Short Documentaries
A person, a place, an experience, or a question brought into focus. We shape documentary shorts around a clear story, meaningful interviews, and the moments that help an audience connect.
HIRE METAMORA FILMS
Your story. Our production team.
Hire Metamora Films to bring your documentary short or feature to life. We work with companies, producers, filmmakers, and writers who need an experienced team for development, interviews, filming, and editing.
From full documentary production to joining your project at a specific stage, we build our role around what your film needs.
Portland / Seattle / Pacific Northwest
WHAT WE CREATE
Documentary film production for people and organizations with a story worth exploring. Hire Metamora Films to produce a focused documentary short or develop a deeper, feature-length film around your subject.
A person, a place, an experience, or a question brought into focus. We shape documentary shorts around a clear story, meaningful interviews, and the moments that help an audience connect.
Room to follow a story further. We work with producers, filmmakers, writers, and commissioning clients to develop longer documentaries with compelling characters, context, and a thoughtful narrative arc.
SUBJECTS WE EXPLORE
Our interests center on lived experience, the assumptions people face, and the communities they call home. These are some of the subjects we welcome for commissioned documentaries and production partnerships.
Rights, opportunity, advocacy, and the people working toward change.
The human experiences of incarceration, reentry, families, and justice systems.
Who we are, how we change, and what it means to begin again.
Personal journeys and everyday lives with something meaningful to share.
The traditions, creative expression, and connections that shape a place.
Labels, exclusion, belonging, and the people behind others' assumptions.
THERE'S ROOM FOR A LITTLE FUN, TOO
We also welcome lighter subjects depending on the request, including entertainment, local history, creative traditions, and the character of small-town life.
This film about an entertainment stage radio show in Spring City, Utah, offers a historic and fun example of another kind of story Metamora Films can help tell.
Watch the Spring City film on YouTube (opens in a new tab)HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOUR DOCUMENTARY
Documentary Film Production can begin with a developed concept, a project already underway, or footage ready for the edit. Hire Metamora Films for the full production or the stage where you need an experienced team.
01 / FROM DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVERY
A production partner to help move your documentary short or feature from a developed idea to a finished film. We work with you to define the story, plan the production, and bring the pieces together.
02 / JOINING YOUR PRODUCTION
Already have a producer, director, or a clear creative direction? Bring Metamora Films onto your project for the filming you need, with a crew and approach suited to your scope.
03 / SHAPING THE STORY
Turn interviews, scenes, and existing footage into a cohesive documentary. We work with you to find the narrative, develop the pacing, and keep the people at the heart of the film.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Documentary film production brings together people with different perspectives, resources, and starting points. We work with clients who need a team to produce their film, support an existing production, or help shape a story for the screen.
Whether you represent an organization, lead a production, or are developing a documentary independently, we'd like to hear what you're working on.
These are starting points, not a limit on who we work with. If you have a documentary project and need production support, let's talk.
FEATURED WORK / FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Finding a place to live can be one of the most difficult parts of starting over. Not For Rent! explores the housing barriers people face after incarceration and the human stories behind those challenges.
Watch this feature-length example of Metamora Films' documentary work to get a sense of our approach to interviews, lived experience, and complex social issues.
Watch the full film on YouTube (opens in a new tab)A feature-length portfolio example from Metamora Films.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR FILM
Ready to hire Metamora Films for your documentary short or feature? Tell us about your subject, where the project stands, and the production support you need. We'll start with a conversation about your goals, timeline, and budget.
Discuss Your DocumentaryEXPLORING A DIFFERENT KIND OF PROJECT?