Years before I joined Fluent, a single emoji—texted in good faith—nearly derailed a documentary I was co-directing. One of the crew, who was texting with a teen participant about an upcoming shoot, sent her a smiley, and instantly blew up the production. In his mind, he’d...
We’re beyond excited to announce that Research Camp is growing! In addition to our beloved Boston location at New England Base Camp, we’re launching a second site at Colorado Adventure Point in Denver. Why Denver? Colorado Adventure Point is an incredible 20,000-square-foot Scouting and adventure education...
Five years ago, we embarked on a unique storytelling journey. At the height of the pandemic lockdown, we handed cameras to five American families and asked them to document their own lives—capturing the raw, unfiltered reality of navigating uncertainty, resilience, and hope. The result? Family Strong —...
Fluent Productions is seeking families to participate in an exciting documentary about navigating the emerging world of AI. This project aims to capture the experiences of families as they integrate AI into their lives, highlighting how they balance technology with personal connections, set boundaries, and manage...
From August 12-16, kids will dive into exciting research studies while enjoying the classic camp experience at Fluent's Research Camp in Boston. Our clients will have the unique opportunity to witness these young minds tackle real-life research and design questions through participatory research methods. We'll...
Fluent Productions is recruiting teenagers aged 13-17 years old for a panel discussion about teen life in America today! A senior staffer from Fluent Research will moderate the discussion, which will be videotaped for a short documentary that we are producing for a corporate client. The...
The W3 Awards and the Davey Awards have honored our “Family Strong” series with four new awards. The entire 12-episode series was awarded a Silver W3 Award in the “Documentary Series for Video” category. It also won a Gold Davey Award in the “Campaign & Series-Documentary"...
We're so excited to share that our "Family Strong" series has been selected to screen at two film festivals, T.O. Webfest and New York Lift-Off Film Festival. T.O. Webfest is a multi-day festival that celebrates web series and web content creators from around the world. The...
The Telly Awards have honored Fluent Productions’ “Family Strong” series with five awards. The entire 12-episode series was awarded a Silver Award and a Bronze Award in the “Online: Series: Documentary” and “Online: Webseries: Non-Scripted” categories respectively. Additionally, Episode 07, “The ‘Love’ Thingy,” also won a Bronze...
Last year, we undertook an ambitious task to create a documentary series in the middle of a global pandemic. The result was "Family Strong," a series of 12 intimate episodes sharing the stories of five diverse families as they navigated those unprecedented times. Thanks to...