Documentary Video Production for Bay Area Nonprofits and Public Agencies
I'm Leomar Moring, a documentary filmmaker and video producer based in the Bay Area. For sixteen years I've helped nonprofits, public agencies, and advocacy organizations turn complicated missions into films people actually watch and remember.
Most of my work happens in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose — interviews in community centers and agency offices, field days on location, and post-production built for the platforms where your audience already is.
Mission-driven video, made in the Bay Area.
A fuller list of deliverables lives on the capabilities page.
Nonprofit video production
Fundraising films, participant stories, donor communications, and annual-campaign content built to earn trust with boards, funders, and the communities you serve.
Public-agency communications
Public-information videos, community outreach, recruitment, executive interviews, and internal communications for agencies that need to be understood clearly.
Documentary & campaign storytelling
Character-driven documentary work, issue-based campaign films, and cinematography or director-of-photography support for other producers.
Recent work with Bay Area organizations.
Documentary
Ancestry on Trial
A suppressed chapter of civil-rights history connects the experiences of families imprisoned during World War II with present-day questions of immigration and civil liberties.
Corporate
PayPal AI Summit
A two-day hybrid summit that launched PayPal's global AI strategy — captured through executive interviews and a live podcast studio built to turn the room into content.
Commercial
Commercial and Brand Storytelling
Cinematic brand stories designed to help organizations connect products, ideas, and people.
What a project typically costs.
Story Short
$3,500 – $8,000
Single interview or short-form piece — employee spotlight, testimonial, social content.
Campaign Film
$8,000 – $20,000
Multi-interview fundraising or awareness video, 3–8 minutes, includes strategy + motion graphics.
Documentary Project
$20,000 – $60,000+
Longer-form documentary, multiple shoot days, full narrative arc.
Event / Summit Coverage
$10,000 – $30,000
Multi-day corporate or conference coverage, executive interviews, rapid turnaround content.
These ranges reflect typical scope — final pricing depends on shoot days, crew size, locations, and post-production complexity. Public agencies and nonprofits: ask about scaled pricing for grant-funded or board-approved budgets.
Full detail, crew sizes, and timelines are on the investment section.
Filming across the Bay Area and Northern California.
- San Francisco
- Oakland
- Berkeley
- San Jose
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Greater Northern California
Before you reach out.
- Where in the Bay Area do you shoot?
- I'm based in the Bay Area and regularly shoot in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and across Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin counties, with travel elsewhere in Northern California by arrangement.
- What does a nonprofit video cost?
- Single-interview and short-form pieces typically start around $3,500, campaign and fundraising films fall between $8,000 and $20,000, and longer documentary projects begin around $20,000. Final pricing depends on shoot days, crew size, locations, and post-production complexity.
- Can you work with a grant-funded or board-approved budget?
- Yes. Nonprofits and public agencies often work from fixed grant or board-approved budgets, so I scope the production to that number and tell you plainly what it will and won't cover.
- Do you handle the whole project or just production?
- Either. I take projects from story strategy through final delivery, and I also come in as cinematographer, interview producer, or editor alongside your internal team or agency.
Tell Me What You're Trying to Say
Send over the goal, the audience, and the deadline. I'll tell you honestly what kind of film fits — and what it takes to make it.