Tree Stories is the family-history research and story-mapping layer behind Cinematic Family Stories. It is built for families who have names, photos, generations, and relationships scattered across memory, documents, and old archives, but need that material turned into something usable before the final film is made.
A simple, visual explanation of who is who, how people connect, and which branches matter most to the story.
A short timeline that pulls key people, dates, and milestones into one place so the family and filmmaker are working from the same structure.
A tighter pass on names, generations, and missing context so the final work is less improvisational and more trustworthy.
A clean prep document that helps turn archive material into a tribute, short film, or deeper documentary with less wasted time.
For a focused family project that needs names, relationships, and story order organized before production.
For deeper archive projects, multi-generation family stories, or premium documentary prep.
Best when the family wants both the research layer and the finished cinematic piece handled inside one process.
If your family has meaningful material but the people, generations, or relationships still feel disorganized, Tree Stories is the cleanest starting point. You can begin with the research layer alone or pair it with a full Cinematic Family Stories film project.