Journeyman is a video production company with deep roots in documentary filmmaking. We help organizations tap the power of the short documentary to elevate your story and pull in your audience.
A young woman seeks answers about her family's forced relocation from Kings Road, uncovering stories of discrimination, resilience, and healing. She helps ancestral voices find light, fire, and a way forward.
Our client had filmed participant stories in Peru, and we helped shape his footage into short documentary videos showing the power of youth employment work aided by volunteers.
One builder’s leap into net-zero shows the struggle and the payoff of doing things differently. A real story that makes big change feel attainable by our key audience: homebuilders.
A personal story of doubt and discovery that helped offshore teams see data science in a whole new light. It resonated so strongly, people said it felt “like something you’d see on Netflix.”
We document energy efficiency changes in three remote First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. The lower energy bills and improved health serve to inspire similar communities.
This impact video helps us relate to people in far off places like Tajikistan and makes the AKF's work tangible and real. Mentorship transforms Vafo from addict to community builder.
Over 10,000 patients have participated in pharmacogenomics research since 2004, reducing side effects of cancer treatment in kids. This is one child patient's story.
Using documentary storytelling, we follow two UK doctors and their children's big move to Nova Scotia. Their journey shows an honest telling of ups and downs. A realistic story that builds trust in the sales pitch for Nova Scotia.
The next generation steps into a decades-long fight to reclaim the polluted Boat Harbour — and their health — carrying forward a legacy of truth, resilience, and the hope of healing for the future.
Meet Donna, a ten-year-old girl whose story shows how housing, income, education, and environment shape her health. This film elevates social determinants from medical concept to feeling.
In this powerful follow-up, Donna shares the life-changing turns of her journey. The search for connection, care, and belonging helps us understand "proximal health" as a work in progress for us all.
After facing cyber-bullying, André turned pain into purpose through spoken word. Branded content for TELUS and WE, this inspiring story shows how creative expression can empower youth and spark real community change.
When life throws a curveball in the form of Crohn’s disease, a group of young patients help each other find resilience, friendship, and a new normal. Candid, heartfelt, and unexpectedly funny, this short documentary-style guide creates hope.
Zahida never had access to proper care when she was pregnant — so she became a midwife. Now she runs a clinic in rural Pakistan, challenging the cultural norms that put women's health at risk.
What started as a Journeyman in-house project to gather footage of Halifax in winter turned into a surprising and warm story of one man's redemption at the Halifax Oval.
The Big Lift kicks off with tension and triumph as the first two segments of the Macdonald Bridge are replaced—showing just how massive and rare this engineering feat really is.
Go behind the scenes of Halifax’s Big Lift project, as crews replace the MacDonald Bridge deck — while keeping it open to traffic. A story of risk, resilience, and the people behind the city’s most iconic structure.
Two boys, one bridge, and a front-row seat to The Big Lift. Through their eyes, a construction site becomes a place of wonder, friendship, and new perspective. We challenge you not to tear up watching this one!
This story shows how remote First Nations communities are improving homes with simple energy upgrades, offering a model of comfort, savings, and equity meant to inspire change across the North.
In Cape Breton, a team works to clean up the toxic legacy of coal and steel, restoring land and water, rebuilding habitats, and creating new opportunities from past environmental damage.
An Ojibway artist creates a powerful mural that brings identity and tradition to the heart of an industry town. A campaign for social, digital and TV to help build community engagement.
A deadly genetic disorder, an Newfoundland author's life changed by research, and a story that shows the human impact of investing in genomic science.
Fishermen and families share hard truths to challenge a traditional but risky culture of life on the sea. This campaign video helps shift the story to one that could save lives.
It's crucial to keep attention and connect to your audience. People love a good story about people they can relate to.
The more we are bombarded by Ai generated content, the more we long for authenticity. It was always valuable, and even more so now.
Documentary-style video production for businesses, or corporate documentary, offers that authenticity.
Documentary-style feels more human than corporate. More authentic and vulnerable, less perfect and less slick. We see people through ups and downs. Obstacles and triumphs make it relatable.
Your talking points go beyond a jargon-filled corporate message. A human story makes audiences lean in. We call it the Trojan Horse approach to delivering your message.
Simple, right?
Not exactly. This approach can be hard to do well, because it might feel risky to do anything other than a safe "corporate message" default approach to video.
But we’ve got your back.
Pre-production, research, strategy and story development
Production, making and gathering images
Post-production, shaping the story with graphics and music
