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Positive Emissions Documentary films about your parents + grandparents and the stories/experiences that make them who they are. Based in Iowa, but I travel anywhere in the U.S.

to film the people you love -Britt Capturing real life moments and spreading positivity through photographs. (Family-Newborn Lifestyle-Seniors-Weddings)

Ask more questions. Listen a little longer. 🥹-Britt
10/16/2026

Ask more questions. Listen a little longer. 🥹

-Britt

10/15/2026

We'll never know when that last trip will be.

We'll never know when we're having our last conversation.

Make your visits with each other count. Put your phones away. Stay engaged in what is being said. Look into their eyes for a few seconds longer than normal. Ask questions about their life.

I started filming documentaries about parents and grandparents' lives because I have realized how quickly time goes by and how awful it is to know the stories have faded away.

If your grandparents are still living - capture their stories. And if you can't afford a professional like myself to do it, just grab your cellphone. Dont' overthink it, anything is better than nothing at all 🤍

-Britt

10/14/2026

Most people don't realize you can have a documentary made about someone in your own family. I don't want you to just hear their stories, I want you to FEEL them too.

The expressions, the photos on the walls, the way they sit in a chair - it's all important and helps tell the story of who they are.

-Britt

10/12/2026

I took this video of my grandparents waving goodbye as I left their house a few years ago. Just a normal everyday moment.

At the time, I had no idea it would be the last time I'd see my grandma.

I'm so thankful for that visit. I had just decided to start filming documentaries about people's grandparents so I had flown to their home and brought my camera along. I spent time recording my grandparents talking about their own stories. We talked about their childhoods, their memories, and things I'd never really thought to ask them before. I can't tell you how much those videos mean to me now, and how much I learned about them.

I think we all know the people we love aren't going to be here forever. We just assume there will be another time to visit.

I share a lot about the importance of recording our parents' and grandparents' stories, but this is where so much of that comes from for me personally.

And honestly, I need the reminder myself sometimes.

There's so much about the people we love that we still have time to learn. And so many ordinary moments happening right now that we don't yet realize we'll miss someday.

-Britt

Okay, this was one of the most HILARIOUS things one of my clients have found to date! Before I film someone about their...
07/17/2026

Okay, this was one of the most HILARIOUS things one of my clients have found to date!

Before I film someone about their life stories, I encourage them to get all their old photos, albums, etc out to start reminiscing about the past. Most of the time my clients also find other treasures along the way. I've had people find old yearbooks, napkins from prom, wedding dinner menus, locks of hair, competition ribbons, etc but this jar of HAIR GEL takes the cake!

Back in the day Paul was VERY particular about his hair and was known to always have extra hair gel for hair emergencies 😆 When he stumbled across this, we ALL had a good laugh! This jar of hair gel is easily over 50 years old!!

I encourage you all to sit down with your grandparents or your parents and dig out the box of photos. You may just find some extra treasures along the way - either way, it's one of the BEST ways get them to start talking about the past 🤍

What strange things have you found in your family's memory boxes??

If you've ever wondered what your parents were like before they became parents, you're exactly why I do this.Your mom, d...
07/15/2026

If you've ever wondered what your parents were like before they became parents, you're exactly why I do this.

Your mom, dad, grandma or grandpa were also once kids with big dreams, first jobs, heartbreaks, adventures, and friendships that formed who they became today. Why wouldn't you want to save those stories?

07/14/2026

It's always interesting to ask my clients what they remember about their grandparets. A hundred years ago, being a coal miner was a very common occupation.

From the late 1800s through the early 1900s, thousands of men worked underground in communities like Boone, Madrid, Monroe, and the coal camps around Des Moines. At its peak in 1917, Iowa produced more than 9 MILLION tons of coal, fueling homes, railroads, and industries across the Midwest. As cleaner energy sources and imported coal became more common, Iowa's mines gradually closed. Today, commercial coal mining has disappeared from the state, leaving behind only the stories of the families who lived it.

It's funny how much the world changes in just a few generations without most of us even realizing it. It's important to capture these stories before they can no longer be told.

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