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First and foremost, we are artists who communicate good feelings and an overall sense of hope for the future. Not very many media outlets do that these days.

Sweetstory Media is a travel-ready full-service video production company based in the NY Tri-State area serving businesses, brands, educators, and non-profit organizations.

Celebrated for our visceral, instinctive, and artistic style, we reject the cookie-cutter corporate aesthetic to create visuals that are raw, authentic, and evocative—spanning live events, music, CPG, education, manufacturing, recipe & instructional videos, ads, and story-driven short-form documentaries.

Stories We Tell

Wendy Talio, Founder
Living Artist Society

I hired Sweetstory Media to document two events inaugurating a new project Living Artist Society has embarked upon this past year. The filming involved two challenging venues - a large, historical theatre and small golf club hall. The program itself was complex including an emcee, several speakers, an opera singer, and a piano quintet.

Annie went way beyond just capturing the moment with great video footage. She took the time to understand the purpose of the event and its potential impact on the audience. She worked with us as part of our team to make sure the final product conveyed our mission. This was our organization's first event ever with many external challenges. Annie's was able to creatively problem solve in the moment and was a 'rock' in aiding the team through some nerve-wracking moments. I look forward to working with Sweetstory Media as long term partner putting our mission out there.

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The Sweetstory Process

1. Identify Your Intention

What is your objective?
Who are you speaking to?
Where will the film live?

These questions will help identify the tone and length of the final product(s).

Our client, Blanco y Negro had a need for a sizzle reel on their brand new website along with multiple short-form videos that educated their prospective clients on their offerings.

2. Make the Most Out of Our Time Together

The month leading up to production day, we will work with your team to determine location, crew size, shoot schedule, and other details to capture footages required for our video.

photo of maria figueres ceo blanco y negro by sweetstory media

We stayed at Blanco y Negro for two full days and filmed content for multiple videos, portraits and stills of their team in action intended for use on their website. These are all photos from their beautiful location in Turrialba, Costa Rica.

3. The Footages are Reimagined

Sweetstory Media will reflect back on your intentions and create however many variations of videos as requested in the formats you need!

Annie is engaged, curious, compassionate and an extremely hard-worker. She put in the hours to make sure every detail was captured beautifully. Turnaround time on the projects was on-time or early and she's a blast to work with.
Thank you Annie!

Angela Marturano,
President & Co-founder
Orchid Holistic Search

Annie not only gave us beautiful content (in so many different formats, all social media-ready!), she totally captured our spirit and soul. She's a pleasure to work with and overdelivered on what she promised. We'll work with her again without question!

Tracy Motz,
Head of Marketing
Belgian Boys

As a founder herself, Annie understands the power of storytelling to brand-build. I could not recommend Annie more highly for creative projects, particularly photo and video-based work. She is organized, time-sensitive, and a joy to work with!

Paige Hansen,
Founder
BAM

About the Storyteller

A key differentiator of my unique perspective is probably my 5 years of founding a product brand where I closely studied how consumer behavior interacts with media. While UGC is highly effective and should be strategically leveraged, no one communicates your brand's voice better than those who live and breathe it every day.

But my vantage point does not end at marketing. There’s an element beyond technicality that makes Sweetstory Media different from the rest. With a BA in Film & Electronic Arts, 10+ years on stage and on camera acting, and years of inner work as an emerging artist showed me compassion and the ability to see beauty beyond the visible.

Since I was a child, the camera has been an extension of me. To support myself after I graduated from Cal State University, Long Beach, I worked in a chocolate shop in Lower East Side, Manhattan as chocolatier and visual artist. When I left, I started a CPG (consumer packaged goods) company called Sweetduet Chocolate, which brought me back to my visual storytelling roots for the need of marketing materials. Through networking within this industry, I learned that my skill with the camera is a growing need for every storyteller.

After years of shooting many different subjects from humans to animals to products to nature, I have decided not to limit myself! Whether you have dreams of bringing a personal project to reality or in need of foundational content for your business, I am excited to help bring light to your projects!