films built for time

Paint the Cave Wall

Stories that start with culture and end with trust.

Before pixels, there were pigments.

Before metrics, meaning.

Before brands, there were believers.

Don’t make content. Make culture.

Stories built to be retold.

A flamenco dance performance on stage with five musicians, a female dancer in traditional attire is dancing with dramatic arm movements, while the guitarist and other musicians watch and claps. The stage has purple lighting and a backdrop with Spanish text.

Close-up of a woman's face with curly hair and glasses, in an indoor setting with blurred background.

Film crew filming a scene during sunset with multiple crew members and a woman sitting on a guardrail.

The Studio

The CAVE is a space where culture and commerce meet.

We make branded documentaries, cultural series, and cinematic campaigns for organizations that need to build deep understanding and trust.

Our work begins at the campfire: listening, learning, and uncovering the stories that define who our partners really are.

From there, we build story systems that spark connection on-screen and inside organizations.

The result, stories that shift culture from the inside out and build the kind of loyalty and energy that people feel in your hallways and audiences notice in your brand.

Work

Recent paintings on the cave wall.

A man with glasses and a shaved head embracing a woman in a close hug, both with their eyes closed, in a dimly lit room with blinds partially open in the background.

You Belong Here Pepsico

Culture film: 2o minutes that turned policy into belonging. Sundance Brand Storytelling Premiere

The Adventure Begins MN8 Energy

Four-part docuseries revealing the human side of the clean-energy transition.

A person holding up a colorful, painted peace sign with their hand, overlooking a vast, rural landscape with a dirt road and a vehicle traveling along it.

Qué es un Sueño Mercedes-Benz

Art meets machine. Culture meets brand. Dream meets drive. Collaboration with artisans Jacobo & Maria Angeles.

Our Process MADE-OF™

Every brand, company, organization, has something undeniably unique origins, rituals, standards, people.

Our Made-Of™ Framework translates that cultural DNA into media that builds belief and belonging.

Get close. See clearly.
We immerse ourselves in your world—listening, observing, and connecting the dots across teams and touchpoints.
It’s a discovery period that reveals how your culture actually feels and functions, then reframes it through an outside lens so everyone can see it with fresh clarity.
Design the system.
We translate what we’ve learned into a deployable story architecture: audiences, channels, cadence, and context.
This is where cultural truth becomes communication strategy. Deciding what to say, where it lives, and how each piece reinforces the larger narrative.
Make the work.
We produce the films and supporting stories that activate that architecture. The anchor piece and the ecosystem around it.
Every choice from tone to pacing and rollout, is crafted to sustain belief and belonging long after launch.

Drawing of a cartoon puppy with floppy ears, lying on its side, surrounded by scattered bones.

The Result

Stories built from what you’re made of travel further, last longer, and become proof of what you stand for.

Our Friends at the Fire

Black and white line drawing of a computer mouse with a rope and a speech bubble.

Diagram of a train with labels and annotations.

Black and white image of a street sign reading 'Sesame Street' with the number 123 above it.

Black background with the large white text 'American Express' centered.

Black background with white text that says 'Easte' and arrow icons around the word.

Black and white graphic with the word 'CHASE' in large, bold, stylized font and a geometric emblem next to it.

Close-up of a white and silver knife with a black handle, placed on a black background.

Motivational quote on a black background with the word 'BELIEVE' in large white letters and a common phrase underneath.

Black background with a white cartoon dinosaur and the text 'the dodo' in bold letters.

Black background with white text that reads 'DEC11M'

A black and white image with the words 'THERMOS' in bold white letters centered on a black background.

Black illustration of a brain with the word 'COMA' written in white across the center.

Black background with the white text 'eko' centered below a black raindrop shape.

Black background with a white circle displaying a stylized wave, and the words 'BEACHBODY' underneath.

Cover art for Hasselbald, a creative to inspire. White background with black text.