Micro Documentary
A micro documentary is a short-form video that distills your compelling story or concept into a concise, impactful narrative.
Everyone has a story to tell. What's yours?
The micro documentary format is honest storytelling for a modern audience. Whether you need to introduce your company, explain a major concept, or celebrate the work done behind the scenes of an event, a micro documentary can be the most compelling solution.
We work with you to develop filming locations, schedule interviewers, and create the overall visual concept of your video. an experienced director will conduct interviews in a way that helps you or your subject get to the heart of the message, and our editors will distill your footage into a clear, confident documentary piece.
Check out some examples of our past micro documentary work.
Some of our past micro documentary pieces have included: small businesses and startups sharing their unique origin stories, nonprofit organizations raising awareness about their causes, as well as artists and creatives showcasing their work.
SAMPLE WORK:
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) is a philanthropic foundation created by and for the people of Greater Baltimore. Since 2018, BCF has invested $5.5+ million in impact investments via their Invest for More program. They approached us looking to produce a short video profiling the investment impact of the International Rescue Committee – Center for Economic Opportunity (IRC-CEO), to demonstrate the power of impact investing to move Baltimore forward; to showcase BCF as an expert partner to investors and communities; and to inspire and leverage more support for impact investing and charitable giving through BCF.
SAMPLE WORK:
MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYER SERVICES
The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, a nonprofit focused on providing free legal help for Marylanders in need, approached us to create a special video for their annual Celebrate Pro Bono event. The video honored Curtis Cooper, who was awarded a 2023 law firm of the year, and from Natushia Lewis-Smith who worked with MVLS to win her case. While focusing on both Curtis and Natushia, we were also able to successfully showcase the passion and dedication of the MVLS team to a larger supportive audience at their gala, and to raise critical funds to provide justice for all.
SAMPLE WORK:
THE LISTENING LAB
The Listening Lab is a music education program from Baltimore Chamber Orchestra that teaches students concentration, awareness, and intentional listening-skills techniques through music. During a one-week residency, students participate in daily classroom sessions where they learn listening strategies with music of many genres, and conclude the week with a BCO concert in the students’ own school. We created a documentary-style explainer video featuring Assistant Conductor Rebecca Smithorn over the course of her residencies at two Baltimore schools, and learned how to open our hearts and our selves to music.
SAMPLE WORK:
JESSIE AND KATEY
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) commissioned Baltimore-based artist team and MICA alumna Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn to install a multi-media mural on the exterior wall of the school’s new Dolphin Design Center. The building’s façade features an art screen that can be seen by everyone traveling on Howard Street, and Jessie and Katey were the first artists to utilize the space. Over the course of several months we followed the progress of the mural and documented their journey to create a promotional video that the school could use to celebrate the new outdoor space.