Welcome to the website for documentary storytelling, Harbor Productions, and Sheila Curran Bernard...

...working to articulate and improve strategies and conditions for effective and ethical nonfiction storytelling in print, traditional, and new media. 

As an independent contractor, I work with clients to create, develop, and produce media projects in a range of formats, from Imax films and multipart PBS series to short videos for museum installation. I'm also the author of a number of books and articles. For a full CV, click here.

photo credit: Mark Schmidt

Documentary Storytelling, 2nd ed. Making Stronger and More

Dramatic Nonfiction Films

"Brilliant and effective" -- BackStage

"Hugely useful" -- Spoke Digital Films

"[A] clear education on how to transform the real events around you into a powerful story." Brett Culp, WEVA

Now available in Portuguese!

Archival Storytelling:

A Filmmaker's Guide to

Finding, Using, and Licensing

Third-Party Visuals and Music

with Kenn Rabin

"...[A]n essential guide." Archive Zones

"[A]great resource...it surveys the entire landscape from ethical/ creative considerations to fair use to changes in the digital age.." Shooting People