Why document a person’s life?

It may be as simple as wanting to remember their stories...

...of hearing those stories told with their own inflection and gestures.

What would it be like for a great-great grandchild to hear these stories,

to really know their family’s history…

...or for the lessons of a lifetime to be handed down from

generation to generation?

A person’s life-work may have such great influence...

Whether he or she has made a significant contribution to society or

simply influenced a single community or individual,

there may be great value in documenting the way one has pursued life.

This may take the form of an inspiring story in the instance of someone

who’s traveled extensively, made a scientific discovery, composed beautiful music,

...or it may be an act of sharing wisdom from a spiritual leader

or contemplative thinker.

The Process

The process begins with an initial, informal interview, reflecting upon some of the significant experiences and events that have marked your life. In this first meeting, we'll also draw out a timeline of your life experiences and events. This will give us a framework for crafting the subsequent interviews and adding in creative components throughout the video.

In the second meeting, we'll schedule the remaining interviews, which will include interviews with friends and family. We'll also look through old photos, letters, and other special items that you'd like to include in the video, and start identifying where they fit into your story.

The subsequent interviews will comprise of exploring each individual era of your life. Though the interviews will be very freeform and conversational, allowing you to naturally let thoughts come to mind, they'll also be guided with questions that will encourage various angles of reflection. Other elements of the video will combine a photojournalistic approach to documenting your present day life, and music that will tie everything together.