There is no script to learn and no exam to pass. The best memory films unfold naturally — over tea, in an armchair, one memory quietly leading to the next.
Some people arrive worried they'll forget names or dates, or that they'll freeze in front of the camera. Please don't. There is nothing to get right, and nothing to get wrong.
The best stories almost always come out during ordinary conversation — one memory pulling gently on another. The interviewer's job is simply to listen well and give you the time to remember at your own pace.
Before filming, it can help to sketch a rough timeline of your life — where you were born, schools, jobs, the people who mattered, the places you called home.
A page of bullet points is plenty. It's a map, not a script — and you'll wander off it often.
These can be discussed on camera and quietly woven into the finished film. You'd be amazed how much a single photograph can unlock.
Have you ever wanted to know what your mother was like as a child? Where your grandfather was from? An interview can wander through more than a hundred questions — and the follow-ups are always where the real stories live.
