A birthday gift

A birthday film that tells a whole life

We turn a parent’s or grandparent’s life story into a film of up to 3 minutes: a script written from your memories, narrated by a professional voice or in the voice of someone in the family, with original music. A full story is $149, ready within 72 hours of finishing the questionnaire and paying.

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What’s in the film

A whole life, chapter by chapter

Childhood, growing up, love, raising a family, and the grandchildren and today. Upload your photos in any order; we sort them into chapters and you approve.

A script from your details

The questionnaire reads like a conversation. The nicknames, the sayings, the stories told at every holiday dinner go into the script, and you read it before we go on.

A voice everyone knows

Narration by a professional voice, or by a son, a daughter or a grandchild. Thirty seconds recorded on a phone is enough, or a recording you already have.

Music written for the film

Original music scored to the pace of the story. Is there a song they love? We can play it too, through the film or at the end.

A life’s journey

How the story is built

Opening
Childhood
Growing up
Love
Parenthood
Today
Blessing

These are the chapters we suggest. With a full story you decide: rename them, add one, or take one out.

An example script

This is how a story written from your details sounds

Opening
Seventy years. A thousand Sunday dinners. And one line we all know by heart.
Childhood
A girl from Cleveland in pigtails, who already knew who needed another plate.
Parenthood
“Did you eat something?” Forty years, the same question. You never gave up.

How it works

Four steps, and most of the work is ours: you tell the story and upload photos, we write, narrate, compose and edit.

A minute
Pick the occasion and a package
A birthday, an anniversary, a retirement and more. A greeting of up to 45 seconds or a story of up to 3 minutes.
15 minutes
Answer a few questions, upload photos
Questions written like a conversation. Upload photos straight from your phone, unsorted: we arrange them into chapters, and you approve.
A minute
Choose the narration
A professional voice, a family member’s voice (thirty seconds recorded on a phone), or music only.
In 72 hours
Approve it and get your film
Read the script, watch each chapter and ask for changes. Ready to show at the party and send on WhatsApp.

Not another photo slideshow with a song in the background

	A slideshow	Your film
The story	One photo after another	A script written from your details: the inside jokes, the nicknames, the “Did you eat something?” everyone knows.
The order	Whatever order they were uploaded in	The chapters of a life, from childhood to today. We arrange them, you approve.
The voice	No words	Narration by a professional voice or a family member’s. Thirty seconds of recording is enough.
The music	The same beat for every photo	Original music written to the pace of the story. Have a favorite song? We play it too, through the film or at the end.

What it costs

Packages start at $59. The script, the narration, the original music and the revision rounds are included in every one.

Short greeting

$59

Up to 45 seconds

A video of up to 45 seconds: an opening with their name, three moments and a blessing.

A short video of up to 45 seconds, made for sharing in a chat or opening an evening
Opening: a title with their name and the occasion, over a photo
Three moments: three short scenes, each about one moment you chose, with photos and a line
A blessing from the family at the end

One round of revisions · Delivered within 72 hours

Choose Short greeting

Full story

$149

Up to 3 minutes

A video of up to 3 minutes in a nostalgic album style, telling the story chapter by chapter.

Up to 3 minutes, chapter by chapter: from childhood to today
Photos from the family album, with narration and original music
Funny moments on screen: a text message, the line everyone knows, the family joke
You set the chapters: names, order, adding and removing

2 rounds of revisions · Delivered within 72 hours

Choose Full story

Coming soon

Premium

$279

Up to 5 minutes

Everything in the full story, plus a longer video, photos that come to life, a phone version and faster delivery.

Everything in the full story
A longer video: up to 5 minutes, with more photos and more stories
Photos that come to life: a few chosen photos move gently, a smile, a glance, wind in the hair
Vertical version: an extra upright copy that fills a phone screen, for chats, stories and mobile viewing
The cinematic style, on top of the three styles

3 rounds of revisions · Delivered within 48 hours

Coming soon

Questions

How far ahead of the party should we order?

The film is ready within 72 hours from when you finish the questionnaire and pay. Leave a few days on top to gather photos from the family and read the script without rushing.

Most of our photos are old prints. Is that enough?

Yes. Photograph or scan them and upload them as they are, in any order. A full story needs at least 25 photos, and 60 to 90 is best. Short videos are welcome too.

Can we show it at the party?

Yes. The film is ready to play on a screen or a TV, and to send to the whole family on WhatsApp.

Can the narration be in one of the children’s voices?

Yes. Record thirty seconds on a phone, reading a few short sentences from the screen, or upload a recording you have, and confirm you may use the voice. We make the narration in that voice for this one film only, and delete it 30 days after delivery.

Part of the family speaks Hebrew. Can it be in Hebrew?

Yes. Fill in the questionnaire in English and get the film in Hebrew, or add Hebrew subtitles to the English film.

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