Who is 84 Films?

Founded in the old docklands of South East London, 84 is a boutique film production company with cinematography at its heart. Set up by DOPs Matt Perren and Tom Walder in 2019, the company grew from a shared obsession with visual storytelling and the craft behind making an image.

Over the years, 84 has developed into a fully fledged production company, while keeping that same curiosity at its core. We’ve always been interested in unusual ways of making images — experimenting with formats, building rigs, adapting old techniques and occasionally inventing new ones when nothing quite does the job.

That curiosity has also left us with quite a lot of kit. 84 is one of a small number of London production companies with the in-house capability to shoot large-format digital, 16mm and 35mm film, backed by an extensive collection of lighting, grip and specialist equipment.