An heirloom, sent by email
The film is already there,
in the photographs you keep.
The one playing here is a real Memoir — made for Mimi's 85th birthday from the photographs her family already had, composed and scored from beginning to end.
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How it's made
Eight photographs. One film.
In October 1941, a photographer spent the day at the Greene County Fair in Georgia, following working families around the midway. Eight of his frames, composed into a single film — set in motion, scored and titled, exactly as one arrives in your inbox.
Photographs by Jack Delano for the FSA/OWI, October 1941 — public domain, via Unseen Histories.
The same is true of a holiday half a century old —
Another story
A journey, half a century on.
Eight slides from one Italian trip — Venice, Rome, and the coast — scanned from a family's carousel and set in motion. Nobody had to find a filmmaker; the photographs were already there.
Scanned Kodachrome slides from the Annie Spratt archive.
It works for any story told in photographs —
The moment
The Memoir is beautiful. Their face is the gift.
Somewhere past the first minute, they stop watching a screen and start seeing the years. The laugh. The hand that reaches for yours. The look they give you when it ends.
That look is what you're wrapping.
Whose face will it be? —
For the milestones
Whose story will you tell?
A film for the person who has everything — except this.
From first photos to forever. A gift for the happy couple.
Decades of love, told in two beautiful minutes.
Celebrate a life. Keep their memory close.
However it's told, it arrives the same way —
The gift, delivered
It arrives like a letter — opened, not just downloaded.
To: Mum
A film made for you.
A Memoir for Mum
HD film“Every photo we love, in one place. Happy 80th, Mum — from all of us.”
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Choose the photographs
A handful of photos that tell the story — old, recent, or a mix.
02
Shape the feeling
Pick a tone and a title style — or let the occasion choose for you.
03
It arrives like this
A finished HD film in their inbox, ready in an hour or two.
A personal note in your own words, read before the film begins.
Revisions included with every plan — we refine it until it feels like them.
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From the films on this page
“a gift from Anne and Peter”
Mimi — 85th Birthday
“a gift from Kevin”
Sherman & Joan — The Wedding
“a gift from the whole family”
Maddin & Margaret — 50th Anniversary
“a gift from her family”
Florence — In Loving Memory
Every film on this page is a real Memoir, exactly as it was delivered.
Common questions
Practical, in plain language.
How long does it take?
Each photo is individually animated and scored with original music. Most films are ready in an hour or two. You'll get an email the moment it's done.
What does the film actually look like?
A 2–4 minute HD film (1920×1080) where each photo has gentle cinematic motion. An original instrumental score composed for your film plays underneath, and your loved one's name and occasion appear as an overlay.
What happens to my photos?
Your photos are uploaded over HTTPS and stored in secure cloud storage while we make your film. They are deleted automatically after 90 days. We do not sell your images, use them for advertising, or hand them to outside companies to train their models.
What format is the download?
A standard MP4 file. Works on phones, laptops, smart TVs, WhatsApp, email — everywhere.