Northern Michigan documentary studio
Legacy films and documentary storytelling for Northern Michigan families, businesses, and communities.
Community Spotlight · Free monthly interview
Each month Northline Storyworks films one Northern Michigan story for free. Nominate someone whose story should be preserved, or vote for a person the community has already suggested.
Voting for the September 2026 spotlight is open through October 2.
Be the first to nominate this round
No one has been suggested yet. A longtime neighbor, a family business, a veteran, a volunteer — if a name comes to mind, that is the one.
Nominate them nowA written history holds the facts. Film holds the person. It keeps a voice at its own pace, the pause before a harder memory, the hands that move while a story is told, and the laugh that arrives in the same place every time.
Years from now, the details of a story matter less than the way it was told. Film preserves someone's expressions, humor, phrasing, and the memories they choose to share, so the people who come later can hear it from them rather than about them.
Legacy films
Every project is filmed and finished with the same care. What changes is the shape of the finished film.
$895One person, one location
A professionally filmed legacy interview for one person.
The Story preserves the complete conversation with minimal documentary editing.
$2,295Documentary short, complete interview included
A documentary short built from the interview, the surroundings, and the photographs that go with the stories.
The complete interview is delivered alongside the finished film, so nothing from the conversation is lost to editing.
Starting at $6,500Scope set with you before the project begins
A multi-subject documentary for stories that reach across generations, locations, or filming days.
For stories involving several generations, locations, or production days, Northline Storyworks can expand into a full production team.
Family Archive Add-On — Starting at $300. Organization, preparation, digitization coordination, and integration of selected photographs or existing media. See what each package includes.
Process
Three straightforward stages, planned around the person being interviewed.
01
Learn who is being interviewed and which stories matter. We talk through the person, the family, and the questions worth asking before any equipment is packed.
02
Film the conversation in a comfortable setting with professional lighting and audio. The interview is unhurried, and the setup stays quiet and out of the way.
03
Shape the interview, photographs, and supporting footage into a lasting film, delivered digitally with the complete conversation kept intact.
Latest Northern Michigan Story
A continuing documentary series about the people who have shaped Northern Michigan's families, businesses, traditions, and communities.
First story coming soon.
Visit Northern Michigan StoriesTell us about the person, family, business, or organization you would like to document.
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