Family Legacy Videos
Family stories deserve a
proper film.
An unhurried interview with someone you love. The photographs and home movies from the boxes in the basement. A documentary movie the whole family will gather to watch.
The film
This is what it looks like
when a life is told well.
Watch above an example snippet shared publicly with consent.
Four steps to a story well told
Your family just shows up and enjoys it.
The interview
A filmmaker spends an afternoon in the living room creating a warm and guided conversation. Most families are surprised by what comes out.
The archive
Hand us the shoeboxes. We digitize and restore photos, VHS tapes, Super 8 reels and slides. Memories no one's seen in years.
The film
We edit the interview and archive materials into a short documentary.
The portal
It all lives on a private, password-protected family website: the film, the full interview, every restored archive material. Safe forever and accessible from anywhere.
When the film ended, nobody moved. My father just looked at the screen, and then he said, “I forgot I ever sounded like that.”
Choose a starting point
Memoir · Legacy · Archive
Every film is quoted for the family it's made for. Below are starting packages but all special requests are welcome, every family is different.
Memoir
The essentials, beautifully done.
- A half-day filmed interview, in the home with one person interviewed
- A 5–8 minute edited documentary
- Up to 100 photographs digitized & restored
- Private family website
Legacy
More time, more story.
- A full day of filming in the home, with up to two people interviewed
- A 12–15 minute documentary
- Up to 500 photos, plus optional video digitization (VHS or Film)
- Raw uncut interview for watching
- Private family website
Archive
The complete family record.
- Interviews with three or more people at home or in studio
- A 20-minute-plus film, with companion mini films
- Up to 1000 photos, plus optional video digitization (VHS or Film)
- Raw uncut interviews for watching
- Live streaming of the interview, so family in other cities can watch as it happens
- Private family website
Begin with a
conversation.
Tell us a little about the person you have in mind. We'll talk through what's possible with no pressure.