Documentary filmmaker exploring alternative ways to do life
Films and reflections about people who chose differently, and what happened because of it.
Hi, I’m Robin
I’ve been making films since 2007. I’ve run production companies and worked with 600+ company clients.
But in 2022 I decided it was time to shake things up.
To create something that has meaning to me, personally.
And this documentary project was born.
What if you didn’t?
My documentary series
Impact Docs Studio
Documentaries for mission-driven brands
Big ideas cooking now
Making documentaries is a very organic process. And there are usually many films in the works at the same time.
I’m constantly on the hunt for new topics, humans and experiences that can result in captivating stories.
What if I didn’t?
For years I built production companies and made films for clients. From the outside it worked. Good projects, stable revenue, forward motion. But underneath that, something felt tight.
I was executing other people’s visions while my own curiosity kept getting pushed down.
I kept meeting people who had stepped away from the expected path. People who had taken risks, built strange lives, followed convictions that didn’t make business sense. I realized I was more alive filming them than delivering any campaign.
So I started saying yes to that instead. I began making documentaries about the people I couldn’t stop thinking about — without knowing how it would pay off, without a clear plan.
That decision fractured my old identity and forced me into building something new. And that’s the work I’m doing now.
More about me on Instagram @robindanehav
