We highlight some basic FAQs about our Legacy Film on our website, but here are some other common questions and statements we often hear when speaking about our work: My loved one is pretty shy (especially when in front of a camera). How will you put them at ease? From beginning to end, we are […]
Capturing Your Loved One on Film
Technology has made the ability to film loved ones and record their stories more accessible than ever before. Video offers the chance to capture a warmth and familiarity that written memories aren’t able to match. While it’s easy to simply pick up a phone and hit record, there are a number of helpful tips to […]
Unexpected Gifts
Each Legacy Film project that we complete at Sacred Stories is another reminder of the incredible power that stories have to change lives. When I first started this business, I thought of the finished Legacy Film product as the most important outcome from this work – the video recording of life stories for individuals and […]
Ham for the Holidays
I am fascinated by poets and always have been. They seem to effortlessly paint a reality with the stroke of a word. An award-winning poet named Muriel Ruykeser once said, “The world is not made of atoms. It is made of stories.” When Whitney asked me to write a blog for Sacred Stories, one of […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2.0
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” —Kahlil Gibran “What’s the best gift you’ve ever received, and why?” This is a question I often ask in our Legacy Film interviews. The answer to “why?” is almost always linked to a relationship […]
Around the Table with Tom Walsh: “Lazy” Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches
“I grew up in a family with two incredible cooks as parents – many of my best memories from childhood were at the dinner table with my family, sharing delicious meals together. It shaped me into who I am today and sharing experiences around food was (and is) a significant part of my identity… My […]