Once Films

Once Films A boutique film and video production company in St. Louis, MO creating documentary-style content for

We’re a close knit group of creative zealots and we make short films. We’re curious, purposeful, agile and we apply our talents to create rich, compelling, beautiful stories to connect people and inspire community.

12/10/2025

🎥 I Am St. Louis — a portrait of place, people, and possibility.

Honored to share this film with the Missouri Historical Society, reflecting a city we know intimately — resilient, layered, creative, complex, and always moving toward what’s next.

What rises to the surface is the humanity:
the makers and organizers, the families and artists, the doers and everyday storytellers who give this region its rhythm and identity.

Not glossy. Not simplified.
Fully, unmistakably St. Louis.

This city is more than headlines or borders — it’s culture, neighborhoods, craft, struggle, brilliance, and spirit. A place where memory and reinvention coexist, and where possibility feels real.

We’re grateful to help tell a story that is honest, rooted, and hopeful — a reminder that belonging here is not about geography, but connection.

I Am St. Louis.
We Are St. Louis.

12/06/2025

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We hit the record store road to Memphis with — crates of vinyl, music legends, stories you can feel in your bones, and that unmistakable joy of digging for sound and soul.

And back home, we continued capturing more powerful moments with Provident, leaning into the narratives that remind us why community care, access, and mental health support matter.

From vinyl treasures to human stories, this week was all heart, all voices, all rhythm.

11/29/2025

Short week with a lot of heart.

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New projects rolled forward and fresh edits came to life. Grateful for the collaborations and always proud to tell the stories that move St. Louis.

More work in the great outdoors and our magnificent Trail State. Thanks for the inspo and !

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Hope you all are enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We are grateful for YOU!

11/24/2025

Love Local. Tell Local. Support Local.

At Once, we’re proud to help tell the stories of the small businesses, makers, dreamers, and doers who make St. Louis the vibrant, creative community we all love.

From neighborhood kitchens to family-owned shops to culture-shaping creators — these stories matter. And we’re honored when our cameras get to amplify them.

Huge love to our partners at and for championing what makes this region special. When we invest in local, we invest in each other — and that’s the heartbeat of every story we tell.

Let’s keep lifting up the people who choose St. Louis, build here, grow here, and make this region shine. 🌟

11/23/2025

🎬✨ This Week at Once

What a whirlwind — the very best kind.

We spent last weekend touting and sharing stories for our new documentary The Trail State with our friends at and … and yes, even Sasquatch stopped by to say hello. 👣🎥

Mid-week, we celebrated 15 years of Once Films and Chris Ryan’s birthday (a double feature we’ll never forget). 🎉🎂 Thanks for having us !

The week rolled on with team meetings around some exciting new internal projects — stay tuned 👀 — plus more powerful storytelling with .

And we wrapped it all up at Bright & Early with Jonathan Hanahan, diving deep into design + tech solutions that spark better ideas and better futures. 💡

Thanksgiving might be the only breather we get for a minute… it’s time to lock in. 🔥

11/16/2025

🎬 This Week at Once:

Safety first, stories always. 🦺🎥
Our team geared up for a visit to a Purina plant in Oklahoma (and yes — we made a few new furry friends along the way 🐾).

Back home, we picked up an extra interview for our friends at Forest Park Forever, adding one more voice to a story we can’t wait to share. 🌳

Because at Once, there’s always more than one story in motion. ❤️

11/13/2025

A decadent and delicious story to tell…

11/09/2025

🎬✨ This Week at Once:

More trailblazing on the Katy Trail — because Missouri really is The Trail State. 🚴‍♀️🌾

Some brain trusting with our friends at the St. Louis Civic Pride Foundation during Filament’s annual Thinksgiving — where big ideas and bold storytelling come together to celebrate what makes STL shine. 💡💙

And now, it’s time to don our hard hats and pack the safety gear — we’re hitting the road again next week for more stories in motion. 🎥🦺✈️

POV: You spend Thinksgiving surrounded by people who believe that stories can change how a city sees itself — and you le...
11/07/2025

POV: You spend Thinksgiving surrounded by people who believe that stories can change how a city sees itself — and you leave inspired to keep telling them.

Grateful to collaborate with the St. Louis Civic Pride Foundation, the civic pride arm of Explore St. Louis, to imagine new ways to reconnect locals to the stories, neighborhoods, and people that make this city extraordinary.

Conversations like these remind us why storytelling matters — it’s how we build pride, foster belonging, and move St. Louis forward together.

Thank you Filament for another great year of ideas and collaboration!

Here’s to big ideas, shared purpose, and a city worth celebrating.

11/04/2025

Sweet dreams are made of this.

11/01/2025

This Week at Once: coast-to-coast creativity and hometown pride in motion.

📍 On location in Port Gamble, WA and Irving, TX, bringing stories to life in two very different corners of America — same passion, new scenery.
🎤 More Health Calls podcasting — amplifying voices and conversations that move wellbeing forward.
🇺🇸 And back home, we’re keeping momentum on as Celebrate St. Louis gears up for our country’s 250th birthday. Big history. Bigger heart. STL is ready to shine.

Because wherever the story leads — from the Pacific Northwest to North Texas to right here in the 314 — storytelling is always in motion. ❤️

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St. Louis, MO
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