Moving Stories. Inspiring Change.

The TLDR

Strategy-first storytelling, documentary film and video that puts your mission and goals at the center: driving donations, building awareness, and mobilizing supporters to action
Complete production capabilities: live action, animation, commercials, and social content
Cost and time efficiency with exceptional quality and huge heart

Who We Are

We are social impact filmmakers working with the foundations, nonprofits and changemakers of the world to tell moving stories that inspire and uplift humanity. Our specialization is short form documentary-style films and commercials that focus on social and cause marketing. Our creative and strategic chops include a smorgasbord of brand solutions (including partnering with folks like Plus Media Solutions) to take impact to the next level. Check out a sampling of our Work.

We are award-winning storytellers who put our clients objectives at the forefront of our work, bringing immense value and heart to every collaboration. Organizations return to us for our 3 decades of filmmaking expertise, and because of the deep care we take with the stories we tell. We are personally invested in how the work ripples into the world. To that end, we partner only with organizations doing the essential work of making the world a better place: more empathetic, enlightened, and just.

One of the best parts of our work is getting to nurture long-term relationships with our clients. We never think of a job as one and done, since many of our clients use our film services as part of their ongoing marketing strategy. These organizations really understand the value of highlighting their success stories through short-form documentary. Heartfelt storytelling drives home the real-world impact these organizations have, and allows their work to speak for itself. Whether it's a 4-5 minute mini documentary screening at a donor event, or a 60 second cutdown of that story for social media, it speaks straight to the heart of the intended audience, giving voice to those whose lives have been transformed, and visibility for the nonprofit whose work facilitated that transformation. Win-Win!

At Humans Being Media, we stand by the premise that a healthy society is a connected, empathetic and equitable society. We seek out stories that amplify the voices of marginalized communities, with the intention of evolving culture for the better. We acknowledge that we work and live on the territorial traditional land of the Coast Miwok People in Petaluma, and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it through the generations. We commit to learning how to be better stewards of the land we inhabit, as well as worthy caretakers of the stories we nurture.

Who You Are

Our Clients include but are not limited to change-makers in: Affordable Housing, Education, Healthcare & Healthy Aging, Homelessness, Land Conservancy, Mindful Leadership, Prison Reform & Rehabilitation, Science & Research, Social Justice, Spirituality & Consciousness

Full Spectrum Offerings

Short and long form Documentary, Brand Promos, Capital Campaigns, Social Media, Educational & Training Films, Commercials, Animations

Our History

For 30 years, founding director Vince Beeton has been making documentary films for television, corporate, and digital platforms. Gravitating toward work that makes a positive impact in the world, and wishing to build a business that aligned with their personal ethos, he and his partner Alia co-founded Humans Being Media in 2018 to create films specifically for purpose-driven nonprofits, foundations, brands and businesses. Meet our Team.

Awards

5th Annual Anthem Awards, YouTube series “Time Together: Empathy in Action”, in the “Video” category for “Awareness of Civil or Human Rights.” The Anthem Awards is the purpose/mission-minded arm of the prestigious Webby Awards, hailed as “the internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times.
Best Documentary, Texas Short Film Festival [30-minute documentary “Going Inside: Empathy in Action”]
People’s Choice Award: Arts in Healing International Film Festival [Unbound- 24 minute documentary, for Life on Art]
Alpine International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2026, Best Short Doc, Best Director, Best Editing [Unbound- 24 minute documentary, for Life on Art]
Stevie American Business Awards: Gold medal for Directing [DEI educational film series, for Kantola Training Solutions]
Stevie American Business Awards: Bronze medal for Course content [DEI educational film series, for Kantola Training Solutions]
Telly Awards: Gold [DEI educational film series, for Kantola Training Solutions]
Emmy nominated: Discovery’s “Mythbusters” [Best science and entertainment reality series]