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Story

Every business has a story.

Very few know how to tell it.

Our Belief

Story is not a marketing tactic.

We live in a world saturated with content. Every business is posting, advertising, emailing, and competing for the same attention. Most of it is forgotten within seconds — not because the tactics are wrong, but because the story underneath them is missing.

Story is the oldest and most powerful form of human communication. It is how we make sense of the world, how we decide who to trust, and how we remember what matters. When a business tells its story honestly — not a polished brand narrative, but the real story of why it exists and what it stands for — something shifts. The transaction becomes a relationship. The pitch becomes a belief.

We believe that behind every business is a story that deserves to be understood before it is marketed. That the founder's journey, the problem they set out to solve, the belief that drives them — these are not just content ideas. They are the foundation of everything.

"The story behind your business is often the most powerful marketing asset you have. Most agencies skip it. We build everything around it."

Why It Matters

People don't buy products. They buy people.

Trust

Trust is built before the sale.

In a world where anyone can make a polished website and run targeted ads, trust is the scarcest resource in business. Founder story video is one of the fastest ways to build it — because it puts a real human being at the center of the brand before a single product is mentioned.

Memory

Stories are remembered. Facts are forgotten.

Information delivered in story form is retained far longer than information delivered as data or argument. When your customer remembers why you started — not just what you sell — they remember you when it matters.

Loyalty

Shared beliefs create loyal customers.

The customers who stay, refer, and advocate are not the ones who found the best price. They are the ones who found a business that stood for something they believed in. Story is how you find those people — and how they find you.

The Craft

How we film and edit founder stories.

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Pre-Production

We find the story before we film it.

Every engagement begins with a deep story discovery session. We ask questions most people have never been asked about their business — about the moment they decided to start, about the customer they built it for, about the belief that drives them. We don't arrive on set with a script. We arrive with a deep understanding of what the story is and where it lives.

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Production

We create the conditions for honesty.

The most powerful moments in documentary filmmaking happen when the subject forgets the camera is there. Our production process is designed to create that environment — a real conversation, not an interview. A space where the founder can speak honestly, think out loud, and say the thing they've never quite said before. We handle all the technical work so the only thing our subject has to do is be present.

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Post-Production

We edit for emotion, not just information.

The edit is where the story becomes a story. We work with the footage the way a documentary editor works — looking for the moments of truth, the pauses that say more than words, the sequence that creates meaning from individual pieces. We color grade for warmth and depth. We score for emotion. The result is content that doesn't just inform — it moves people.

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Distribution

We build the story to travel.

Every story we produce is built to work across channels — a long-form version for the website, shorter cuts for social, clips for ads, quotes for email. We think about distribution from the first day of pre-production, so the content we create doesn't sit in one place. It becomes the foundation of your entire content system.

Documentary film crew at work

Documentary production · ARRI cinema · Practical lighting · Real conversations

Professional video editing and color grading suite

Post-production · Color grading · Sound design

Post-Production

The edit is where the story becomes a story.

Raw footage is not a story. It is the material a story is made from. The edit is where we find the through-line — the sequence of moments that creates meaning, builds emotion, and carries the viewer from the first frame to the last.

We work with documentary editing principles: we look for the moments of truth, the pauses that say more than words, the unexpected detail that makes the whole thing feel real. We color grade for warmth and depth — the visual language of trust. We score for emotion, not just atmosphere.

The result is content that doesn't just inform. It moves people. And moved people take action.

What We Create

The types of story we tell.

Founder Story Documentary

5–12 min

A long-form documentary portrait of the founder — who they are, why they started, what they've learned, and what they stand for. The most powerful trust-building asset a business can have.

Brand Origin Film

2–5 min

A cinematic short that tells the story of how the business came to be — the problem it was built to solve, the moment of decision, and the belief that drives it forward.

Customer Story Series

2–4 min each

Documentary-style portraits of real customers — their challenges, their decision to work with you, and the outcomes that followed. The most credible form of social proof.

Story-Driven Ad Creative

30–90 sec

Short-form story content built for paid media — Meta, TikTok, YouTube. Not polished commercials. Real stories, told in 30–90 seconds, that stop the scroll because they feel human.

Social Story Content

Ongoing

An ongoing content system built around your story — short clips, behind-the-scenes moments, founder reflections, and narrative posts that build an audience that belongs to you.

The Work

Stories we've told.

Each of these began with a conversation about why the founder started — and became content that changed how their business was seen.

Founder Story Documentary

Video coming soon

The reason I started

Home services founder · 8 min documentary

Brand Origin Film

Video coming soon

Built from the ground up

B2B services company · 4 min brand film

Customer Story

Video coming soon

What changed for us

E-commerce brand · 3 min customer portrait

Story-Driven Ad

Video coming soon

60 seconds of truth

Professional services · 60 sec paid media

We're currently building out our public portfolio. If you'd like to see examples of our work, reach out and we'll share what we've produced.

Story

"The most dangerous thing a business can do is be forgettable. The most powerful thing it can do is be honest."

LAB Ninety9 Studio

Ready to Tell Yours?

Your story is the most powerful thing you have.
Let's tell it properly.

We start every engagement with a conversation — not a pitch. Tell us about your business, your story, and what you're trying to build. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

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What happens next

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We read your message and respond within 48 hours

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We schedule a 30-minute conversation — no agenda, just a real talk

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If we're a fit, we'll tell you what working together looks like

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If we're not, we'll tell you that too — and point you in the right direction