From age 7
Dear Future Me
The child, speaking to their future self
Film · 2 min · sealed time capsule
Marie Louise-Desage
Histoire d'Êtres
“Films, like jewels of memory”
Filmed portraits of those we love,
and of all that we stand for.
What is Histoire d'Êtres?
In French, histoire means both history and story, and être means both to be and a being.
Story is singular, because beneath every life there is only one: the human story. We love, we lose, we begin again, and we wonder what we will pass on.
Beings is plural, because this one story is told by countless voices, each unique, each irreplaceable. The more personal a story is, the more universal it becomes.
Each portrait film I create is a bijou de mémoire, a keepsake of memory: a way to leave a trace, and to give those who come after us a voice, a gaze, a presence to hold on to.
A company is no different. Behind every brand there is a founder, a conviction, a why that no slogan can capture. That story is what makes a brand irreplaceable, and it deserves to be told in the voice of the person who lived it.
The manifesto
One day, only the stories will remain.
Voices fade before faces. The gestures, the laughter, the way someone used to say your name: all of it slips away before we ever see it go.
A film doesn't preserve what someone did. It preserves who they were.
Marie Louise-Desage
From the classroom to the camera: the art of listening
Twelve years as a teacher, drawing people out, listening, putting them at ease. For Marie, filming is first and foremost listening, with a camera.
Her visual language, sensitive and centred on people, their voice, their presence, was shaped by years on stage, in music and in teaching. In the filmed portrait, she finds the space where singularity becomes the very substance of the story.
The method
Listen, capture, sculpt
Every portrait seeks the essence: what someone has lived through, what they pass on, the inner conviction that makes them irreplaceable.
Listen
Open questions, a reassuring space. Words are given room to settle, never staged.
Capture
A discreet camera, carefully considered light. The image serves the emotion, never the other way round.
Sculpt
A story pared down to what truly matters, without artifice or excess.
The offer
Every film marks a moment in a life
From a child speaking to their future self, to the words we pass on, to leaders who reveal the person behind the role. One craft, two worlds.
For those you love
Portraits of a life
Passing it on
A Letter to the Future
A parent, speaking to their child
Film · 6 min
A rare gift
Éclat
Honouring someone dear
Film · 3 min
Memory
The Heirloom
A life, gathered and kept
Film · 6 min
For your brand
Portraits that bring a brand to life
The founder's filmed portrait
The Imprint
What your website cannot say
Film · 3 min
A leader's life portrait
The Heirloom
Not what you did, but who you became
Film · 6 min
The voice alone
The Audio Edition
Sound, silence, an intimate and lasting listen
Audio format
Every story is unique.
We shape formats and pricing together, in conversation.
The work
What a portrait reveals
Sandrine Follère,
Between creation and transmission (in French)
They trusted me
Stories already told
I'm amazed by the result. You truly captured my personality. So powerful, in just a few minutes. Hats off!
She tells the stories that live deep within people. With talent and grace, she tells what is most intimate.