Where Your Storytelling Practice Lives

Ongoing Creative Support, Mentorship & Community

Soulful Studio is your ongoing creative home for documentary birth and family keepsake filmmakers who want to stay connected, supported, and creatively grounded over time.

Whether you’re exploring new projects, refining past work, or taking a pause between courses, Soulful Studio keeps your storytelling practice active and intentional.

Inside, you’ll find:

• A welcoming member community for sharing, celebrating, and learning together
• Mentorship and feedback from experienced filmmakers
• Structured resources, creative prompts, and guidance between projects
• Opportunities to connect with like-minded storytellers across the world

Soulful Studio works beautifully alongside the SSBV course pathways or as a standalone home for creatives who learn best through practice, mentorship, and exploration rather than traditional course-style learning. This is the space you return to — between projects, seasons, and stages of your creative journey.
Join Soulful Studio
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Why Soulful Studio exists

Courses can teach you how to make films — Soulful Studio supports who you’re becoming as a storyteller

It exists to hold the in-between:

• Between projects
• Between Intakes
• Between learning and lived experience

A place to return to — not start over.
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A studio for every storytelling path

Soulful Studio is designed to meet you where you are.


If you’re enrolled in SSBV or other Soulful Storytellers courses, Studio becomes your ongoing home — a place to integrate what you’re learning, stay supported between lessons, and continue growing long after a course ends.

If you’re not looking for a structured course, Soulful Studio offers a meaningful alternative — giving you mentorship, community, and creative support without modules, deadlines, or classroom-style learning.

Whether you’re telling birth stories, family keepsakes, or personal films, Studio holds the practice — not the pathway.

What’s included inside Soulful Studio?

Soulful Studio Membership includes...

  • Private Member Community

    A supportive, values-aligned space to share work, ask questions, and stay connected with other soulful storytellers.

  • Group Chats

    Ongoing conversation, encouragement, and real-time connection — without the pressure to constantly perform or keep up.

  • Community Events

    Invites to community events such as our live Orientations and Film Festival —Storytelling Project Showcase!

  • Film Festival Submission

    Opportunities to submit your work to curated Film Festival screenings — celebrating progress, not perfection.

  • Group Mentorship + Replays

    Live group mentorship sessions focused on craft, creative growth, and storytelling confidence, with full replay access.

  • Resource Library

    A growing collection of creative tools, prompts, trainings, and resources to support your filmmaking journey.

Designed for hands-on storytellers

You don’t need more content to consume.

Soulful Studio is for filmmakers who learn by doing — through exploration, reflection, and real-world practice — knowing mentorship support and trusted storytelling frameworks are there when you need them.

• No pressure to perform.
• No expectation to follow a set curriculum.
• Just space to create, refine, and belong.
Documentary birth filmmaker sitting at the bottom of hospital stairwell preparing lights representing the hands on learning encouraged in Soulful Studio

Who Soulful Studio is for

You don’t need to be at a certain level. You just need to care about telling stories with heart.

Soulful Studio is for:

  • Birth storytellers and family keepsake filmmakers

  • Graduates of Soulful Storytellers courses seeking ongoing support

  • Filmmakers who value mentorship over modules

  • Creatives who want community without comparison

What You Get + Pricing

Soulful Studio Community Membership Breakdown (USD)

Connection & Community
Private Member Community Access to supportive member only community $39/month
Community Chat Ask questions, share wins and engage in discussions $9/month
Community Events Invitations to orientations and keepsake filmmaking showcases Included in group mentorship
Resource Library & Creative Practice
Resource Library Access to our growing collection of tutorials, lessons, highlights from mentorship replays and storytelling resources $400+
Learning Supports Case studies, assignments & downloadable resources $200
Storytelling Workbook Integrated workflow-based workbook $600
Film Fest Submission Celebrate your growth by submitting to our student project showcase. $50
Mentorship & Growth
Monthly Group Calls Group mentorship calls + session replays (1-2hours) $75/month
Bonuses & Perks
Future Add-On Discount Save 40% on additional purchases including: SSBV courses, 1:1 mentorship and additional Film Festival submissions Value: $20–$1,680+
Value + Pricing
Total Value Total value of Get Activated membership inclusions + bonuses US $123/month + Resource Library and Film Fest submission ($1,250) + add-on discounts ($30-$1,680+)
Value Price Monthly subscription US $232/month
Standard Price Monthly payments US $75/month
Sale Price Monthly payments US $900/year

Soulful Studio includes

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FAQs

  • Who is Soulful Studio for?

    Soulful Studio welcomes birth storytellers, family keepsake filmmakers, students of our courses, graduates, and anyone who values mentorship, community, and creative growth over rigid modules. No matter your level, if you care about telling stories with heart, this is your space.

  • How does Soulful Studio fit with Soulful Storytellers courses?

    Soulful Studio complements our courses and mentorship programs, providing ongoing support, community, and resources. It also works as a standalone membership for storytellers who want mentorship and creative connection without enrolling in a course.

  • What’s included in Soulful Studio?

    Members get access to:

    • A private, values-aligned community
    • Group chats for real-time creative connection
    • All-member community events such as Orientations & Film Fests
    • Live group mentorship sessions + replays
    • A growing resource library
    • Opportunities to submit films to Film Festivals

  • Do I need to be enrolled in a course to join?

    No! Soulful Studio is fully accessible as a standalone membership. It’s designed for filmmakers who want ongoing support and community without the structure of a course.

  • Who can benefit from Soulful Studio?

    Any storyteller looking to grow through hands-on practice, mentorship, and connection — whether you’re creating birth films, family keepsake videos, or personal storytelling projects.