What The Root Project Is.
The Root Project is a filmed, one-on-one conversation designed to preserve someone’s story in their own words.
Each session is guided by questions, lasts about one hour, and takes place in a familiar, comfortable setting. There is no performance and no pressure to say things a certain way.
The conversation is lightly edited to maintain its natural flow and personality. At the end you will receive a physical plaque that is personalized to you and that leads you to your video.
Why Video Conversations Matter.
Most family stories live only in memory, photos, or writing. All with their own levels of sentiment and personality.
The Root Project exists to capture people as they actually are. Video preserves the pauses, the humor, the emotion, and the way someone tells their story in a way text and photos cannot.
This is not about creating something flashy and over the top. It is about creating something that will still feel honest and meaningful decades from now. Something children and grandchildren can return to when time, distance, or loss make those conversations impossible. Most stories are fragmented or lost, video conversations aims to solve that.
What You'll Recieve
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
THE CONVERSATION
A one-hour, filmed conversation guided by me, based on questions you choose ahead of time.
We film in your home or another comfortable setting. I guide the conversation at a natural pace so it feels more like talking than being interviewed.
THE KEEPSAKE VIDEO
You’ll receive a ~45 minute edited video that preserves the full conversation with minimal interruption. The edit is intentionally light. so it feels true to the moment, not overproduced. The video is delivered digitally with a private link you can revisit or share with family.
THE KEEPSAKE BOOK
Each Root Project includes a custom metal-engraved certificate, housed in an engraved book.
The certificate includes the interviewee’s name, date, and a QR code that links directly to their video.
It is meant to live on a shelf or desk as a tangible reminder that the story exists and can be returned to at any time.
THE CONVERSATION
THE KEEPSAKE VIDEO
THE KEEPSAKE BOOK
REAL CONVERSATION
How Does The Process Work?
1. We chat and find the themes and questions.
2. You choose a day, I create the questions.
3. The conversation is filmed on location.
4. The conversation is edited and uploaded.
5. You receive your plaque and video.
How Does The Process Work?
01
We chat & find themes and stories.
02
You pick a day, I create the questions.
03
I film the conversation
04
I lightly edit the video.
05
You receive your keepsake video
THE PRICE
This is a premium, one-on-one experience designed to preserve someone’s story with care and intention. I take on a limited number of projects at a time so each conversation gets my full attention, from filming through final delivery.
This is not something you do often. It is something meant to last.
The Root Project Session
$750
While the interview itself lasts about one hour, the full session typically takes up to two hours from start to finish.
The conversation is followed by simple b-roll capture and, if agreed on beforehand, a brief look at meaningful photos or personal spaces in your home to add context to the story.
