About Us

 

Stories Waiting To Be Told

At Northern Light Productions, we create media that informs, inspires, and endures. We’re a team of filmmakers, designers, developers, editors, researchers, and creative thinkers united by a shared mission: to bring powerful stories to life.

For over four decades, we’ve partnered with museums, cultural institutions, nonprofits, global brands, and national broadcasters to create immersive experiences, interactive installations, and award-winning documentary films that connect audiences to history, ideas, and one another.

Whether we’re designing an interactive game, developing an AR experience, or directing a multi-screen theater film, our process is rooted in collaboration, creative rigor, and deep respect for content. Every project begins with curiosity and is guided by purpose—because the way we tell a story is just as important as the story itself. 

 

Our Approach

Great media begins with meaningful collaboration. Every project is a creative partnership shaped by listening—closely—to your mission, your audience, and your goals. From there, we craft a storytelling strategy that blends deep subject knowledge with emotional resonance and visual impact.

Our approach is thoughtful, flexible, and purpose-driven: to tell stories in ways that are authentic, accessible, and built to last.

 

How We Work

Every project starts with a conversation. We tailor our process to the unique needs of each client—whether leading a full exhibition or contributing as part of a larger creative team. From concept to completion, we bring a balance of strategic insight, technical expertise, and agile production.

Our team thrives on collaboration and problem-solving, adapting to each project’s scale, timeline, and platform while staying focused on clarity, innovation, and storytelling excellence.

 

What We Offer

We create immersive media experiences that educate and inspire—onsite, in public spaces, and across digital environments where people learn, explore, and connect.

 

Services

 

Media Strategy & Creative Development

Storyboarding, treatments, experience design, and narrative architecture

Film & Video Production

Documentary films, theatrical interpretive films, re-enactments, motion graphics, and drone & specialty cinematography

Interactive Design & Development

Touchscreens, games, AR/VR, web-based interactives, and custom content management systems

Exhibit Integration

Projection mapping, media coordination, hardware consulting, UX/UI design, and onsite technical support

Research & Content Development

Scriptwriting, archival research, fact-checking, and content development grounded in historical and cultural accuracy

Post-Production & Delivery

Editing, animation, sound design, accessibility formatting, and final delivery across all media formats

 

Why It Matters

We believe media should do more than look good—it should mean something. Our work helps audiences connect with history, culture, and each other in ways that are emotionally resonant, thoughtful and enduring.

Every project we take on is a story waiting to be told. Your story.

About Us

 

Stories Waiting To Be Told

At Northern Light Productions, we create media that informs, inspires, and endures. We’re a team of filmmakers, designers, developers, editors, researchers, and creative thinkers united by a shared mission: to bring powerful stories to life.

For over four decades, we’ve partnered with museums, cultural institutions, nonprofits, global brands, and national broadcasters to create immersive experiences, interactive installations, and award-winning documentary films that connect audiences to history, ideas, and one another.

Whether we’re designing an interactive game, developing an AR experience, or directing a multi-screen theater film, our process is rooted in collaboration, creative rigor, and deep respect for content. Every project begins with curiosity and is guided by purpose—because the way we tell a story is just as important as the story itself. 

 

Our Approach

Great media begins with meaningful collaboration. Every project is a creative partnership shaped by listening—closely—to your mission, your audience, and your goals. From there, we craft a storytelling strategy that blends deep subject knowledge with emotional resonance and visual impact.

Our approach is thoughtful, flexible, and purpose-driven: to tell stories in ways that are authentic, accessible, and built to last.

 

How We Work

Every project starts with a conversation. We tailor our process to the unique needs of each client—whether leading a full exhibition or contributing as part of a larger creative team. From concept to completion, we bring a balance of strategic insight, technical expertise, and agile production.

Our team thrives on collaboration and problem-solving, adapting to each project’s scale, timeline, and platform while staying focused on clarity, innovation, and storytelling excellence.

 

What We Offer

We create immersive media experiences that educate and inspire—onsite, in public spaces, and across digital environments where people learn, explore, and connect.

 

Services

 

Media Strategy & Creative Development

Storyboarding, treatments, experience design, and narrative architecture

Film & Video Production

Documentary films, theatrical interpretive films, re-enactments, motion graphics, and drone & specialty cinematography

Interactive Design & Development Touchscreens, games, AR/VR, web-based interactives, and custom content management systems

Exhibit Integration

Projection mapping, media coordination, hardware consulting, UX/UI design, and onsite technical support

Research & Content Development Scriptwriting, archival research, fact-checking, and content development grounded in historical and cultural accuracy

Post-Production & Delivery

Editing, animation, sound design, accessibility formatting, and final delivery across all media formats

 

Why It Matters

We believe media should do more than look good—it should mean something. Our work helps audiences connect with history, culture, and each other in ways that are emotionally resonant, thoughtful and enduring.

Every project we take on is a story waiting to be told. Your story.

Selected Partners

  • 1220 Exhibits
  • Amaze Design
  • CambridgeSeven
  • CESI
  • Chicago Scenic Studios
  • Color-Ad
  • CREO
  • D&P
  • Design Minds
  • Eisterhold Associates
  • ECI
  • Exhibitology
  • Explus
  • Formations
  • G&A
  • Hadley Exhibits
  • hsd
  • HealyKohler Design
  • Howard+Revis Design
  • Jack Rouse Associates
  • Jeff Kennedy Associates
  • kubik maltbie
  • Luci Creative
  • Main Street Design
  • Mystic
  • PRD Group
  • Proun
  • Quatrefoil
  • Ralph Appelbaum Associates
  • Reich-Petch
  • Solomon Group
  • Split Rock
  • Taylor Studios

Selected Awards

  • 2023 First Place, Video Category, National Association for Interpretation Awards

  • 2022 Second Place, Video Documentary Category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award

  • 2021 ISHY Award, New Exhibit Category, International Sports Heritage Association

  • 2021 Second and Third Place, Video Category, National Association for Interpretation Awards

  • 2019 Second and Third Place, Video Category, National Association for Interpretation Awards

  • 2018 Silver Muse Award for Multimedia Installations

  • 2018 Silver Muse Award for Video, Film, & Computer Animation

  • 2018 Gold Southeastern Museums Conference Excellence in Exhibition Competition

  • 2018 Outstanding Public History Project

  • 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee

  • 2017 Emmy Award Nominee

  • 2016 Gold New York Design Award

  • 2012 Gold Muse Award for Video, Film, & Computer Animation