Documentary · Extreme Sports · Short Portraits
I'm Maik — I document the lives of people with extraordinary stories. Athletes, visionaries, spiritual journeys, paths to success. The highs. The lows. Unfiltered.
Who I am
I make documentaries and short portraits about people with extraordinary stories — athletes who push limits, founders who risked everything, spiritual seekers, and anyone whose journey deserves to be seen.
I film the highs, the lows, and everything in between. If you have a story — reach out.
Selected Work
Real people. Real journeys. No fiction.
My graduation film. A cinematic short exploring how media addiction mirrors substance dependency — told through real behaviour, real pressure, and no easy answers.
Alex lives for his bike. This film follows him and a friend on their attempt to reach 3,000 metres altitude on gravel bikes — every climb, every doubt, every metre of it real.
A self-initiated brand film made during the pandemic — a motivational portrait of movement, discipline and sport. Proof that the best stories don't wait for a brief.
"Hey Maik — spontaneous request, you in?" Three days after meeting the band, I captured their first ever unplugged concert. One evening, one take, one film.
What people say
Maik has a rare ability to capture the essence of what we do and translate it into visuals that actually resonate. The final film exceeded every expectation.
He came, he watched, he filmed. What came back was something we couldn't have scripted — honest, cinematic, and completely us.
From first conversation to final cut — Maik understood what we were about before we'd even explained it. That's rare.
Got a story?
Reach out at film@jermaik.com
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