The Individual

Your story is your life, and your life is your legacy. At CONTEXT Studios, we preserve that legacy with depth, discretion, and cinematic beauty, ensuring the people and moments that shaped you are never forgotten.

    • Document your family history & bring your family tree to life.

    • Preserve the voices, personalities & mannerisms of the people you love most.

    • Keep your values, legacy & stories alive for future generations.

    • Celebrate milestones (birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, graduations & more).

    • Individuals, couples & families wanting to capture their life story & family history.

    • Anyone interested in ancestry & documenting their life for future generations.

    • Major philanthropic donors at hospitals, universities & charitable foundations.

    • Give it as a gift to loved ones.

    • Post on social media channels & other platforms.

    • Play at a family gathering, retirement, memorial & other events.

    • Include in your will for future generations.

  • When documenting a life story, the impulse is often to capture it in a book. But publishing a book is difficult; it takes a lot of effort and time. It also rarely gets done. And, if it does, it may never get read. We document life stories in a day. Our films and podcasts capture the voices and essence of individuals and families in a way a book just can’t.

IndividualFilmPodcast
Documentary length2 hours2 hours
Location1 location1 location
Time on locationUp to 8 hoursUp to 8 hours
Primary interview1 person1 person
Secondary interviews (up to 30 minutes)1-2 people1-2 people
Supplied media (photos, videos & audio clips)50 maximumN/A
Supplied audio clipsN/A50 maximum
Social media clips (up to 45 seconds)22

Life Story

Film


Documentary length

Location

Time on location

Primary interview subjects

Secondary interviews (up to 30 minutes)

Supplied photo, audio & video clips

Social media clips (up to 45-seconds)

2 hours

1 location

Up to 8 hours

1 person

Up to 2 people

Up to 50

2

Podcast


Documentary length

Location

Time on location

Primary interview subjects

Secondary interviews (up to 30-minutes)

Supplied audio clips

Social media clips (up to 45-seconds)

2 hours

1 location

Up to 8 hours

1 person

Up to 2 people

Up to 50

2

Add-ons.

  • Ask us about our packages for highlight videos and trailers to share your documentary’s most memorable moments with family, friends, and online.

  • We can conduct additional interviews onsite or remotely for anyone unable to attend in person.

  • If you want to include a tour of your home or office, or capture B-roll footage to enrich your documentary.

  • Incorporate sweeping overhead shots of your home, office, and other meaningful locations to create a compelling sense of place and add cinematic depth to your documentary.

  • Own your narrative with a 3-minute bespoke video that introduces you before you take the stage or receive an award.

  • A 3–5 minute cinematic message to share your final words of wisdom and gratitude at your celebration of life, with the option to preserve it online as a lasting tribute.

  • Share your story with the world. We’ll upload it to our external streaming platform or major platforms like Apple and Spotify, and create five 60-second social clips to help you promote it.

  • If you’d prefer to record your documentary in a studio, we can create a polished, cinematic setting tailored to your story.

CEO Documentary.

Exceptional leaders leave a lasting mark. A CONTEXT CEO Documentary ensures it endures, capturing an outgoing CEO's influence on growth, culture, and strategy for the organization and the leaders that follow.

Presented in an engaging episodic format, our CEO documentaries go beyond the facts, offering candid insights, valuable lessons, and timeless advice for future leaders. It is both a powerful professional tribute and a lasting record of remarkable leadership.

Our documentaries are also a powerful way to introduce an incoming CEO, giving the organization and its people an intimate and compelling look at the leader who will shape their future.

Many CEOs choose to complement their CEO Documentary with a second, more personal documentary, a private family keepsake that captures the story of the life they lived beyond the boardroom.

Define your legacy on LinkedIn.

At CONTEXT Studios, we believe legacy is built not only through what you do — but how your story is told. That’s why we partner with our sister company, Broad Reach, to align your LinkedIn presence with the story you tell in your documentary.

For more than a decade, Broad Reach has helped entrepreneurs, family business leaders, and YPO CEOs turn their LinkedIn profiles into powerful platforms, crafting content that drives visibility and impact.

Explore this work on the YPO and Women Get On Board Inc. pages of the Broad Reach website.

The gift that keeps on giving.

Want to surprise someone with a documentary of their life? Want to help bring your parents’ stories and family tree to life? Give your loved ones a new and unique way to tell their stories.

Want to celebrate an upcoming milestone? Want to preserve your family’s stories? Our documentaries make a great gift for someone special, showing them how important they are to you. Schedule a call and we’ll help you find the perfect package.

Custom packages.

Have something different in mind?

Contact us to discuss an offering that’s right for you and your family.

We’re here to help.

We’ve compiled answers to our most frequently asked questions (FAQs). If you have additional questions, contact us to get in touch with our team.