Everything we do exists to explore the relationships that connect us.
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
Films of human connection
Editorial Partnerships
How we work with organisations
Family Documentaries
Capturing people as they are
The Story Lab
Learn to tell better human stories
Everything we do exists to explore the relationships that connect us.


YouTube Channel
Films of human connection

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

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


Founded by Celia Peterson
25 years of making films for Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, as well as organisations including Porsche, HSBC and various NGOs.
Relatively Speaking makes documentary films 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 filmmaking 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.
Founded by Celia Peterson
25 years of making films for Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, as well as organisations including Porsche, HSBC and various NGOs.
About Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking makes documentary films 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 filmmaking 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.


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