The Shared Story
A Story for You. A Gift for the Community.
I believe that when we tell the story of a business, we are also telling the story of the community it serves. The two are inseparable.
You need a Founder Film to share the heart of what you do with your clients. At the same time, there are local nonprofits and heritage groups nearby—people doing vital work—whose stories are at risk of being lost simply because they don’t have the resources to capture them. I created this pairing as a way to look after both.
Two Stories, One Shared Vision
The Shared Story Partnership
$5,000 CAD (A combined $6,200 value)
How the Partnership Works: This is a true co-funding model. Normally, a standalone Founder Film is $3,500 and our Community Rate for a nonprofit film is $2,700. By sharing our production days, you invest $5,000 and I donate my profit margin and editing time to bridge the gap. Together, we fully fund both stories.
What’s Included:
- Your Founder Film: A premium 3–5 minute cinematic portrait to anchor your brand.
- The Community Film: A 3–5 minute cinematic portrait created and gifted to a local charity on your behalf.
- Social Story Shorts: One polished 30-second vertical teaser for each partner, perfectly formatted to share the heart of your story on Instagram or LinkedIn.
- Production Days: Dedicated filming time for both the interviews and the authentic visuals (b-roll)—structured flexibly across relaxed half-day sessions to respect everyone’s schedule.
- The Editorial Eye: Both films crafted and curated with 25+ years of master editing expertise.
A Lasting Place in the Story
Instead of a logo on a gala banner, your support is woven into the film itself—a quiet, elegant credit at the close of the nonprofit’s story. Not an ad. A lasting place in something that matters.For Our Community Partners
The organizations that change our city often have the hardest time telling their own story. If you are a mission-driven organization looking for a sponsor, I invite you to join our Stories Waiting list.- Community Rate ($2,700): For organizations with their own funding.
- Grant Support: We provide the technical language and budget breakdowns that funders trust for heritage and cultural grants.
Stories Waiting to Be Told
I keep a small, curated list of organizations whose legacies are ready to be captured. These are missions of resilience, care, and service that define the character of our city:
- Community Food Initiatives: A journey from a basement kitchen to a city-wide lifeline.
- Heritage Societies: Archiving the voices and histories of our oldest neighborhoods before they fade.
- Local Environmental Collectives: The “Origin Spark” of neighbours transforming vacant lots into green spaces.
You can choose to support an organization from my list or nominate a cause you already champion.
The Heart Behind the Work
The truth is, I believe storytelling shouldn’t be a luxury reserved for the largest budgets. For me, it’s about balance. It’s the chance to use my craft to support the foundations of our community while helping you tell your own founding story with the cinematic care it deserves. When you step up to support a local story, you aren’t just helping a nonprofit—you’re helping me keep the art of storytelling alive for the people and places that define our home.Take it Further
Both films are delivered as high-quality digital masters (MP4). To extend the reach of the project, you can add:- The Heirloom Gift Set ($150 per set): A custom-engraved USB drive in a handcrafted presentation box.
- Community Digital Archive ($150): A bespoke, shareable webpage where the nonprofit’s film can live as a lasting resource if they lack their own web infrastructure.