Every family has a story.
Celebrate Yours!

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Why this course exists

The stories that matter most
are the ones never captured.

Most family histories quietly disappear — not because they aren't worth preserving, but because no one knew how. This course changes that.

01

Your story deserves a film

Professional documentary techniques, taught so that anyone — regardless of experience — can create something beautiful and lasting.

02

Learn at your own pace

Six thoughtfully designed modules, video lessons, a personal story notebook, and downloadable resources — all available for life.

03

Your camera is enough

The phone in your pocket or the camera on your shelf is all you need. We teach you to use what you have, beautifully.

"The most important films are the ones sitting unwatched in your living room right now — the interviews never recorded, the stories never asked for."

— Preserving Our Stories

The curriculum

Six modules.
One finished film.

From discovering your story to screening your finished documentary — every step guided.

I

Finding Your Story

Uncovering the narrative threads that have been quietly waiting to be told

4 Lessons
II

Interviewing with Heart

The questions, the listening, the moments of unexpected revelation

4 Lessons
III

Filming on Any Camera

Cinematic technique using whatever device you already own

4 Lessons
IV

Archival & Found Footage

Weaving old photographs, letters and home movies into your film

4 Lessons
V

Editing Your Story

Shaping hours of footage into a short film that moves people

4 Lessons
VI

Sharing Your Film

Screening, preserving, and celebrating your finished documentary

4 Lessons

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The people behind the course

Meet Your Instructors!

Your Instructors
"Every family has a story worth telling — and we're here to help you tell it."

Two filmmakers. One mission.

Together we bring decades of experience in documentary filmmaking, storytelling education, and community memory preservation. We built Preserving Our Stories because we kept meeting people who had extraordinary family histories — and no idea how to capture them before it was too late.

Between us we have worked with broadcasters across Canada and Europe, screened films at festivals on three continents, and taught hundreds of students how to find, film, and finish their own documentary stories.

"The most urgent films aren't being made in Hollywood. They're sitting in living rooms, waiting for someone to press record."

This course is the result of everything we've learned — distilled into a practical, warm, step-by-step journey that any person with a smartphone and a story can complete. No film school required. No expensive equipment. Just your story, and the tools to tell it.

We are based in Penticton, British Columbia, and we believe that preserving the stories of ordinary people is one of the most important things anyone can do.

15+Years in documentary film
30+Festival screenings
500+Students taught

Why we built this course

"We've sat in too many kitchens, too late, listening to stories that should have been captured years earlier. We made this course so that never has to happen to your family."

Get in touch

Let's talk stories.

Whether you have a question about the course, want to share a story you're hoping to tell, or simply want to say hello — we'd love to hear from you.

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