For non-profits

The film that opens the room.

For your annual fundraiser: one participant's story in a short film. It plays right before the ask.

Sound familiar?

Your annual fundraiser comes once a year. Your guests are all in one room. Then comes the ask.

A speech can tell them about your work. One real person's story lets them see it.

For non-profits with an annual fundraiser

The package

One participant's story, in a film made for your fundraiser
The film in two cuts: one for the event, one for the web
The Second Life: more pieces from the same shoot, like vertical cuts, a cut for your website, and stills
Made to play right before the ask

Gala films, event coverage and stories for the organizations we've worked with.

Building One Community · 2021–2026
Benefit Breakfast films for Building One Community
Our role: Made the films and filmed the events
Mill River Park Collaborative · 2022
A gala film for Mill River Park
Our role: Produced the film

Who we've worked with

Six steps

What happens before the ask decides what happens after it.

1
The Room Question
We start by asking what you need the room to do this year that it didn’t do last year.
2
The Right Participant
We help you choose the one story that connects to what needs funding, not just the most dramatic one.
3
The Pre-Interview
We sit down with that person before any camera comes out, so the real story comes through on the day.
4
The Shoot
We film with a small crew that stays out of the way, for as many days as the story needs.
5
The Structure
We build the film so it ends where the room is ready to give.
6
The Second Life
The same footage becomes a website version, short clips and stills you can use all year.