Impact Storytelling

A Decade of Global Storytelling

Since its inception, Thought Leader has created people-centric film and photographic stories across continents where context and consequence matter. Produced on location and grounded in lived experience, our visual storytelling builds understanding and trust in complex environments, turning visibility into shared direction and movement.

ABLER NORDIC - Rebrand

Abler Nordic’s re-brand launch connected financial inclusion strategy to lived experience across continents. Through on-site storytelling in Norway, Denmark, India, and Kenya, the narrative grounded the new brand in real-world impact, building credibility, alignment, and a shared sense of purpose across stakeholders.

NORFUND - Climate Impact

A story of catalytic capital powering scale. For Norfund, we captured Erco’s journey from startup to Colombia’s largest solar company, operating more than 1,000 sites and demonstrating how patient investment enables sustainable growth in emerging markets.

HYDROSUN - Energy Stability

A story of collaboration solving renewable energy’s stability challenge. Filmed across the US, the Philippines, and Norway, Hydro Sun demonstrated how industry partners are developing solutions that make large-scale renewable energy reliable, resilient, and future-ready.

At Work

Three crew members standing outdoors, two using remote controllers and one holding a drone remote.
Thought Leader co-founders dressed in heavy winter gear standing on snowy ground in front of snow-covered buildings and mountains, with clear blue sky.
An interview or video recording session taking place in an office. A man in a gray striped shirt is seated on a green armchair, speaking and gesturing with his hands. A woman with an open laptop and headphones is filming him using a professional camera. A crew member with headphones is standing nearby, adjusting equipment. The setting is modern with large windows, cityscape views, and professional lighting.
Filmmaker with camera rig next to a dark gray station wagon on gravel, with mountains and a body of water in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.
Thought Leader africa crew working together on a professional video camera, one person is smiling and looking at the camera screen, both focused on the filming process.
Thought Leader on production in the snow with camera equipment, mountains and a wooden building in the background.
Finnfund member on a black dress is speaking or giving an interview in front of a camera at a professional setting, AfricaTech Festival in Cape Town, with a microphone overhead and several people in the background.
A man standing on a paved street in a township in South Africa with makeshift houses made of metal sheets under a partly cloudy sky. He is holding a camera and wearing casual clothes, including a cap, glasses, and sneakers.
Thought Leader Ghana Lead member wearing a white Real Madrid soccer jersey and beige cargo shorts operating a professional video camera outdoors near palm trees on a sunny day.