Your Life, Your Story: Create a Video Legacy

About this event

Everyone has a story to tell, including you! Turn your photos, home video footage, and family archives into a lasting video legacy.

Turn your memories and personal archives into a meaningful video story to share with the people you love.

November 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 2026 | 10am-1pm | at Docs In Progress Your Life, Your Story: Create a Video Legacy $295 REGISTER HERE - Five Sessions

Transform meaningful moments from your life into a personal 3 minute video story using photographs, home videos, letters, documents, and other treasured materials from your personal archives. You’ll learn how to shape these memories into a story, add new footage if needed, and edit everything into a finished video. Through individual reflection and creative collaboration, you’ll create a lasting video legacy to share with loved ones and future generations. You'll learn:

1) Scriptwriting How to sharpen your focus and identify a compelling story from the rich “knowledge bank” of your life.

2) Pre-Production & Production How to organize and prepare for filming, use video technology effectively, and select meaningful visuals to support your story, including material from personal and public archives.

3) Post-Production How to edit your footage and shape it into a compelling 3 minute video that captures and preserves a piece of your legacy. Day 1: Story & Script Day 2: Script Review & Planning Day 3: Filming Day 4: Editing Day 5: Final Edit & Screening

TEACHING ARTIST: Olha Onyshko Olha Onyshko, a Bethesda based filmmaker, multimedia artist and scriptwriter. She also teaches workshops titled Your Life - Your Story: Create Video Legacy and My Story - My Power. She also created a series of meditative art by using mixed media on plexiglass she calls Light Remedies that have been on display in local art galleries and healing centers. Olha immigrated from Ukraine to the area in 2002, earned her MFA from the American University and became known for her award-winning documentary films Women of Maidan and Three Stories of Galicia. She recently published two myth based stories that originate in her home country called Legends of Water and Songs of Freedom. Her historical fantasy series about Olga of Kyiv, a tenth century queen who deployed birds to avenge the death of her husband and save her ‘queendom’ is being under consideration for a big screen.

ABOUT DOCS IN PROGRESS Docs In Progress believes everyone has a story. Documentary educates, inspires and transforms how people view their world. These films and filmmakers call attention to moments in history by sharing personal stories that reflect social and cultural issues found on the local, national and global stage. By developing, encouraging and celebrating new voices, we foster a supportive community of emerging and established filmmakers. We offer an array of tools, workshops, and screenings for filmmakers of all ages as well as engage our community of film lovers.

LOCATION: Docs In Progress 8560 2nd Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Docs In Progress is located on the ground level of the Alexander House. The entrance of Docs In Progress is on Apple Ave. Parking garage, walking distance: Cameron Street Garage. Metro Station Red Line: Silver Spring (walking distance 5-7 minutes).

REFUND POLICY If your circumstances change and you must withdraw from a class after registering, please be aware of our refund policy: Withdrawal 20 or more calendar days before the first day of a program: 75% refund Withdrawal 11-19 calendar days before the first day of a program: 50% refund Withdrawal 10 or fewer calendar days before a program: No refund In case of refund requests, the registrant will incur all Eventbrite fees.

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