Title: As Long As We’re Together
Duration: 3:57
Release Date: 2005
Director's notes: With a new 5 month old baby girl, this family experiences some special bonding time in Maui – snorkeling, a catamaran cruise, a magic show, and just being together... With this short film, the family repeatedly relives their love for being together. Their DVD includes all the uncut footage and still images to view at leisure. (All photography & footage from client).
Title: Color, Culture, Family
Duration: 4:31
Release Date: 2005
Director's notes: This husband and wife journey into the heart of Mexico to visit the groom’s family for the first time as a married couple. They wanted a rich visual story highlighting the beauty and culture that is Mexico. We particularly love the opening and closing scenes with their precious grandpa. (All photography & footage from client).
Title: Disney in the Caribbean
Duration: 5:42
Release Date: 2006
Director's notes: LifeCairn’s founder and his wife tell this story about their special privilege of experiencing a family reunion every year (this time with Mickey on the high seas). The story has some great pacing with a mixture of music cuts from funky jazz to delicate piano. And, of course, there’s grandpa’s famous red nose…
Title: Joy and A Rose
Duration: 3:54
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: A family of six adopts two abandoned girls. The girls’ beauty flourishes and they teach the family what it truly means to be adopted. We love the tender emotion and loving passion in mom and dad. (Word has it, that the family will soon be adding another child)!
Title: A Really Awesome Place
Duration: 3:41
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: This adoption story underscores that beautiful things can come from dire situations. The story is an important reminder to mom and dad to treasure “the now.” It will be a powerful gift to this baby girl when she’s older. She’ll forever know how much she was loved.
Title: Far More Than I Can Imagine
Duration: 3:24
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: The story opens with a distraught mom considering today’s sorrowful abortion situation. It quickly transitions into mom’s tender touch of their adopted baby girl. Mom and dad are in awe watching her develop. This family was meant to be.
Title: Quite A Story, Really
Duration: 3:42
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: After a chance meeting at a health club, this new family was born through adoption in just a matter of days. Mom and dad reflect on the personalities of their son and daughter. Their DVD contains the complete one-hour Discussion Sitting which their kids can watch in the future.
Title: He Was For Us
Duration:8:33
Release Date: 2008
Director's notes: He wanted to marry her on-the-spot. She finally agreed to a date, but tried to dress so that he would just leave her alone. The tenuous date later resolves with their wedding! The couple’s journey moves from a heart-wrenching experience of wanting to start a family into the joyous adoption of the boy who was just for them.
Title: Five Years of Family Tradition
Duration: 12:09
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: This grandma and grandpa reflect on their family spending time together during a fifth annual family reunion. The grandkids prepare for their visit to historical Pearl Harbor with a written report. Grandma enjoys the zip-line safari. We love a story like this that moves from simply telling about people and events to making important conclusions about life’s journey. . (All photography & footage from client).
Title: He Really Cared…
Duration: 10:11
Release Date: 2008
Director's notes: Two sisters surprise their mom with this tribute to their dad on the occasion of what would have been mom & dad’s 55th. The sisters laugh about dad’s penchant for great jokes and they reflect on how he continues to positively influence their lives today. The piece ends with dad saying a simple goodbye.
Title: 45 Years Together
Duration: 8:23
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: Despite her family’s strong resentment of American troops in WWII, a young Japanese girl leaves her family and country illegally to marry an American serviceman. During an emotional visit to Japan 11 years later, they finally win her family’s support and affection. Today, after 45 years of marriage, their love is sweet and strong.
Title: Pointed Down The Wrong Path
Duration: 5:51
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: This passionate guy gives his time to military kids who often find themselves without much sense of belonging. With full support of the US military, he’ll soon be living on a Marine base in Japan. In a world where kids get to spend less and less time with adults, we love this man’s vision for influencing lives through just being with kids on their turf.
Title: Jesus Loves Me This I Know
Duration: 3:38
Release Date: 2006
Director's notes: This story opens with a tender childhood song juxtaposed with the harsh environment experienced by US military personnel. This family has created a warm home near an Air Base where service-people can find a home-cooked meal and a much-needed friend to talk to.
Title: Leaving What Is Normal
Duration: 3:52
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: This development organization helps people around the world gain access to education, housing, and food. They place professionals in communities where they can offer their expertise in everything from medical services to construction to business entrepreneurship.
Title: Impacting Life
Duration: 6:08
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: This couple has devoted much of their lives to impacting US military personnel. The story opens with a vignette about a jailed serviceman and a presidential pardon. It closes with an officer losing his life in an aircraft accident. We love how the story demonstrates life impact in the least expected ways.
Title: Daddy, Husband, Man
Duration: 3:41
Release Date: 2005
Director's notes: This piece debuted before dozens of friends during a surprise birthday party for the story’s subject – a husband and daddy. It is a power-packed, visual story of a man’s first 30 years. He’s a family guy that loves sports and joking around. (All photography & footage from client).
Title: Guitars, Frisbee, Guam
Duration: 4:15
Release Date: 2008
Director's notes: What do a tiny island in the Pacific and a Frisbee game have in common? Both played important roles in the life of this Storytelling Artist at LifeCairn. This piece is a look into some of the unique things that shaped his life.
Title: Gra-Gra-Graduating
Duration: 3:40
Release Date: 2006
Director's notes: A very high energy story about a man getting his college degree later in life. His kids and family express their tremendous affirmation. Being a guy who loves fast-action & sports, we crafted this piece with a lot of effects and movement.
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Title: All-Around Friend, Good Mom
Duration: 5:45
Release Date: 2005
Director's notes: A son, daughter, and husband celebrate this special mom and wife on her 30th anniversary. Mom and Dad were cycling through Italy when this surprise film debuted at a small countryside hotel. The story chronicles the family’s growing up years and mom’s magnetic personality. The story closes with son, daughter, and husband giving a special message directly to their mom/wife.
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Title: Stepping Into My Life
Duration: 4:54
Release Date: 2006
Director's notes: Most people don’t have the treasure of a mentor to lean on during life’s journey. This organization mentors leaders to release them into all they are designed to be and do. This story is the short version of a 25 minute documentary exploring the organization’s founders and the world of mentoring.
Title: Every Day Is A Crisis
Duration: 2:19
Release Date: 2008
Director's notes: A humanitarian relief organization takes a team of high school students into southern Africa to expose them to the crises being faced there. The students reflect on how different life is in America and what they can do to help. (Footage from partner company).
Title: Will You See With Your Heart?
Duration: 2:36
Release Date: 2006
Director's notes: A high school student reflects on the heart-wrenching difference between his home in New Jersey and the straw huts where people live in Africa. He participates in a program teaching agricultural techniques and marvels out how much the Africans appreciate his presence. (Footage from partner company).
Title: Experience: AIDS
Duration: 1:27
Release Date: 2008
Director's notes: This promotional trailer offers a compelling reason for a nationwide, mobile AIDS exhibit seeking to raise awareness and funds. The music score is emotionally powerful and the imagery from Africa is persuasive. (Footage from partner company).
Title: A Disconnected Generation
Duration: 4:46
Release Date: 2005
Director's notes: A youth-oriented promo movie about the youth culture which this organization serves. Over 30 hours of source footage was shot in three states. The storyline is paced to keep the viewer highly engaged while explaining the important work this organization does.
Title: Looking For Someone
Duration: 5:57
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: After several years of looking for someone to share their lives with, these individuals relish their upcoming wedding and the official union of their families. We joined these two at their home to hear their love story. This piece debuted at their wedding reception for all their guests to experience.
Title: Longer Than Eternity Itself
Duration: 3:13
Release Date: 2005
Director's notes: A beautiful visual story of a perfect wedding ceremony and reception. The couple tells LifeCairn that this story often brings them back to their love for each other when life’s journey gets tough. We were privileged to watch this couple express such sweet love to one another on their wedding day.
Title: Moment In Time
Duration: 5:14
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: Set on a dreamy, overcast day at a Pennsylvanian estate, this wedding was a great joy to be a part of. One of our favorite shots is of the groom’s daughter & bride’s niece looking out at a lake with their hair blowing in the wind. The piece opens and closes with a solo piano and has a fun guitar track in the middle.
Title: Childhood Crush
Duration: 10:55
Release Date: 2007
Director's notes: Strictly friends since they were young kids, this couple randomly and suddenly felt a “new” connection during a Thanksgiving gathering. Nine months later they were married. This symbolic, Persian wedding was absolutely gorgeous. We met up with the couple after the wedding to discuss their day and their relationship.