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Lifestory Docs from Docutainment Films
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A film about your life is the experience of a lifetime.

LifeStory Docs is the ultimate in luxury gift-giving. We are an award-winning documentary production company dedicated to crafting bespoke documentaries that celebrate the lives, achievements, and legacies of the world's most influential and successful individuals.

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What our clients say

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“Making the film was an exhilarating and easy experience for our family and the final product exceeded all of my expectations.”

— David Gochman, Philanthropist
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“The 55-minute documentary was the crown jewel of my mother’s 75th birthday celebration.”

— Mike Zada, Client
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“It was and still is the most special gift I ever received.”

— Ken Berkley, Equestrian
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“I couldn’t believe how in-depth and deep the film went into my life. It was a great surprise and the experience of a lifetime.”

— Becky Gochman, Philanthropist
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“They captured the true essence of my mother like I never expected.”

— Natasha Simmons, Client
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Meet our team members

The list of industry professionals that we work with to produce your documentary includes the best in the business. They have been on producing teams that have created some of the most critically acclaimed Oscar® nominated and Emmy Award® and Peabody Award™ Winning documentaries.

Ron Davis
Director/Producer

Ron founded Docutainment Films in 2010. He directed & produced award-winning Life in the Doghouse, ParaGold, I Am We, as well as the box-office hit Harry & Snowman. He also directed and produced the critically acclaimed HBO feature documentary, Miss You Can Do It. His films have premiered on Netflix, HBO, AppleTV+, Amazon Prime and Sundance.

Tom Bergmann
Cinematographer

Tom is a Director of Photography for documentaries, narrative and experimental films with more than 30 documentary shorts and features to his credit. His credits include the Oscar® nominated films, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail and Life, Animated. His films have premiered at such notable film festivals as Cannes, Tribeca, Berlin and Toronto International.

Paula Heredia

Since 1987, Paula has worked as a director and film editor of documentaries. She was awarded with an ACE-EDDIE® (American Cinema Editors Award) for her work on the documentary film Unzipped, a documentary portraying fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. She was awarded a Primetime Emmy® for Outstanding Picture Editing for HBO’s film In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01.

Clay Westervelt
Cinematographer

Before finishing his Master's at USC film school, Clay had already won the Kodak Award and the Bush Scholarship for Excellence in Cinematography. Clay filmed the Emmy® winning documentary, The Legend Of Pancho Barnes and The Happy Bottom Riding Club, as well as the Grammy®-nominated Johnny Cash’s America.

Denise Korycki

Denise is a New York City-based documentary filmmaker and video editor. Her wide range of experience has taken her around the world crafting stories for Paramount, AMC, and Discovery as well as non-profits like Operation Smile and Watchlist. She has worked with everyone from President Biden to Emmy®  nominated actors, Grammy Award winning musicians and beyond.

Michelle Purpura
Assistant Editor

Michelle has been a filmmaker and editor for 10 years. Currently, she is working at A&E Network as an Assistant Editor. Prior she was a Post Production Supervisor at the Documentary Film company Cabin Creek Films. The last film she worked on was Gumbo Coalition which premiered at DocNYC.

Meet our team members

The list of industry professional that we work with to produce your documentary include the best in the business. They have been on producing teams that have created some of the most critically acclaimed Oscar® nominated and Emmy Award® and Peabody Award™ Winning documentaries.

Ron Davis
Director/Producer

Ron founded Docutainment Films in 2010. He directed & produced award-winning Life in the Doghouse, ParaGold, I Am We, as well as the box-office hit Harry & Snowman. He also directed and produced the critically acclaimed HBO feature documentary, Miss You Can Do It. His films have premiered on Netflix, HBO, AppleTV+, Amazon Prime and Sundance.

Nancy Knox Talcott

Nancy was as an associate producer on the Oscar® nominated HBO documentary, God is the Bigger Elvis. She produced Harry & Snowman and produced on the 2014 Peabody® Award Winning HBO documentary film, The Newburgh Sting. Her films have appeared on HBO, NBC and the Discovery Channel.

Tom Bergmann
Cinematographer

Tom is a Director of Photography for documentaries, narrative and experimental films with more than 30 documentary shorts and features to his credit. His credits include the Oscar® nominated films, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail and Life, Animated. His films have premiered at such notable film festivals as Cannes, Tribeca, Berlin and Toronto International.

Paula Heredia

Since 1987, Paula has worked as a director and film editor of documentaries. She was awarded with an ACE-EDDIE® (American Cinema Editors Award) for her work on the documentary film Unzipped, a documentary portraying fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. She was awarded a Primetime Emmy® for Outstanding Picture Editing for HBO’s film In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01.

Clay Westervelt
Cinematographer

Before finishing his Master's at USC film school, Clay had already won the Kodak Award and the Bush Scholarship for Excellence in Cinematography. Clay filmed the Emmy® winning documentary, The Legend Of Pancho Barnes and The Happy Bottom Riding Club, as well as the Grammy®-nominated Johnny Cash’s America.

Denise Korycki

Denise is a New York City-based documentary filmmaker and video editor. Her wide range of experience has taken her around the world crafting stories for Paramount, AMC, and Discovery as well as non-profits like Operation Smile and Watchlist. She has worked with everyone from President Biden to Emmy®  nominated actors, Grammy Award winning musicians and beyond.

Michelle Purpura
Assistant Editor

Michelle has been a filmmaker and editor for 10 years. Currently, she is working at A&E Network as an Assistant Editor. Prior she was a Post Production Supervisor at the Documentary Film company Cabin Creek Films. The last film she worked on was Gumbo Coalition which premiered at DocNYC.

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