The Complete Personal Documentary
Your life. Preserved fully. Told beautifully.
The Complete Personal Documentary records your story in depth, weaving your memories, photos, and reflections into a chaptered film your family will treasure for generations. Some call it a legacy video, others a my life story video — we call it what it truly is: your life, done completely.
What It Is
Celebrities get documentaries. Presidents get libraries. Influencers get podcasts.
The rest of us get photos, scattered memories, and stories that fade.
Unless we do something about it.
Imagine having a film of your your grandmother talking about the world she lived up in. What scared her. What thrilled her. What your parent was like at five years old. What she learned the hard way. What she’d do differently.
That would be priceless.
Now flip it around. Your grandchildren will wish for the same thing. Will you only be a story that fades away?
The Complete Personal Documentary changes that. It captures your story — your childhood, your family, your work, your struggles, your beliefs, the world you lived in, and what you’ve learned along the way — in a lasting, professionally produced film.
Memories fade. Stories get distorted. Details disappear. But your voice — the way you tell it — that’s what makes it real. The Complete Personal Documentary doesn’t just preserve facts. It preserves presence. And presence is what people miss most. We call it what it truly is: your life, captured completely, for generations.
Who This Is For
For You
If you’ve lived a full life — raised a family, built a career, made mistakes, learned lessons — this is your chance to tell it clearly, in your own words. Not rushed, not summarized, not filtered through someone else’s memory. The Complete Personal Documentary gives you space to reflect and to say what matters most.
For Adult Children
If you’ve ever thought, “I should sit down with Mom or Dad and ask them about their life,” this is your opportunity. Not too late, but urgent. A personal documentary preserves their voice, their personality, their perspective — not just facts. Many families begin searching for a legacy film after it’s too late. This ensures you don’t.
What It’s Not
It’s not an interrogation. It’s not a performance. It’s not about perfection. It’s a guided, relaxed conversation — designed to bring out the stories that matter most. This is also not a public performance, the files are owned by you and I never use any of the footage for any reason without your permission.
How It Works
Schedule & Prepare – We guide you through a simple pre-interview to get aquainted, and get some information so we can tailor the experience to your life and interests. You will know the subjects and questions beforehand so you know what to expect, and you will have the opportunity to add any areas or subjects that are important to you.
Film the Conversation – We record a relaxed, guided conversation that captures the depth and richness of your life. This is not a rushed session, we want to get the whole story of your life, not just the highlights. It is not stressful, and you do not need to fear divulging secrets.
Professional Editing – Your story is beautifully edited into a complete documentary with chaptered intallments, B-roll,* integrated photographs, and a music score. We also provide a shorter highlight video, perfect for immediate sharing.
*B-roll is extra video that can be added to the video. For instance, footage of your garden, hobbies or favorite activites. B-Roll may be captured, time permitting.
Investment
The Complete Personal Documentary is a professionally produced, in-depth life history film — recorded over several hours and carefully edited into a chaptered, lasting documentary for your family.
We are experienced videographers using professional equipment, but we are also experienced interviewers, we know how to put people at ease and help them tell their story comfortably and fully.
This is a meaningful legacy investment that families regret not doing.
The Complete Personal Documentary Rate: $2,588
There are no confusing packages, no small or large tiers — just the complete process, done properly.
A personal documentary is a one-time investment in something your family will return to for decades.
What is your commitment? To tell the story of your life, it requires effort from you as well.
We typically film in your home. If this is not feasible, we can find an alternate venue.
Count on setting aside most of a day for filming. Putting up the equipment and filming can take as much as four to six hours.
The edited video needs photos. As you discuss your father, we want to see him on the screen. I’ll ask you to dig through your boxes and provide me with pictures. They, of course, will be returned.
For a truly unique and memorable extra, ask us about the Complete Personal Memory Book, the video transcript combined with photos in a professionally edited book.
Steve tells a shark story
Laura tells her husband she’s pregnant
Testimonials from previous interviews
I wrote a book that fully explores the idea of the Personal Docmentary, what it is and why it is important. I also explain my journey in arriving at this project.
Read it and find out why you should value what I am offering.
