Your life, in your own words
Through a single filmed conversation, we document a life as it was lived — preserved for the people who love you.
Begin the conversationWhat we make
What remains is not a video. It is a testament — the choices, the losses, the quiet convictions, told in your own voice.
"These are stories that can live through their own words."
Choose an available window through our booking calendar. Nothing is fixed yet — this is simply the beginning.
We speak together to confirm the right package, the timing, and the location — most often, the comfort of your own home.
A clear, signed document covering our guarantees of service, insurance, and fees. Everything in writing, nothing left vague.
We gather an account of the person whose life we will document — who they are, the shape of their years, the names and places that matter.
Before the interview, a considered set of prompts arrives — time to begin remembering, so the stories are ready when the light comes on.
One chair. One light. One conversation, filmed with the care of cinema.
"I never thought anyone would ask me about all of this. It felt like my life mattered enough to be told properly." What we hear when the camera stops
Each edit goes deeper into a life's story. Every package includes the full preparation — the portrait, the questionnaire, and the day itself.
The essential story
$2,400
The key chapters of a life — a focused account of the moments and choices that defined it. A complete story, beautifully told.
InquireThe full arc
$4,200
Childhood through present, with room for the detours — the people, places, and turning points that shaped a whole life. Our most chosen edit.
InquireThe complete account
$6,500
Every era, every relationship, every reflection. For the family historians and the lives too large for anything less.
InquireWhy we do this
Photographs show us how someone looked. A voice, a laugh, the way a story gets told the third time — that is how someone was. We bring the chair, the light, and the patience. You bring a lifetime.
We come to your home, because that is where the stories live.
The founders
Brothers, and the founders of The Tale Of. They share a passion for story in its purest form.
It began ten years ago, when they sat down and interviewed their grandparents. Little did they know, their grandmother would develop dementia, and their grandfather Parkinson's disease.
The gratefulness they carry for that one raw interview inspired a business that would give the same gift to other families.
Choose a time below. We will speak, confirm the details together, and begin the gentle work of preparing a life to be told.
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