Relatively Speaking explores the messy and
meaningful relationships that make us human.
Relatively Speaking makes documentary films exploring the messy and meaningful relationships that make us human.
Relatively Speaking explores the messy and
meaningful relationships that make us human.
Relatively Speaking explores the
messy and meaningful relationships
that make us human.
Relatively Speaking makes documentaries about the human relationships that shape our lives. Based in London and working across the UK and internationally, we bring more than 25 years of documentary experience to telling real stories with warmth, curiosity and honesty. Alongside our original films, we work with organisations to find and tell human stories that matter, create private documentaries for families who want to preserve the people and relationships that shaped them, and share what we’ve learned about documentary storytelling along the way.
Relatively Speaking makes documentaries about the human relationships that shape our lives. Based in London and working across the UK and internationally, we bring more than 25 years of documentary experience to telling real stories with warmth, curiosity and honesty. Alongside our original films, we work with organisations to find and tell human stories that matter, create private documentaries for families who want to preserve the people and relationships that shaped them, and share what we’ve learned about documentary storytelling along the way.
YouTube Channel
Original documentary films about human relationships
Editorial Partnerships
Documentary partnerships for organisations
Private Family Documentaries
Capturing people as they are
Private Family Documentaries
Capturing people as they are
YouTube Channel
Original documentary films about human relationships
Editorial Partnerships
Documentary partnerships for organisations
Private Family Documentaries
Capturing people as they are
Documentary films where you'll see yourself in strangers.
Documentary films where you’ll see yourself in strangers.
Contributor's Guide
Thinking about featuring in one of our public-facing documentaries? Find out what to expect, and how we work.
Feature in our films
Have a relationship or life story you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you.
Contributor's Guide
Thinking about featuring in one of our public-facing documentaries? Find out what to expect, and how we work.
Feature in our films
Have a relationship or life story you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you.
What Our Clients Say
Celia at Relatively Speaking was fantastic to work with. She took the time to understand our team, the people we work with and what we wanted to achieve. She shaped the film collaboratively, created a relaxed atmosphere, and delivered a beautifully crafted film with a quick turnaround. The result felt truthful to the people involved and to who we are as an organisation.
Laura B - One80 The Bridge Project
Relatively Speaking created the most beautiful and lasting snapshot of my family in all their warts and glory - but somehow even the warts have been sensitively rendered! I have watched, re-watched, and forwarded many many times for my own and others’ laughs and tears. Thank you for now and for the future too as I know this wonderfully shot piece of film will keep getting played at events and for simple enjoyment for years and perhaps even decades to come.
Sophie G - private family documentary commission
Is there a story hiding inside your organisation?
Is there a story hiding inside your organisation?
The most compelling human stories rarely arrive neatly packaged. They’re often hiding in the people, relationships and experiences already around you.
The Human Story Audit gives you seven questions to help uncover the stories your audience might genuinely choose to watch - and spot corporate messaging wearing a human hat.
Everything we do exists to explore the relationships that connect us.
Everything we do exists to explore the relationships that connect us.
YouTube Channel
Human relationships, honestly told
Editorial Partnerships
Explore how we work with organisations
Family Documentaries
Capturing people as they really are
The Story Lab
Learn to tell better human stories
YouTube Channel
Human relationships, honestly told
Editorial Partnerships
Explore how we work with organisations
Family Documentaries
Capturing people as they really are
The Story Lab
Learn to tell better human stories
Made to be watched
Is there a story hiding inside your organisation?
The most compelling human stories rarely arrive neatly packaged. They’re often hiding in the people, relationships and experiences already around you.
The Human Story Audit gives you seven questions to help uncover the stories your audience might genuinely choose to watch - and spot corporate messaging wearing a human hat.
Made to be watched
Want to discuss a private family documentary?
Every family has a story worth telling, and the best ones are rarely the tidy kind.
Watch our films and you’ll see yourself in strangers: the love, the chaos, and the surprising places we’ve landed.
Curious how it works? We’d love to capture the stories that matter most to your family, too.
Made to be watched
Is there a story hiding inside your organisation?
The most compelling human stories rarely arrive neatly packaged. They’re often hiding in the people, relationships and experiences already around you.
The Human Story Audit gives you seven questions to help uncover the stories your audience might genuinely choose to watch - and spot corporate messaging wearing a human hat.
Made to be watched
Want to discuss a private family documentary?
Every family has a story worth telling, and the best ones are rarely the tidy kind.
Watch our films and you’ll see yourself in strangers: the love, the chaos, and the surprising places we’ve landed.
Curious how it works? We’d love to capture the stories that matter most to your family, too.
Want to discuss a private family documentary?
Want to discuss a private family documentary?
Every family has a story worth telling, and the best ones are rarely the tidy kind.
Watch our films and you’ll see yourself in strangers: the love, the chaos, and the surprising places we’ve landed.
Curious how it works? We’d love to capture the stories that matter most to your family, too.
Founded by Celia Peterson
Celia has spent 25 years making documentary films for Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, and for organisations and brands including Porsche, HSBC and a range of NGOs and charities. She founded Relatively Speaking to make films about human relationships for the YouTube channel, for brands and organisations, and for families who want their story preserved.
About Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking is a London documentary production company making films about the human relationships that shape our lives. With more than 25 years of documentary filmmaking behind us, we bring the warmth of an insider and the eye of a journalist to every story. We make original films for our YouTube channel, brand and organisational documentaries that find the human story worth telling, and private family documentaries that capture the people you love exactly as they are. Based in London, we work across the UK and internationally.
Founded by Celia Peterson
Celia has spent 25 years making documentary films for Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, and for organisations and brands including Porsche, HSBC and a range of NGOs and charities. She founded Relatively Speaking to make films about human relationships for the YouTube channel, for brands and organisations, and for families who want their story preserved.
About Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking is a London documentary production company making films about the human relationships that shape our lives. With more than 25 years of documentary filmmaking behind us, we bring the warmth of an insider and the eye of a journalist to every story. We make original films for our YouTube channel, brand and organisational documentaries that find the human story worth telling, and private family documentaries that capture the people you love exactly as they are. Based in London, we work across the UK and internationally.
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