Stories That Stay With You
Our Work
Each project is a visual dialogue – exploring sport, adventure, and human rights through a poetic lens. We offer flexible formats: full productions, co-creations, or specific roles like camera or editing. Whatever the setup, we bring care, clarity, and authorship to every collaboration. Click on any project to watch a short video and learn more about our involvement.
Filmmaking as Co-Creation
maleza is Lucía & Javier. We believe in authorship as responsibility. Our path leads us to places where stories grow wild and we tend to them with care. Behind each frame stands a choice.
Lucía Venero
Lucía Venero studied Cinematography and Documentary & Society at ESCAC (Barcelona). Over the past 18 years, she has built a solid career as both a director and director of photography, working on documentary and fiction feature films at both national and international levels.
She has filmed in countries such as Guinea-Bissau, Conakry, Senegal, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mongolia, and Lebanon, among others. As a director, she has created several documentary projects, including Cala, cala son, which received five awards and was selected in over 30 film festivals. Other works include Mbolo moy dole, Maleza, Ironworks, Up There, Enraizadas, Un lobo en la montaña, and Un día sin musas.
Her most notable work as a director of photography includes Idrissa, Chronicle of an Ordinary Death, Hazlo por mí, Tras la pista del capitán Cardona, and Mujeres de la mar.
Deeply passionate about social and activist documentary, Lucía sees audiovisual storytelling as a powerful tool for change. Her work has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both cinematography and best documentary film.
In addition, she is a certified mountain guide, which allows her to navigate natural environments and undertake audiovisual projects in adventurous settings with confidence.
Director & Cinematographer
Javier Sobremazas
Director, Cinematographer & Editor
Javier is a visual storyteller shaped movement, music and light. He began his career filming music videos with friends in England, before returning to Spain to work as a director of photography and editor at a local film studio. There, he honed his technical and narrative skills across both commercial and artistic projects.
In 2014, he directed his first documentary, Midnight Sun — a music-fueled road trip through Finland, Norway, and Sweden. He later moved to Germany, where he directed award-winning short documentaries such as 12 Days in Idomeni, The New City (Das Bunte Dresden), and Sorojchi — films rooted in themes of social justice, displacement, and cultural resilience. His work has been screened at festivals around the world.
Since the pandemic, Javier has focused increasingly on editing long-form sports and outdoor documentaries, including Jonas Deichmann – Das Limit bin nur ich and Trail der Träume, both currently streaming on Netflix and screened in cinemas across Germany.
In 2025, he co-founded Maleza Docs with Lucía — a creative collective dedicated to ethical documentary production and digital storytelling.
Let's talk
If you want to document your adventure, raise awareness of the realities around you, or need support for your production, please fill out our contact form or write to us at info@malezadocs.com