About Us - and Our Approach
   

Why is YourStory so successful at creating powerful, moving, and compelling films?

It’s experience and truth. We tell your story with honesty, integrity, and purity, and use our talent and expertise of weaving a story by blending archival photographs and film with first-person interviews, new cinematography, music and sound effects to create films that connect emotionally with viewers. In addition to this:

We Listen
YourStory produces elegant, personal documentary films, each one crafted individually. We succeed by listening to you, getting to know you, and understanding what you wish to achieve. Then, we work together to accomplish your goals.

We Do Our Homework
Thoroughness is a key component of YourStory. We conduct a great amount of research in the early stages of each production. What we learn from you, together with our research, guides us in our approach to telling your story. Every film we create is as unique as the story it tells, and receives our personal attention and commitment to the highest level of quality we can provide.

We Include You
Creativity defines success, but creativity cannot be preplanned. Each project reveals magic moments, and remaining open to those moments is something that separates YourStory from others in the field. You are an important part of the process. As we move forward, you will have the opportunity to review your film, and provide feedback ensuring the project is going in the direction you wish.

    
 
   
 
     
 

Erik Ewers
Founder and Director

Erik Ewers has been working in the television broadcast industry for nearly 20 years, serving primarily as a documentary film editor for the internationally renowned film director Ken Burns.

Erik has edited over thirteen of Ken’s films, including Lewis and Clark, Mark Twain, Jack Johnson, Horatio’s Drive, and episodes of The War, Jazz and The National Parks. In fact, Erik has made a creative contribution to almost every one of Ken Burns’ films since the Civil War miniseries aired in 1990.

Emmy Award - YourStory FilmsIn addition to editing, Erik has served as a Music Producer, Dialog Editor and Sound Effects Editor. In his career Erik has been nominated for a national ACE Editing Award in 1997 and four national Emmy Award nominations as well— earning him Emmy recognition for his contribution to Jack Johnson (Outstanding Non-Fiction Series), as well as an Emmy for
The War (Outstanding Sound Editing).

In 2007 his creative skills were brought to YourStory Productions, and within one year’s time the company has received two national Telly Awards (Outstanding Non-Broadcast Programming), for their very first project: Larrabee: Staying in Spirit.

While he continues to work with Ken Burns, Erik’s award-winning excellence in filmmaking is now available to the general public. He brings exceptional passion, purity and integrity to every single project he is hired to create.

YourStory Productions represents an extremely rare opportunity for any individual, organization or company to work with the very best in the industry.

    
           
 
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