BEYOND THE STUDIO

Beyond the Studio

Films, books, and creative projects we've built — or are building — outside the website and app studio.

Bear Wade Studios
Animated shorts for the whole couch

Bear Wade Studios

An animation studio making dialogue-free shorts that make kids laugh out loud and leave grown-ups something to feel. Three originals on the slate, led by Fetch.

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Filmmaker in Residence
One documentary client per season

Filmmaker in Residence

A documentary residency for people making a difference. Bear embeds with one person at a time, films the season they are living, and cuts it into a cinematic episode series they own outright.

See the residency
Paving The Way — National Park-to-Park Highway documentary archival photo
Award-winning PBS documentary

Paving The Way

The true story of the 1920 road trip that connected twelve western National Parks. Four Telly Awards. Watch the trailer, drive the modern route, and stream the two-part series.

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Happymess — Solutions Towards Better Teenage Mental Health
Teen mental health docuseries

Happymess

Four free films about teenage mental health in America — identity, crisis, pressure, and belonging. Watch on YouTube. Help is one call or text away at 988.

Watch free
Better On-Stage — presentation tips for busy professionals
A field guide for experts who aren't presenters

Better On-Stage

Six hand-picked videos that fix the two biggest presentation problems: your slides and your delivery. No courses. No email list. Just watch.

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The We Books series — eight picture books about kids on one block
Picture books about ordinary life

The We Books

Warm, funny stories about five kids on one block — and one hopeful dog — learning that the ordinary is the whole point.

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The Life & Times Annuary hardcover — Write to Remember
A diary for your years, not your days

The Life & Times Annuary

Two pages a year. One hundred years of room. A hardcover legacy book from Jennifer & Brandon Wade — Original, Passage, and Odyssey editions.

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