Documentary Consulting & Story DevelopmentIman Kamel
A two-week structural intensive for documentary directors, producers, and story editors whose film has lost its through-line.
Together we watch what you have, name what the film is actually about, and rebuild the narrative architecture until the emotional signal comes clear. Ideal for a rough-cut that will not lock, a treatment that keeps drifting, a pitch document heading to commissioning editors, or a feature stuck between two versions of itself.
What you receive:
A full structural review of your assembly or treatment. One 90-minute opening session on your material. A written Narrative Diagnosis identifying the film's essential arc, the structural blocks, and the sequence changes that unlock it. One 60-minute mid-point session to work through the restructuring. A final written completion roadmap with concrete next moves toward picture lock or delivery.
What I bring to the work:
Twenty years directing and producing feature documentaries on the international festival circuit. Special Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival for Nomad's Home. UNESCO Nomination at FESPACO Ouagadougou. Flaherty Award nomination at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Selection at San Sebastián and Namur. EAVE Producer alumna. A trained eye for the emotional through-line inside difficult material. Absolute confidentiality.
How to prepare:
Send your current cut or treatment 72 hours before our opening session. Any format works: rough assembly, paper edit, treatment draft, sizzle reel, pitch deck. Come ready to describe where the film feels stuck and what you fear you will lose if you cut it. That honesty gives us the best place to begin.
The promise:
Helping complex creative projects reach completion.
Starting at$2,850
Duration2 weeks
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Art Director
Brand Strategist
Content Strategist
Creative Director
Creative Writer
Editing
Marketing Strategist
Social Media Strategist
VIdeo Production
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Iman Kamel Hamburg, Germany
Documentary Consulting & Story DevelopmentIman Kamel
Starting at$2,850
Duration2 weeks
Tags
Art Director
Brand Strategist
Content Strategist
Creative Director
Creative Writer
Editing
Marketing Strategist
Social Media Strategist
VIdeo Production
A two-week structural intensive for documentary directors, producers, and story editors whose film has lost its through-line.
Together we watch what you have, name what the film is actually about, and rebuild the narrative architecture until the emotional signal comes clear. Ideal for a rough-cut that will not lock, a treatment that keeps drifting, a pitch document heading to commissioning editors, or a feature stuck between two versions of itself.
What you receive:
A full structural review of your assembly or treatment. One 90-minute opening session on your material. A written Narrative Diagnosis identifying the film's essential arc, the structural blocks, and the sequence changes that unlock it. One 60-minute mid-point session to work through the restructuring. A final written completion roadmap with concrete next moves toward picture lock or delivery.
What I bring to the work:
Twenty years directing and producing feature documentaries on the international festival circuit. Special Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival for Nomad's Home. UNESCO Nomination at FESPACO Ouagadougou. Flaherty Award nomination at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Selection at San Sebastián and Namur. EAVE Producer alumna. A trained eye for the emotional through-line inside difficult material. Absolute confidentiality.
How to prepare:
Send your current cut or treatment 72 hours before our opening session. Any format works: rough assembly, paper edit, treatment draft, sizzle reel, pitch deck. Come ready to describe where the film feels stuck and what you fear you will lose if you cut it. That honesty gives us the best place to begin.
The promise:
Helping complex creative projects reach completion.
$2,850