Multimedia that spurs action.
Ruom is a multimedia company and collective based in Bangkok and Phnom Penh. We are specialist service providers focusing on projects that intersect between journalism and social advocacy in the Asia region.
Our team consists of dedicated filmmakers, producers, investigative journalists, documentary photographers, and researchers from across the world who prioritize visual storytelling as a way of making often complex social issues more accessible.
We maintain a finger on the pulse of media landscapes to ensure our advocacy and NGO work contributes towards broader conversations shaping our world today.
We strongly uphold ethical and responsible practices in our films, photography, and investigative reporting.
What we offer
Filming
Using top-of-the-range Sony cinema cameras, drones, gimbals, and audio-recording equipment, our team includes award-winning directors of photography, cinematographers, and videographers.
Photography
Images can challenge the status quo and serve as catalysts for change. Ruom members have a track record of delivering compelling photographs for the likes of Getty Images.
Journalism & Research
We are experienced interviewers and researchers. Our investigative rigour has earned us Pulitzer Grants and reporting projects for The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNN, The Guardian, and elsewhere.
Directing & Producing
Ruom Collective boasts over 20 years of combined experience managing and directing documentaries, films, and advocacy videos from inception to delivery.
Graphics & Animation
We design engaging animations, graphics and data visualisations to help audiences easily understand complex statistics and situate stories on maps and graphs.
Video Editing
Editing is a fundamental aspect of video production, shaping narratives and guiding the viewers' emotional journey. We develop films and videos in-house to cinematic standards.
Our approach
Pre-production
Communication is at the heart of successful production. A thorough pre-production phase ensures that logistics and time on-the-ground is managed efficiently. Overall objectives and key messaging is honed and target audiences are identified in order to help shape the format and style of our material.
Production
A great production recognises that realities are seldom black and white. We believe in taking a character-led approach to visual content that includes active consent and accompanying our protagonists in their daily lives to develop truly immersive stories. We prioritise working together with local talent, building hand-picked teams for each project to ensure our films are tailored to local contexts.
Post-production
Our storytelling places local experiences at the core of the narrative, allowing audiences to empathise and connect. By interweaving these stories with fact-based information, we ensure our products are informative as well as emotionally resonant.
Showreel
Watch our showreel of work for clients such as The New York Times, CNN, The South China Morning Post, Der Spiegel, and many more.
Contact us
Email: info@ruom.net
Bangkok (Thailand) +66 (0)963399491
Phnom Penh (Cambodia) +855 (0)77955042
While we are headquartered in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, members of Ruom Collective are available for video, photography, investigations and written assignments internationally.
If you are interested in contacting one or more members specifically, please state their name so we can make sure it gets to the right person.