Everyone has a story to tell, including you! Turn your photos, home video footage, and family archives into a lasting video legacy.

Turn your memories and personal archives into a meaningful video story to share with the people you love.

November 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 2026 | 10am-1pm | at Docs In Progress

Your Life, Your Story: Create a Video Legacy

Transform meaningful moments from your life into a personal 3 minute video story using photographs, home videos, letters, documents, and other treasured materials from your personal archives. You’ll learn how to shape these memories into a story, add new footage if needed, and edit everything into a finished video. Through individual reflection and creative collaboration, you’ll create a lasting video legacy to share with loved ones and future generations. You'll learn:

1) Scriptwriting

How to sharpen your focus and identify a compelling story from the rich “knowledge bank” of your life.

2) Pre-Production & Production

How to organize and prepare for filming, use video technology effectively, and select meaningful visuals to support your story, including material from personal and public archives.

3) Post-Production

How to edit your footage and shape it into a compelling 3 minute video that captures and preserves a piece of your legacy.

Day 1: Story & Script

Day 2: Script Review & Planning

Day 3: Filming

Day 4: Editing

Day 5: Final Edit & Screening

TEACHING ARTIST: Olha Onyshko

Bethesda-based filmmaker Olha Onyshko is an award-winning documentary filmmaker originally from Ukraine. Her films include Women of Maidan and Three Stories of Galicia. She is currently developing the historical fantasy series She Who Became Queen, whose pilot won Best Unproduced Script at the Madrid International Film Festival. Olha has also been a teaching artist with Docs In Progress, where she has previously taught this workshop. Olha is a teaching artist at Docs In Progress and has led this workshop in the past.

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