YOU OWN YOUR OWN STORIES
BRING YOUR BEST TRUE STORIES TO LIFE
with compelling, character-driven
documentary films.
YOYOS is a documentary storytelling company that brings understanding and rapt attention to companies and individuals on the cutting edge of tech, medicine and sustainability. We bring your amazing true stories into the limelight with award winning documentary films.
We reset the narrative and reality check the hype with true stories that inspire.
YOYOS offers a complete END TO END SERVICE from first interview to shoot to final delivery, to winning at film festivals.
Tell your story with a captivating documentary.
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Work Samples
A sickle cell warrior fights for motherhood
Mariah J. Scott was told by doctors that she shouldn't have children because of her sickle cell disease. She thought her dreams of motherhood were doomed. But that didn't stop Mariah from writing her own story. In this 4 minute profile created for Terumo, we take an intimate look at the struggles black women with sickle cell face on their road to being mothers and Mariah’s own joy.
EMTs, Flying Cars, Saving Lives
EMT Julian Gutierrez, age 23, loves what he does, but when it comes to answering rural calls for things like heart attack, "more often than not, we are too late." That's why Julian is so excited for the Pulse from Jump Aero. Because it can help him save more lives by getting him over the mountains faster.
Learn more: https://jumpaero.com/
Real Human Stories,
Real Impact
“Neeti’s Story” is a documentary following Neeti Gupta’s powerful journey from the foothills of the Himalayas to running one of the biggest tech partnerships in the world. This 10 minute life story documentary follows Neeti’s inspiring life from flower arranging competitions to working with Microsoft, Meta and GE health. Her positive outlook on life and focus on helping others are just a few of her secrets to success. Watch the film to learn more about her!
🏆 WINNER: Critic’s Choice Award - Best Documentary Short
Rohip International Film Festival 🏆
🏆 WINNER: Special Jury Award - Best Documentary Short Film
Athvikvaruni International Film Festival 🏆
A husband and wife duo working to cure Alzheimer’s
Dr. Blaine Roberts and his wife Anne run the Roberts Lab at Emory University, where they are analyzing brain tissue with advanced proteomics and mass spectrometry. Their work helped create the first diagnostic tools for Alzheimer’s and is being applied to Parkinson’s and ALS. For the Roberts’, cutting edge science is a family affair. Two of their children have come to work in the lab! In this documentary created for Bruker, we follow how they are imagining the possibilities of spatial proteomics to define the next wave of research.
“It’s been great. The whole process has been great, always very clear. Cameron and her team were highly professional. They really set the bar high for anything I’m doing in the future.”
-Kate Stumpo, Sr. Market Manager, Bruker Scientific
The Story of an Algorithm
Predictive Agronomics, creators of PredictN7, needed a way to explain to their audience how their model helped them predict and measure exact nitrogen rates for managing greens. After watching the video one prospective client emailed:
“Loved the video and I checked out the website, you HAVE my attention. Give me a call and let’s discuss.”Through a character-based documentary storytelling style, they transformed how their hesitant audience saw PredictN7, helping them achieve over 80% adoption rate when they went live.
“EVERYONE LOVES THE VIDEO. WE’RE GETTING A HUGE RESPONSE. PEOPLE ARE EMAILING BACK SAYING 'I’M INTERESTED'.”
-Cutler R., PredictN7
THE PROBLEM
We fear what we don’t understand.
THE SOLUTION?
Stories
Stories are retained 22x longer in the brain than facts alone.
Documentary films are the best way to reach your audience, build trust and create goodwill.
Demand for Documentaries is skyrocketing.
142% increase between 2018 and 2021. (Parrot Analytics)
HOW IT WORKS
TIMELINE:
Exploratory interviews
Story proposal
Filming - Interview and location shoots
Transcription of all interviews
Script creation - 2 rounds of edits
Script approval
Video Drafts - 2 rounds of edits
Final Film Cut
Distribution deal decided
Optional: marketing cuts and clips
OWN YOUR STORY BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES.
Because if you don’t own your own story first, someone else will.
What is your story?
Contact us to get a custom quote and story outline.