Documentary studios · New York and Northern Michigan
Legacy films and documentary storytelling for families, businesses, and communities in New York’s Capital Region and Northern Michigan.
Community Spotlight · Free monthly interview
Each month Northline Storyworks films one Northern Michigan story for free. Nominate someone whose story should be preserved, or vote for a person the community has already suggested. The studio approves new names before they appear, and anyone nominated may ask to be taken off the list.
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See previous roundsA written history holds the facts. Film holds the person. It keeps a voice at its own pace, the pause before a harder memory, the hands that move while a story is told, and the laugh that arrives in the same place every time.
Years from now, the details of a story matter less than the way it was told. Film preserves someone's expressions, humor, phrasing, and the memories they choose to share, so the people who come later can hear it from them rather than about them.
Legacy films
The same care for a parent, a shop owner, or a volunteer. What changes is the shape of the finished film.
$895One person, one location
A professionally filmed legacy interview for one person.
The complete conversation is preserved with light finishing, not shaped into a short documentary.
$2,295Documentary short, complete interview included
A documentary short built from the interview, the place around them, and the photographs that belong with those memories.
The complete interview is delivered alongside the finished film, so nothing from the conversation is lost to editing.
Starting at $6,500Scope set with you before the project begins
A multi-subject documentary when the history lives in more than one person, place, or filming day.
The two studios work together on larger productions: several generations, a business history, or a longer community project.
Archive Add-On — Starting at $300. Organization, preparation, digitization coordination, and integration of selected photographs or existing media. See what each package includes.
Process
Three straightforward stages, planned around the person being interviewed.
01
Learn who is being interviewed and which stories matter. We talk through the person, the family, and the questions worth asking before any equipment is packed.
02
Film the conversation in a comfortable setting with professional lighting and audio. The interview is unhurried, and the setup stays quiet and out of the way.
03
Shape the interview, photographs, and supporting footage into a lasting film, delivered digitally with the complete conversation kept intact.
Latest Northern Michigan Story
A continuing documentary series about the people who have shaped Northern Michigan's families, businesses, traditions, and communities.
First story coming soon.
Visit Northern Michigan StoriesCall to talk through services and pricing, or tell us about the person, family, business, or organization you would like to document.
Start a ConversationOr call (231) 597-7648 to talk through services, pricing, or questions.