Earn your audience's attention with stunning, documentary-style video.
With riverfront trails, trailblazing sporting venues, legendary barbecue, and plentiful opportunities to enjoy the arts, Kansas City provides a vibrant backdrop for any video project.
Play a round of pickleball in Overland Park. Catch a women’s soccer game at the first professional stadium built specifically for women’s sports. Celebrate Black Americans’ contributions to U.S. history at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the American Jazz Museum, and the Black Archives of Mid-America.
Most importantly, plan your Kansas City video production project to capitalize on the beauty of the city & the mission of your organization to create the greatest, most strategic impact.
Capture your mission through custom storytelling, blending cinematic visuals with authentic, documentary-style impact.
Stand out in crowded marketplaces by using time-tested combinations of visuals, audio, and human-centric story.
Educate your audience on your mission through video storytelling and inspire them to get involved.
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Regional Emmy® Awards and nominations earned by our team
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Telly Awards earned by our team
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Combined years of experience on our team of six.
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Degrees in film, journalism, communication, and cinematography.
We've been producing video in Kansas City since 2013. Brand films for companies trying to attract the right customers. Fundraising videos for nonprofits preparing for their biggest events. Recruitment pieces for organizations that need to show, not just tell, what it's like to work there. Our approach is documentary-style, which means your people tell the story in their own words. No scripts. No actors. No voiceover reading copy someone wrote in a cubicle.
Kansas City clients work with the same Emmy Award-winning team that produces our national projects, most recently for Kansas City University. We don't subcontract to local freelancers and charge you a markup. Every shoot is crewed by our own producers, directors, and cinematographers. We've made the trip enough times to know the city, the light, and the logistics, and we're comfortable filming on both sides of the state line.
Most of our Kansas City video production projects fall between $7,000 and $25,000 depending on scope, and we typically deliver within six to eight weeks. We've worked with organizations across the metro, from downtown Kansas City on both the Missouri and Kansas sides to Overland Park, the Plaza, Westport, and surrounding communities.
Kansas City gives generously, and its nonprofit community works hard for every dollar. We've worked with organizations here on fundraising and mission-driven videos, and the process is the same whether you're a $500,000 operation or a $50 million institution. We sit down with you, figure out what story will move your donors, and then we tell it.
Fundraising videos work because they put a real face on your mission. A pie chart of your program expenses won't inspire anyone to write a check, but a three-minute story about one person whose life changed because of your work absolutely will. That's the science behind what we do, and our nonprofit clients in Kansas City and across the country have used our videos to break fundraising records at galas, year-end campaigns, and capital drives.
Kansas City is home to legacy companies, ambitious startups, universities, and regional headquarters that quietly run national operations. We've worked with clients here on brand films designed for homepages, recruitment videos built to attract talent, and corporate storytelling projects that help leadership communicate vision internally and externally.
The difference between what we do and what most video production companies in Kansas City offer is the approach. We don't show up with a shot list and a script someone emailed you to approve. We show up with questions, a camera, and a team that knows how to draw out the stories your audience actually needs to hear. The result is a video that feels authentic because it is.
Every project includes a primary feature video and shorter cuts formatted for social media, email campaigns, and digital advertising. You get assets that work together across every channel, not a single file you have to figure out how to use.
Position yourselves as the solution to your audience’s needs.
Tell complex, sensitive stories with clarity & compassion.
Authentically attract like-minded people who will become long term champions (and patrons) of your brand.
we're storyteller studios
In 2013, we started leveraging the power of documentary-style film for brands and causes in our hometown of Springfield, Illinois (hence our affinity for Lincoln).
Since then, we’ve worked with clients nationally and traveled to cities including Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Des Moines.
No matter where you are, we’d be honored to serve your brand next.
"He was as invested in my work and vocation as the people working for our organization."
"I immediately connected with Josh and his philosophy of video storytelling.
Let's get started!
Put the purpose and mission of your brand on display to win over your ideal clients and customers.
The most-watched film on our YouTube channel is a Kansas City story. "More Than a Game: Stories from the Negro Leagues" was made the same way we make everything. Real people, real conversations, no narration, no script. We made it for the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church, and it's since been watched by more people than anything else we've produced.
Kansas City's history deserves that kind of care. The stories in this city, from the Negro Leagues to the jazz district to the institutions serving it today, are exactly the kind we started this company to tell.
👉 Watch the film: https://youtu.be/1Y9UIdMMA60
We've produced projects in Kansas City since 2013, most recently for Kansas City University, and our most-watched film ever is a Kansas City story about the Negro Leagues. We know the city, and we keep coming back.
We charge a minimum travel fee to get our team from point A to point B while making sure everyone is fed, rested, & ready to do their best work.
No matter where we’re shooting, you’ll always work with members of our core team when you hire us. Not only does this mean you won’t receive a freelancer or contractor upcharge, it also allows us to guarantee the consistent high quality of our work, as well as use each team member’s strengths properly on each project.
Can you film at Kansas City landmarks like Union Station or Crown Center?
Yes, we're experienced with Kansas City location filming and can help handle permits and logistics for shooting at various Kansas City landmarks including Union Station, Crown Center, the Power & Light District, and other iconic locations.
What areas of Kansas City do you serve?
We serve all of greater Kansas City, including downtown Kansas City (both MO and KS), Overland Park, Plaza area, Westport, and surrounding communities. We're familiar with filming on both sides of the state line.
What's your experience with Kansas City nonprofit video production?
We've worked with numerous Kansas City nonprofits, creating fundraising videos, mission overviews, and community impact stories. We understand the unique character of Midwest generosity.