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Sound familiar?

The stories that change minds are the ones people are afraid to tell.

LGBTQ+ centers, youth programs and advocacy groups know the voices that move undecided parents and lawmakers. Many of those voices are not out everywhere, or are not safe to be. So the campaign runs on statistics.

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Safety before visibility

Not everyone is out at work, at home or online. One careless cut can put someone at risk.

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One month of attention

Pride brings the spotlight in June. Support has to last the other eleven months.

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No one to produce it

Your organizers are running programs and events. Video never makes the list.

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“So compared to any contractors I've worked with, Happy Productions really stands out as one of the most professional, communicative, and thoughtful.”

Maya Mosher, Dream.org
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“Happy Productions is in the top 10%, like hands down.”

Brit Heiring, Communications, Kiva
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In their words

Teams who bring people together, in their own words.

Search for Common Ground brings strangers together to talk across what divides them. Dream.org works across racial, social and political lines. Kiva trusts us with its brand voice. Here is what they told us.

500,000+organic reach for Search for Common Ground

Read the Search for Common Ground case study

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Community Storytelling Session. Free.

One person, one Zoom call, three finished videos. Shared only the way they want.

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What you get

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    A 45-minute Zoom recordingA community member, an organizer or an ally. A Happy producer guides every answer.
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    3 finished videosEdited and captioned, ready for Pride, your next appeal or a grant report.
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    Their story, their termsFirst name only, voice only or full face: their choice. They review it before it goes live. You keep every file.
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Love the videos? We'll plan stories for the whole year. Don't? Keep them anyway.

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Three ways to start

Three ways to tell your community's stories

Start free. Film your community when you're ready, quoted up front.

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Community Storytelling Session

We record one person over Zoom and our editors turn it into 3 finished videos.

  • 45-minute producer-guided Zoom recording
  • 3 finished, captioned videos
  • A community member, organizer, ally or your ED
  • Yours to keep, files and raw footage
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Our crew setting up lights for an interviewMost requested

Voices series

We film community members, families and allies where they feel safe, with a safety plan agreed first.

  • Safety plan agreed before we film
  • Interviews led by people they trust, where it helps
  • Short cuts for social plus a longer story film
  • Stills for your annual report
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Our camera operator filming on a gimbalFor campaigns

Pride and campaign package

Footage, edits and versions planned around Pride, Trans Day of Visibility, Giving Tuesday and year-end.

  • Shot list built backwards from your campaign date
  • Cuts for donors, parents and lawmakers
  • Short cuts for every channel
  • Captions on every cut
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Built for advocacy

What every community story includes

Safety before visibility

Nobody is identified beyond what they choose. Your safety policy wins.

They see it first

Anyone sharing something sensitive reviews it before it goes live.

Joy, not just struggle

Stories of strength, family and belonging, in their own words.

Led by people they trust

Where it helps, interviews are led by people the subjects already know.

Pride and beyond

Planned for June and the eleven months after it.

You own everything

You keep every finished file and all the raw footage.

Beyond video

Everything your campaign and your grant report need

Stories only matter where decisions get made. We deliver the pieces around the films too, all from the same shoots.

Strangers in conversation, filmed for Search for Common Ground in New York
Photography, like this Search for Common Ground shoot in New York

Social graphics + a ready-to-post content calendar

Street activation for Search for Common Ground in New York
Filming at gatherings, like this Search for Common Ground activation

Clips for grant reports, your website and newsletter

A reach summary for every campaign

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How it works

From one voice to a campaign people share

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Tell us who you serve

Your programs, your community and your next campaign date.

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Start with the free session

We record one person over Zoom and deliver 3 finished videos, free.

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We film and edit

Community members, families and allies, with a safety plan agreed first.

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Everyone uses it

Your team posts all year, not just in June.

Crowds on the lawn at a Texas Pride festival, filmed for Equality Texas
Equality Texas, Pride 2025
Equality Texas booth at Pride in Texas
Equality Texas booth
Festival tents and rainbow balloons at a Texas Pride, filmed for Equality Texas
Pride in Texas, June 2025

Public proof

Equality Texas: what it means to be queer in Texas

For Equality Texas, the Texas LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit, one Happy Productions producer filmed Pride in San Antonio and Houston on the same day in June 2025, asking people what it means to be queer in Texas. We delivered 15 videos for Equality Texas and 4 collaboration videos on Are You Happy, which drew 91,000+ views across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube within days. We have also filmed strangers sitting down together for Search for Common Ground in New York and Washington, D.C.

Equality TexasSan Antonio PrideHouston Pride91,000+ viewsSafety plan first

Watch an Equality Texas collab on Instagram · Read the Search for Common Ground case study

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Real client videos

Stories we told about dignity and belonging

Real client videos from organizations working on rights, inclusion and dialogue.

91,000+Views on 4 collab videosEquality Texas
500,000+Organic reachSearch for Common Ground
2xGrowth on InstagramDream.org
250,000Organic reachHuman Rights Foundation

Who we work with

Built for teams who make room for everyone

LGBTQ+ community centersHealth, housing and support under one roof
Youth programsSafe spaces for LGBTQ+ young people
Advocacy and policy groupsMoving lawmakers and the public
Health and wellness programsCare that sees the whole person
Family and ally networksParents and allies who show up

Questions

Questions LGBTQ+ advocacy teams ask us

Tap a question. Each answer comes with a 20-second video.

Is the free session really free?+

Yes. The Zoom session and the three videos our editors cut from it cost nothing. No contract, no card, and you keep every file with no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Book your free session and see your story on screen.

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What happens on the free session?+

You pick one person close to your work, and our producer interviews them live over Zoom for forty-five minutes while we record. Our editors then turn that conversation into three finished, captioned videos for your website, your social channels and your next appeal. All you have to do is show up, so book your free session.

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Who can we put on camera?+

Anyone whose story moves people: your director, a program lead, a volunteer, someone your program served, or a grantee overseas joining from a phone. Our producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience or a script. Bring your people to a free session and we'll handle the rest.

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How do you protect people who are not out everywhere?+

Every shoot is planned around consent and dignity. People sign releases in their own language, we never show minors' names or identifying details, and anyone sharing something sensitive reviews it before it goes live. Your safeguarding policy always overrides ours, starting with your free session.

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How do you tell hard stories without exploiting anyone's pain?+

We tell stories of strength, not pity. The people on camera speak in their own words about change, progress and what they want the world to know, because donors give more when they see dignity and agency. See how we'd frame your story on a free session.

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Can you plan videos around Pride and other key dates?+

Yes. Tell us your calendar, from Giving Tuesday and awareness months to galas and year-end appeals, and we plan every shoot and edit backwards from those dates. Book your free session early and your first videos are ready before the moment arrives.

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We already have a comms or marketing person. Why would we need you?+

Keep them. We become the production and editing team behind them: they set the goals and own the calendar, and we film anywhere and hand back finished, ready-to-post videos. Bring them to your free session and they'll see how much more they can publish.

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Who owns the videos?+

You do. Your organization owns the finished videos and all of the raw footage, including everything we record on your free session. Use them on any channel, in any report, for as long as you like.

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How long until we get the videos?+

Your three free videos land in your inbox within two weeks of your session, with a simple review link if you want a change. For bigger shoots, we plan backwards from your gala, board meeting or appeal date. Tell us the date on your free session.

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What does it cost after the free session?+

Whatever comes next is scoped to exactly what you need, from a single film to a steady stream of videos for every program, and you get the price in writing before any work starts. No surprise change orders and no pressure. Your free session shows you what that scope should be.

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