Lives Before Us Visual Studio

Your life, made into cinema.

We turn your memories, photographs, and voice into a film your family can keep.

Your memories become the film.

Share your story and materials. We take them through four clear stages.

Your story

Tell us what matters.

Share the memories and message you want your family to carry forward.

Start with what you have.

One photograph can be enough. Choose the format that fits the story you want your family to remember.

If you bring one photograph

Living Moment

A photograph gently comes to life in a short cinematic clip.

Starting at $69

If you bring a small collection

Living Storybook

Photos, clips, and memories shaped into a short narrated film.

Starting at $449

If you bring a life story

Personal Film

An interview-led documentary about the moments that shaped a life.

Starting at $1,800

For a larger family story

Full Legacy Film

Longer films, multiple interviews, and more of your family archive.

Contact us for details

Our signature documentary.

A younger man in a factory beside an older man speaking in a warm interview setting

My Uncle

One life, held for the next generation.

From rural Jiangjin to the factory he built, his memories became a film his family can keep.

More stories from our channel.

A graphite and charcoal portrait illustration of Nancy Grace Roman

Nancy Grace Roman

The astronomer who turned scientific ambition into a space telescope program.

Watch on YouTube
A graphite and charcoal portrait illustration of Jim Henson

Jim Henson

How a fear of live audiences helped shape a new kind of television performance.

Find it on YouTube

Recreate the places memory still holds.

Choose a room. Each scene was researched, illustrated, and brought forward with AI.

Select a room to see it full size.

What should your family always know about you?

Start with the story in your own words.

Tell us what you want future family to remember and what photographs, recordings, or clips you have.

Message us on Instagram

Start your order

Living Moment

Starting at $69

Every project begins with a short conversation about the person, the memories, and the materials you have.

  1. Tell us the story. Send the note below on Instagram.
  2. We confirm the project. You receive the scope, timing, contract, and final price.
  3. Then we begin. Payment is arranged after you approve the project.
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