Relatively Speaking explores the messy and meaningful relationships that make us human.

Relatively Speaking explores the messy and meaningful relationships that make us human.

In a world that rewards performance, we're interested in something else. Real people. Real life.

We make original documentaries, partner with organisations to tell authentic human stories, create characterful films that preserve family histories, and teach documentary storytelling through The Story Lab.

Because the more we recognise ourselves in strangers, the harder it becomes to judge them.

In a world that rewards performance, we're interested in something else. Real people. Real life.

We make original documentaries, partner with organisations to tell authentic human stories, create characterful films that preserve family histories, and teach documentary storytelling through The Story Lab.

Because the more we recognise ourselves in strangers, the harder it becomes to judge them.

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Celia.

I’ve always been fascinated by people - not the polished versions we present to the world, but the relationships, contradictions and everyday moments that reveal who we really are.

For more than 25 years, that curiosity has taken me from boardrooms to war zones, archaeological digs to frozen wonderlands. I’ve made films for Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, and worked with organisations including Porsche, HSBC, Unicef, and Save the Children. Alongside filmmaking, I’ve founded and grown several media businesses. Relatively Speaking brings all of that experience together.

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Celia.

I’ve always been fascinated by people - not the polished versions we present to the world, but the relationships, contradictions and everyday moments that reveal who we really are.

For more than 25 years, that curiosity has taken me from boardrooms to war zones, archaeological digs to frozen wonderlands. I’ve made films for Netflix, the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery, and worked with organisations including Porsche, HSBC, Unicef, and Save the Children. Alongside filmmaking, I’ve founded and grown several media businesses. Relatively Speaking brings all of that experience together.

Documentary filmmaker Celia Peterson, founder of Relatively Speaking
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