Our Story
The South Asian Family Lore Project is the oral history platform for the South Asian American community that captures your parents’ legacy in a private, documentary-style, video that becomes a digital heirloom for your kids, grandkids, and all future generations to celebrate the vision, courage, and hard work of the of first generation immigrants from South Asia.
who we are
Your family's documentarian
Our team of documentarians, deeply attuned to the diversity of South Asian cultures and trained in South Asian and Diaspora history, creates a safe space for your parents to share their life stories through deeply personal conversations.
Wedding Anniversaries
Retirement
Family Milestones
Ethnic, Religious, Cultural Holidays
Tell your story. Leave a gift for generations to come.
Be the Executive Producer of your own Family Film
20 Minute Video
$397
A short story your kids will remember fondly
30 Minute Recording Session
20 Minute Final Video
60 Minute Video
$797
Longer story with detail giving kids a sense of where they come from
75 Minute Recording Session
60 Minute Final Video
30 Minute Storymapping Call
120 Minute Video
(2 Episodes)
$1,495
Get all your questions answered and get your origin story documented for posterity
90 Minute Recording Sessions x 2
120 Min Video (2 x 60 min Episodes)
60 Minute Storymapping Call
OUR TEAM
Our team of documentarians is deeply sensitive to the diversity of South Asian cultures and creates a safe space where your parents can tell the stories of their life. We are trained in South Asian and Diaspora history, and our interview technique is to develop deeply personal conversations where your parents can recount the events, people, and places that made them who they are. Our recorded interviews can last up to two hours.
We ask the questions you have always wanted to ask but never could. Your family gets a professional oral history that goes as far back as possible – a priceless record that will last for generations. You gain insight on instinctual questions every person has such as: “where did I come from?” and “how did we get here?”. For decades to come, descendants will have a vivid living testament of your family’s origin story that can be called upon for identity, strength, and inspiration.
As a third party documentarian with no family ties we probe objectively for the “why” behind your family’s timeline of events, surfacing unexpected anecdotes and personal feelings that a close family member is not always equipped to distill. We ask questions like: how were you raised? What did you feel when you first touched down as a new immigrant in America? How did you make your way?
Frequently Asked Question
How does this work?
After an initial call with you to get the basics about your parents, where they come from in South Asia, we'll interview them on camera and record a raw video. After the first 1-2 recordings, we'll issue a first cut documentary and take your input (and their's) to develop a high-quality private family history video that will be cherished for generations to come.
What do we get?
A professional oral history that goes as far back as possible – a priceless record that will last for generations. You gain insight on instinctual questions every person has such as: “where did I come from?” and “how did we get here?”. For decades to come, descendants will have a vivid living testament of your family’s origin story that can be called upon for identity, strength, and inspiration.
Is this private?
Yes, 100%! You are in control of your content. We can host the final production online securely in the private family history vault or your own secure storage.
I've always wanted to record my parents and get all my questions answered...how do I get started?
Call us at 925-587-8599 and/or contact [email protected]
As a third party documentarian with no family ties we probe objectively for the “why” behind your family’s timeline of events, surfacing unexpected anecdotes and personal feelings that a close family member is not always equipped to distill. We ask questions like: how were you raised? What did you feel when you first touched down as a new immigrant in America? How did you make your way?
A comprehensive oral history record of your parents’ journey provides inspiration for generations to come.
Office:
567 Bonita Avenue
Pleasanton, California
Call 925-587-8599
Email:
Site: www.attentionbell.com