Short docs, big ideas.

Leafcutter Films is a London-based production company that helps brands and organisations tell real, human stories through short documentaries. We collaborate with partners to make films that help you stand out, show what you care about, and connect with your audience in a different way.

We also make our own films about topics we care about; stories that stay with us and, we hope, stay with the people who watch them too.

If our work sounds like a good fit, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

Our story

Beneath the canopy, the leafcutter ant moves with purpose. In our eyes, their behaviour perfectly sums up the creative process: foraging and transforming something raw into nourishment for their community.

Leafcutter Films was founded by me, Steph Beeston. After a decade as a self-shooting director and editor, I’ve seen how powerful short docs can be, for both business impact and creative storytelling. 

When I’m not making films you’ll find me on captain duties for my football team, or being dragged along the road by my spirited lurcher.