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Storyboard Films Storyboard Films is an award winning video production company located in Minneapolis, MN.

Whether you're a corporation building brand trust or a nonprofit inspiring donors, our documentary-style videos capture the soul of your mission — through real conversations, real people, and real impact. Our videos tell engaging stories by capturing great interviews and stunning images. We help organizations build their brand, promote their products, recruit top talent and raise money.

Storytelling is where the nonprofit and social impact sector is putting its energy in 2026.If your mission has a story w...
10/20/2026

Storytelling is where the nonprofit and social impact sector is putting its energy in 2026.

If your mission has a story worth telling, we’d love to help you tell it.

Source: 2026 State of Social Impact Report by The Anthem Awards

10/16/2026

If you look at K-12 education headlines, you'll notice one word keeps coming up: Anxiety.

The jump from middle school to high school is massive, and a lot of incoming freshmen feel completely overwhelmed by the changing social dynamics and heavier workloads.

When Mounds View Public Schools asked us to create a video for their middle to high school transition program, we knew a generic welcome back promo wouldn't work. Parents and students look at this milestone through completely different lenses, so we built a strategy around two distinct cuts using the exact same footage:

🎬 The Community Cut: Designed to reassure anxious parents. We focused on the long-term support systems, resources, and the districts four-year cohort structure. It reframed the program from looking like traditional summer school into what it actually is—a launchpad for student potential. (Link in comments)

🎬 The Student Cut: We stripped away the administrative speak and let the kids do the talking. This version focuses entirely on the raw peer experience. Real student voices open up about conquering fears, team-building at indoor skydiving, and learning the difference between fitting in and actually belonging. (Shown below)

Video isn't just about showing off a school facility or listing academic programs. It’s about building a bridge of empathy before day one even starts. It’s about letting a nervous kid know that on the other side of that fear is a massive adventure. By splitting the approach, the district was able to target the specific, unique worries of both audiences.

A huge thank you to the incredible staff and students at Mounds View Public Schools—especially the Rising Knights of Irondale and Rising Mustangs of Mounds View High—who opened up on camera and trusted us to tell their stories.

🎒 School administrators and K-12 communicators—how is your district tailoring its messaging to reach students where they actually are? We'd love to chat!

10/14/2026

Our film created for Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities 2026 Big Gala is an The Anthem Awards finalist. 🏆 In 2 categories! 🏆

The Anthem Awards is a worldwide program honoring social impact work that amplifies the voices sparking global change.

The film is a finalist in:
1. Donor & Volunteer Engagement
2. Fundraising Appeal

(Both under Fundraising & Resource Development, Education, Art & Culture.)

“2026 Mission Moment: A Story Across Generations” follows Luke and Brian, a mentor and mentee whose bond runs from shooting hoops in local parks to shooting street photography at sunrise in Kenya.

It’s a story that spans decades, generations, and continents. It shows what happens when young people learn they’re worth showing up for.

Princess Kisob, VP of Programs and a former Little Sister, said it best: “Mentorship connection. It’s exactly what we need right now.”

Community Voice voting is open through October 29th - VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/edfrnp

VIEW FULL FILM HERE: https://storyboardfilms.com/.../v/big-brothers-big-sisters

10/08/2026

Your clinic just added a new provider. Patients need to meet them before they book, right?

We created this video for Gryskiewicz Twin Cities Cosmetic Surgery, with locations in Edina and Burnsville, MN.

The surgeon in it grew up in her dad's plastic surgery office. Now she's one herself, and her training started at Hopkins. Her reason for the work is simple: "My job is to make people feel comfortable."

Patients show up to a consultation nervous. They're talking about their body and their insecurities with someone they just met. A video can't replace that conversation, but it can start it. By the time they walk in, they've heard her story and how she talks to patients.

We've now made videos for three providers at Gryskiewicz Twin Cities Cosmetic Surgery, one each time a new doctor joined. We've also filmed patient testimonials for specific procedures. Same approach every time, so the website and social channels read as one practice.

If you market a specialty clinic, a new provider is the best moment to film. Their story is fresh, and patients choose a person to trust before they choose a procedure.

Film the doctor and capture a headshot (an add-on we offer, too!)

10/06/2026

"Nonprofits want to do the work regardless. They can't always base it on glorious success stories, because that's not reality."

"But every once in a while, you find a story that shows the power of how the nonprofit's impact reaches beyond one person. It's a domino effect - helping one person actually helps multiple people."

That's Jeff Brandt, our creative director, on making Keystone Community Services' latest fundraising film.

Here's what that looks like.

Brandy's truck had died. It was summer, and she had two kids and an empty kitchen. So they walked to Keystone's food shelf. She was number 14 in line.

The volunteers showed her how to shop, and she says she walked out with her dignity intact. She also knew she could come back.

Today, Brandy is a housing navigator at Keystone. When someone calls in crisis, she tells them: "Go ahead. Let's take a second."

Last week, Keystone held its annual fundraising event at Allianz Field in St. Paul.

Maureen McGinn, VP of Advancement, said: "We're happy with how the project turned out. You captured the heart of the story beautifully, and we're excited to share it with our community, donors, and supporters."

Brandy's own words say it best: "This is my why, to be able to give it back at a place who helped me."

10/01/2026

Two buildings. Two worship styles. One church.

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church - MN of Mahtomedi, MN is in the middle of a capital campaign, and they had a real challenge: getting two congregations who rarely cross paths to see themselves as one community. They asked us for two videos.

The first was a 1-minute introduction. It played on one Sunday. The second was a 3-minute story that anchored the official campaign kickoff, shown during services for both worship audiences.

After seeing the first draft of the intro, Cheryl Brunkow, their Director of Communications, wrote:

"Wow, that's great! I can't believe you boiled all those interviews down into that. You should be a chef. You'd make a mean reduction sauce. I love it!"

That's the job. Hours of interviews with pastors, musicians, and members, boiled down to the lines that carry the story.

We work across a wide range of causes and businesses. Some we know inside and out. Some are new to us. It doesn't change the process. Our creative director listens for what matters most to the people in the room, then builds the story around it so the audience feels it too.

Watch the 1-minute intro above. The full 3-minute story is linked in the comments.

Planning a campaign, a kickoff, or a big announcement? Message us and tell us who needs to hear it.

09/30/2026

"They made me feel just like a dumb kid again."

A former client of Children's Law Center of Minnesota said that about the moment he went from living on his own to becoming a ward of the state.

CLC represents youth in foster care. Kids whose lives got turned upside down, then handed to a room full of adults making decisions about them.

In this film, he talks about what changed when someone took his words and fought for them. "Kids need their angels."

It takes real courage to share something this personal. Nobody talks about their family, their years without a voice, or a night in a shelter for fun. He did it so the next kid has someone in their corner.

We made this for CLC's fundraiser at the Hollywood Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. The theme: "Lights, Camera, Impact. Every Child Deserves a Starring Role." The Hollywood is a 1935 movie house on the National Register of Historic Places, a room with enough history to draw attorneys of every generation. CLC wanted a cinematic mini-movie for the big screen, so we made one.

Thank you to Children's Law Center of Minnesota for trusting us with this one.

Did you catch the Emmy's last night? Even if you missed, it's fun to wake up to the recaps of awards, speech highlights,...
09/15/2026

Did you catch the Emmy's last night?

Even if you missed, it's fun to wake up to the recaps of awards, speech highlights, and of course, fashion.

It felt like the Emmys quietly made a statement about where we're headed.

Amid the noise about AI in Hollywood, the Television Academy added new language to its 2026 rules: it reserves the right to ask nominees how AI was used in their work, but made clear that recognition still centers on human storytelling, whatever tools helped bring it to life.

Then Sally Field took the stage and put it even more plainly: "With art, we matter. Our voices matter. Our diversity, our unique storytelling matters."

I love how technology can help us work faster; however, it cannot stand in for a real person telling a real story — the pause before someone answers a hard question, the moment a founder's voice cracks while talking about why they started, the small human detail that makes an audience lean in instead of scrolling past.

Those little moments are the gap documentary-style video fills. Not a polished ad. Not a script that sounds like everyone else's. A real story, told well, about the people behind your business or your mission. No algorithm can generate because it didn't happen to anyone else.

If the Emmys are any indication, audiences are craving this more than ever. So are your customers, your donors, your community.

Storyboard Films' seasoned creative director and crew can help you bring your organization's "real" to life on video!

09/10/2026

The people at your company who are brilliant on a call…get them on camera once and use it forever!
Your website, socials, even at an IRL event -that’s the real ROI of a great brand video.

We haven’t shared insight from our creative Director and Founder, Jeff Brandt, in a while so here you go!

Giving back to the community that inspires us every day is at the core of what we do. 🎥✨Today, we’re incredibly proud to...
06/05/2026

Giving back to the community that inspires us every day is at the core of what we do. 🎥✨

Today, we’re incredibly proud to send out donations to six different Twin Cities nonprofits through our Nonprofit Discount Program.

It is an absolute honor not only to help tell their stories and fuel their fundraising efforts, but to support the diverse and vital missions of so many great organizations right here in our local area.

Curious how our program works? If you have an upcoming video project for your nonprofit organization, let’s chat!

📩 Reach out to [email protected] to learn more.

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