Documentaries and Educational Videos

The textbook definition of a documentary is a movie that documents reality. In a documentary, there usually are no actors, just real people (unless a historical reenactment is needed). There’s no manipulation of the facts, but the thing that keeps a documentary from falling into the category of the quasi-dull film strips kids used to watch in schools way back when is the presentation of those facts in an exciting and visually interesting format. A documentary is the ultimate story to our way of thinking.

We’re proud of the work that we’ve done in this genre. When we roll out one of our productions for its premiere, we invite clients and civic leaders, give media interviews and host a reception. Sometimes our CEO, Diana Sole Walko, is invited to present one of our docs, as she did for the Huntington Museum of Art’s Black History Month showing of “A Principled Man: Rev. Leon Sullivan,” the MotionMasters documentary that aired nationally on PBS.

Documentaries take time: time to develop the information, find the interviews and gather the funding, but the finished product is satisfying—and it’s a medium that showcases our talents, too. As do the 50 or more educational videos we’ve written and produced that are in use by hospitals, libraries, colleges and job training centers across the country, including topics as wide-ranging as interviewing skills, parenting tips and a best seller, “Journey through the Cells.”

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