The Gifted Flame

Free / Gift-Based Offering

For families who feel called to preserve a loved one’s voice, story, wisdom, and presence while they are still here.

This offering is created as part of the Ancestral Flame Films mission: to record people before their stories disappear into silence. There is no required payment for this package. In exchange, the participant allows Ancestral Flame Films to use selected portions of the film publicly for storytelling, marketing, social media, and archival purposes.

Includes:

• A guided filmed conversation

• One-person legacy story

• Light cinematic setup

• Edited family film

• Select public storytelling cut

• Basic photo integration when available

Best for:
Families who want to preserve someone’s story but may not be able to afford a full private production.

Final Film Length:
Approximately 8–15 minutes

Investment:
Gifted / No required payment

Note: Availability is limited and based on scheduling, story fit, and production capacity.

Ancestral Flame Films Packages

The Spark

Starting at $500

A shorter private legacy film for one person. Best for capturing the essentials: voice, memories, lessons, personality, and meaningful messages for family.

This is a simple but powerful way to preserve someone beyond photos. Their voice. Their laugh. Their stories. The things only they could say.

Includes:

• One guided story session

• One-person cinematic recording

• Light interview direction

• Clean audio capture

• Edited legacy film

• Basic color and sound polish

• Private family delivery

Best for:
Parents, grandparents, spouses, mentors, or anyone whose story deserves to be saved before time takes more than it gives back.

Final Film Length:
Approximately 8–12 minutes

Investment:
Starting at $500

The Flame

Starting at $1,000

A deeper cinematic legacy film with more emotional detail, stronger visual quality, and a fuller story arc.

This package gives the story room to breathe. It allows the person to speak not just about what happened in their life, but what it meant, what they survived, what they learned, and what they want their family to carry forward.

Includes:

• Guided story session

• Two-camera cinematic setup

• Professional audio capture

• Family photos included throughout the film

• Deeper story structure

• Edited legacy film

• Private family delivery

Best for:
Families who want a more complete, polished, and emotional film centered on one person’s life and wisdom.

Final Film Length:
Approximately 15–25 minutes

Investment:
Starting at $1,000

The Sacred Story

Starting at $2,000

A fuller legacy film built over multiple sessions for a deeper, more intimate portrait of a person’s life, spirit, and impact.

This is not just an interview. This is a cinematic preservation of someone’s presence. Their memories, beliefs, pain, joy, lessons, and love are shaped into a lasting film for the family to keep forever.

Includes:

• Multiple guided story sessions

• Two-camera cinematic setup

• Professional audio capture

• Family photos and videos woven into the film

• Deeper emotional storytelling

• Raw footage archive

• Tribute-style family cut

• Private family delivery

Best for:
Families who want to preserve a parent, grandparent, elder, spouse, or loved one with depth, care, and lasting emotional weight.

Final Film Length:
Approximately 30–45 minutes

Investment:
Starting at $2,000

Spoken Lineage Film

Starting at $3,500

A documentary-style family story featuring multiple relatives, generations, memories, and voices.

Instead of preserving only one person, this film preserves the living thread between family members. The stories, the names, the roots, the hardships, the humor, the traditions, and the moments that shaped the bloodline.

Includes:

• Multiple family members filmed

• Multiple guided story sessions

• Two-camera cinematic setup

• Professional audio capture

• Family photos, videos, and archival material

• Documentary-style editing

• Family history structure

• Private family delivery

• Optional tribute-style cut

Best for:
Families who want to preserve not just one life, but the story of where they come from.

Final Film Length:
Approximately 45–60+ minutes

Investment:
Starting at $3,500

Add-On Options

Raw Footage Archive

Receive the full recorded footage from the session so your family has everything, not just the final edit.

Family Photo & Video Integration

Have old family photos, home videos, letters, or meaningful images woven into the film.

Tribute Cut

A shorter emotional version designed for memorials, celebrations of life, birthdays, anniversaries, or family gatherings.

Additional Family Member

Add another voice to the story.

Rush Delivery

For time-sensitive situations when the film needs to be completed sooner.

We record the fire so the flame never goes out.

Every package exists for one reason: to preserve the people we love while their voice, stories, laughter, and wisdom are still here.