Our Productions

Forty plus years of combined experience. Seven continents. Over 150 productions — from Coca-Cola South Africa and TAG Heuer campaigns to expedition documentaries in Antarctica and the jungles of Haiti. What you see below is just a taste of what we've been up to.

Series

Middle of Nowhere (Opening Sequence)

Documentary

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Documentary

American Dream Trailer

Documentary

Jonathan Lee VS the World

Documentary

The Nomadic Who?

Series

A Family Story

Trailer for a children’s series

Series

Surrendered and Untamed

Documentary series

Series

Where the Wild Things Are

Pilot episode for a children’s series

Short Film

Super

AI

GTS — The Cellist

Book series with Mark Batterson

AI

I Changed the World: David — Part 1

Episodic trailer for a book series

Documentary

Faith — Part 2

Presidential campaign for Senator Tim Scott

Series

Bank of America

Docu-series

Series

Bryan Goes to Antarctica

Comedy series

Series

Mark Batterson

Teaching series

Series

Surrendered and Untamed — Trailer

Docu-series trailer

Documentary

South of 80°

Feature documentary

Series

The Story of Your Life — Matthew West

Docu-series

Series

Awake — Joel Clark

The book you can watch

Series

The Open Table — Donald Miller

Teaching series

Music

Heaven’s Crush — Jason Clark

Music video

Music

Your Eyes — Seth Snyder

Music video

A Family Story Films - Cinematic Production
Award-Winning Production • Washington DC

We Tell the Stories That Stay With You

Award-winning film, documentary, and commercial production. Four decades of combined storytelling across seven continents.

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What We Do
Full-Service Production
From concept to screen. Every story deserves to be told at the highest level.
Documentary
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Documentary

Features and adventure docs for broadcast and streaming. Four decades across UK, African, and American television.

Film
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Film

Short films, series pilots, and feature narratives. Festival-selected and audience-tested storytelling.

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Series

Kid series, adventure series, and episodic content. From concept through full-season production.

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Commercial & Corporate

Brand films, corporate storytelling, and marketing content for companies that want to stand apart.

Script Development
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Script & Story Development

From concept to screenplay. Film, television, and web series development by a NYT bestselling writing team.

AI Production
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AI: The Brave New World

Pioneering AI-driven storytelling across every aspect of production. From concept to final cut, we integrate cutting-edge AI tools into our creative process.

Awards & Festival Selections
Our work has been recognized at festivals and competitions worldwide.
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Years of Experience
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Festival Selections & Wins
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Countries
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About
The Team Behind the Stories

Our Story

A Family Story Films is an award-winning production company based in Washington, DC, with a studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. We have spent our careers traveling the globe, stepping into extraordinary worlds, earning trust, and telling stories that stay with people.

Our work has taken us from child soldiers in Haiti to an unsupported expedition to the South Pole, from Fortune 500 brand campaigns to independent films that found life on the festival circuit. Across every kind of project, we bring the same level of craft, curiosity, and care. Our founder, Joel N. Clark, is a New York Times bestselling author, a 2025 Blacklist Select, and director whose work has taken him to all seven continents.

We do not believe in one-size-fits-all crews. Every project is built from the ground up with the team it actually needs — the right director of photography, the right editor, and the right creative chemistry to bring the story to life.

Joel N. Clark
Joel N. Clark
Director / Producer / Writer
Mark Yucha
Mark Yucha
Chief Financial Officer
Jason Clark
Jason Clark
Producer / Writer
Rick Kain
Rick Kain
Producer
Let's Make Something Extraordinary

Whether you have a story that needs telling, a brand that needs elevating, or a vision that needs a production partner — we'd love to hear from you.

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Charlotte StudioCharlotte, NC
Emailinfo@afamilystoryfilms.com
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We Tell the Stories That Stay With You.

A Family Story Films is an award-winning production company with studios in Washington DC and Charlotte, NC. We bring stories to life — on screen, on stage, and in the hands of children everywhere.

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In an age where information saturation is the norm, corporate and commercial video production serves as an indispensable marketing tool for any company. Amidst the ceaseless clamor, our mission is to unveil the essence and spirit of genuinely trailblazing brands.

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Emerging interactive and motion picture technologies have revolutionized music, imbuing it with unparalleled enchantment. Contemporary music video production transcends the mere audiovisual snippets of yesteryear, ushering in a captivating realm of immersive storytelling, ingenious tools, and enthralling performances.

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changing the world through  STORytelling

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SCRIPTED

Envision your concept, and we will aid you in its cultivation and introduction to the world.

 

Whether it be for film, television, or a web series, we will work together to refine your idea until it is ripe for global presentation.

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SCRIPT & STORY DEVELOPMENT

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