Every life, told well.
Existenz records, writes and films the stories of a life: for families who have lost someone, for parents and grandparents while they can still tell it, and for leaders whose work deserves a proper telling.
Remote interviews and filming kits across Australia and New Zealand.
In-person filming arranged city by city; travel quoted plainly in advance.
Prices in Australian dollars; New Zealand families may be invoiced in NZD at the prevailing rate.
You own everything we make: full copyright and downloadable masters, assigned on final delivery.
Every price is on this page, in Australian dollars. What each product includes matches the full price list line for line; only the currency changes.
A professionally written biography of someone who has died, from a guided questionnaire and a recorded conversation with the family.
Two recorded conversations become a 5,000–7,000 word life story, in print and online.
Four long recorded conversations, edited into chapters you can listen to for the rest of your life.
A remotely directed documentary of a life, filmed with a kit we post to you and edited by professionals.
A filming day at home with a director and cinematographer, edited into a 60–90 minute documentary.
A documentary about someone who has died, built from interviews with the people who loved them. A$8,200 remote · A$13,500 in person.
Eight to ten hours of conversation become a designed, printed hardcover of 120–180 pages.
For leaders at or near retirement: a film, a book and an archive, with corporate invoicing on request.
An in-person film, a Heritage Book from the same conversations, recorded messages and a digitised archive.
Payment. A 50% deposit confirms your dates; the balance is due before final delivery, or three equal monthly instalments at no extra cost. Every payment is by secure Stripe invoice.
Ownership. Copyright remains with Existenz until payment is received in full; on final delivery it is assigned to you, masters included.
Hosting. The first year of every online page is included; after that it is A$75 a year, or A$295 prepaid for five years. Every file is downloadable at any time.
Revisions. Two rounds are included on every product, and nothing is printed or published until you approve it.
A free 30-minute consultation, by phone or video.
We recommend the right product for your family, send a written quote in Australian dollars, and never hurry you.