enough to make it come alive.
Robert’s wife Ellie has Alzheimers disease. His memories remain vivid even as hers have disappeared. For his own sake, and also for the sake of their grown children and grandchildren, Robert wants a documentary that will tell her life story and paint a moving portrait of the women he has loved for decades, in all her vitality and engagement with life. Ellie was a letter writer so Robert has more letters than photos, to help him tell her story.
There is no one right way to capture and preserve the experiences and events of a lifetime. That is the unique appeal of family documentary making and sharing.
Susan Saunders is the owner and production manager of Family Line Studios in Chicago. She works closely with family members to collect stories, memories, dates, and historical details as they are shared during filmed interviews. The family then sits back while Susan and her team go to work editing. Find out more about how–as Susan says, “the magic happens.”
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