Browse Stories

A selection of the lives we've helped preserve.

A small window into our work — books, films, and audio stories made with families, founders, and institutions across Africa and the diaspora.

10 stories

The Lagos Years

Legacy Memoir

The Lagos Years

Chief Adebola O., 78

A hardcover account of a life that crossed three cities, two professions, and one unshakeable family.

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Where the River Bends

Standard Film

Where the River Bends

The Okafor Family · 45th Anniversary

A 16-minute documentary screened at the family compound in Enugu, made for the children not yet born.

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Mama's Three Chapters

Tribute Book

Mama's Three Chapters

Mrs. Funmilayo A., 82

Tributes, memories and messages from family and friends, collected into one keepsake volume.

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Fifty Years on the Hill

Cinematic Film

Fifty Years on the Hill

St. Saviour's College · Golden Jubilee

A full documentary production marking five decades of an institution that shaped a generation.

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The House on Allen Avenue

Milestone Memoir

The House on Allen Avenue

The Balogun Family

Four siblings, one childhood home, and the story of how it became a family.

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Grandma's Kitchen Tape

Audio Story

Grandma's Kitchen Tape

Mrs. Ngozi E., 74

Ninety minutes of recipes, proverbs and laughter — her voice, exactly as it was told.

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The Adeyemi Vault

Legacy Tradition Book

The Adeyemi Vault

Three generations · Ibadan

Recipes, customs, sayings and wisdom — three generations preserved in one heirloom volume.

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The Founder's Voice

Legacy Multi-Voices Book

The Founder's Voice

Engineer T. Nwankwo · Tech entrepreneur

How a Lagos workshop became a continental company — told through voices from across the firm.

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Letters to My Son

Audio Story

Letters to My Son

Mr. Bayo A., 61

A father records, in his own voice, the things he most wants his son to hear.

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Daughters of Aba

Standard Film

Daughters of Aba

The Eze Sisters

Three women, one childhood, and the market stall that put them all through university.

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