Storytelling Videos
Storytelling videos use engaging narratives and visuals to captivate audiences and convey powerful messages.
Everyone has a story to tell. What's yours?
Storytelling videos are micro-documentaries: a way to pull back the curtain and create honest connections with your audience. Whether introducing your business, explaining a non-profit's accomplishments, or celebrating behind-the-scenes work, a micro documentary can be an incredibly powerful marketing tool.
We work with you to develop filming locations, schedule interviewers, and create the overall visual concept of your video. An experienced director will conduct interviews in a way that helps you or your subject get to the heart of the message, and our editors will distill your footage into a clear, confident piece.
Check out some of our client's successful storytelling videos.
Some of our past storytelling videos have included: small businesses and startups sharing their unique origin stories, nonprofit organizations raising awareness about their causes, as well as artists and creatives showcasing their work.
SAMPLE WORK:
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) is a philanthropic foundation created by and for the people of Greater Baltimore. Since 2018, BCF has invested $5.5+ million in impact investments via their Invest for More program. They approached us looking to produce a short video profiling the investment impact of the International Rescue Committee – Center for Economic Opportunity (IRC-CEO), to highlight the power of impact investing, position BCF as an expert partner, and inspire more support for impact investing and charitable giving.
SAMPLE WORK:
MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYER SERVICES
The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, a nonprofit focused on providing free legal help for Marylanders in need, approached us to create a special storytelling video for their annual Celebrate Pro Bono event. The video honored Curtis Cooper, who was awarded a 2023 law firm of the year, and from Natushia Lewis-Smith who worked with MVLS to win her case. While focusing on both Curtis and Natushia, we were also able to successfully showcase the passion and dedication of the MVLS team to a larger supportive audience at their gala, and to raise critical funds to provide justice for all.
SAMPLE WORK:
THE LISTENING LAB
The Listening Lab, a music education program from Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, teaches students concentration, awareness, and intentional listening skills through music. During a one-week residency, students not only learn listening strategies with various music genres but also conclude the week with a concert at their school. We created a documentary-style explainer video featuring Assistant Conductor Rebecca Smithorn during her residencies at two Baltimore schools.
SAMPLE WORK:
JESSIE AND KATEY
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) commissioned MICA alumnae Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn to install a multimedia mural on the Dolphin Design Center’s exterior wall. The building’s façade features an art screen that can be seen by everyone traveling on Howard Street, and Jessie and Katey were the first artists to utilize the space. Over the course of several months we followed the progress of the mural and documented their journey to create a promotional video that the school could use to celebrate the new outdoor space.