Story. Impact. Now.
FrameWeight Projects
FrameWeight Productions films make a societal impact about present-day themes, told through compelling intimate stories. Documentaries contain a strong narrative arc. Relevant topics reveal a previously unseen world. Protagonists come to life in their own environment.
The films of FrameWeight Productions have three main priorities: story, impact and now. With story, the individuals in the film undergo some change, face some challenge and reach some resolution. Stories are necessary since we reach each other through our communication, in the stories we tell each other, in the stories we re-tell.
Making an impact means selecting topics that are relevant and bring about change in the society as a whole. Oftentimes, documentaries are uncomfortable, and some people would rather not bring these issues to the light of day. This is the fodder to precipitate change.
Focusing on the now means real people, real lives and real environments in which they live. Some of the most interesting stories are the ones from regular people, doing extraordinary things.
Projects in Idea Development
As a new company, we are currently pitching several new FrameWeight projects for documentary films to enter production. The topics in development touch on a broad range of topics including social justice, religion and mental health. Through intimate stories, these themes give rise to voices who have not been heard, those overlooked and those misunderstood. To find out more about the types of ideas, visit the Filmmaker Statement.
Many Wives
In Post-Production, Co-Production with Feed the Family
Many Wives is a film about redemption, recovery and political activism of five former polygamist wives from Utah. As we get to know these women, we experience a broad swath of different fundamentalist Latter Day Saints groups throughout the west, the controversial history of polygamy and the struggle for identity amid a milieu of abuse, isolation, poverty and fervent religious belief. We will also get to know Owen Allred, the prophet of the polygamist sect of the United Brethren Order.
These stories show the complex interrelation of fundamentalist Latter Day Saints groups throughout the desert of the western United States and Mexico. Most of these groups formed as a reaction to a perceived straying of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints faith from its origins, which practiced both communal living and polygamy. Without exception, these groups form when a man—raised in the mainstream church—follows in the footsteps of Joseph Smith and proclaims to receive a divine message as the true prophet to build a following.
We are currently preparing the piece in post-production to be shown. This involves digitally restoring the film from its original 16mm format. The following still frames provide a flavor for Many Wives. Additionally, you can get the first feeling from the film with the sample scenes provided.
