and lake at Klipbokkop, from Marko De Beer’s Mahindra film

Adventure is in our nature.

Stories with
a wild side.

Independent film & photographyCape Town, South Africa
Adventure · Automotive · Human storiesExplore our work

Out in the world.
Built for your brand.

Dustborne Films is a Cape Town production company specialising in adventure films, automotive video, commercials and commercial photography. From open landscapes to the precision of a studio, we create films and photographs that bring brands to life.

The places. The people. The feeling.

Adventure, captured.

Driven by detail.

Commercial automotive photography with a feeling for the drive. Lifestyle campaigns and studio imagery, created to work across websites, brochures, billboards and social media.

Mahindra Bolero MAXX campaign photography by Marko De BeerSee the campaign

Mahindra South Africa

Bolero MAXX. Ready for work.

Commercial automotive photography
Brand website imagery

Mahindra Bolero MAXX loaded with boxes on a mountain roadMahindra Bolero MAXX at a construction site
Teal Geely Coolray with two runners beside modern glass buildings, photographed by Marko De BeerSee the campaign

Geely South Africa

Coolray. In its element.

Studio & lifestyle photography
Campaign imagery · Post-production

Geely Coolray photographed beneath modern architecture for its South African campaign
From the set to the street

One campaign.
Every perspective.

Key visuals with the clarity for a brochure and the presence for a billboard.View the photography collection ↗

Photography & photographic post-production: Marko De Beer · Commissioned through Collab Media · Campaign direction: Fergus David Hannah

People at the heart
of the story.

Films that connect organisations with their audiences and put meaningful work in focus.

Corporate films03 films
NGO & CSR stories08 films & reels

The whole
picture.

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Film & production

Adventure films, automotive campaigns, TV commercials, branded content and corporate films.

02

Commercial photography

Studio and lifestyle imagery for advertising, billboards, brochures, websites and product launches.

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Social & brand content

Reels and short films that bring products into real experiences and keep a brand’s story moving.

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Creative & post-production

Concept development, directing, cinematography, editing and photographic post-production.

Your next story starts here.

Let’s make
something
that moves.

Have a campaign, a destination or an idea in mind? Tell us what you’re planning.

Let’s talk and tell your brand’s storyOr get in touch on Instagram ↗

Based in Cape Town, South Africa. Enquiries from brands and agencies in South Africa, England, the wider UK and Europe are welcome.

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