for the service
3–6 minutes
Tribute film
A life told in order, from the earliest photographs to the most recent, played at the visitation or service.
Memorial films from your family's photographs
A life keeps echoing in the people who loved it.
We turn the photographs your family already treasures into a quiet, beautiful film for the service: restored, gently brought to life, and set to music. Offered through your funeral home, reviewed by you before anyone else sees it.
Three ways to remember
Every film is built from real photographs and the stories your family tells us. Nothing is invented about the person you love.
to share
60–90 seconds
Life story trailer
A short, cinematic piece the family can share with relatives near and far, and keep watching for years.
moments in motion
Single scenes
Photographs, gently moving
Faded and damaged photographs restored, then given subtle, natural motion: a smile, a breeze, a turn of the head.
What we will never do
Families trust us with their most private memories at their hardest moment. These rules don't bend for any order.
Real photographs, always first
Every film starts from your family's own pictures. We restore and animate what's there. We don't manufacture a stranger who only resembles them.
Never an imitated voice
We will not create speech in the voice of someone who has passed. If their real voice is in a recording you share, we can include it as it is.
Nothing leaves without your approval
Every film goes through a likeness check with the family before delivery. If it doesn't look like them, it isn't finished.
Licensed music, private files
Music is properly licensed. Your photographs are used only for your film and are deleted when you ask.
How it works
We work to your service date, and the funeral home stays your single point of contact.
Share the photographs
Give your funeral director the photos and a few words about the person: favorite songs, places, the stories you'd tell.
We restore and compose
We clean and repair each image, choose the moments that should move, and shape the film around the life, not a template.
You review
The family watches a private preview and tells us what to change. We keep going until it feels right.
Shown at the service
The finished film goes to the funeral home ready to play, and to your family to keep and share.
For funeral homes
Offer families something they will keep, without adding work to your arrangement conference.
- One more option on your list. Present it alongside programs and flowers. We handle everything after the photographs arrive.
- Family review is on us. We manage previews and revisions directly, so your staff isn't in the middle.
- Built for your service date. Files arrive ready for your chapel screens and for families to share online.
- Consent in writing. A signed family release on every film, kept on record.
Questions families ask
If yours isn't here, write to us. A person answers.
How many photographs do you need?
Whatever you have. A tribute film usually draws on thirty to a hundred photographs, but a single cherished picture can become a moving moment on its own.
Our photos are old and damaged. Can you still use them?
Yes. Restoring faded, scratched and torn photographs is part of every film. Phone photos of prints work too.
Will it look artificial?
It shouldn't, and if it does, we fix it. Motion is kept subtle and every face is checked against your originals. The family approves the film before it's shown.
Can we order directly, without a funeral home?
Yes. Write to us and we'll talk through the timing and what you have.
Start a film
Tell us about the person you're remembering.
Funeral directors and families can reach us directly. We'll reply with next steps and what to gather.
contact@echoesoflife.ai