About
What Mari Bonnemaison does
Mari Bonnemaison is the CEO of Bonnemaison, an Emmy Award-winning cinematic documentary film company founded in Baltimore in 2001. Bonnemaison makes corporate documentary films and institutional identity films for universities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, foundations and government agencies, and Story of a Lifetime legacy films for families who want to preserve a parent's or founder's life story.
Who Mari Bonnemaison works with
Bonnemaison works with two kinds of clients. The first are senior communications, marketing and strategy leaders at universities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, foundations and government agencies who need a film partner that understands their mission without months of onboarding. Long-running clients include Walden University, BWI Marshall Airport, Ross University and Chamberlain. The second are families, often started by an adult child, who want a cinematic film of a parent's or founder's life. Bonnemaison serves clients across the United States and internationally.
How Mari Bonnemaison works
Bonnemaison approaches every project the way documentary filmmakers approach a feature film: with cinematic depth, intentional craft and full creative investment. As a full-service, script-to-screen studio, the team can step in at any stage, from script and storyboard through filming on location or in the studio to editing, motion graphics, original scoring and mixing. The team includes Brooks T. Moore, CFO and Chief AI Officer, director of photography and the narrator of How It's Made. Editing is available in English and Spanish.
What clients work toward with Mari Bonnemaison
Institutional clients work toward a film that shows who they are and why their mission matters, and that changes how people see them. Families work toward a lasting, cinematic record of a parent's or founder's life story, made to be watched and passed on.
Mari Bonnemaison's background
Mari Bonnemaison began her career as an on-air investigative reporter in Peru before producing and directing documentaries, short films, live productions and commercials in the United States. Bonnemaison is a minority woman-owned business; its work has received 8 Emmy Awards and 40 Telly Awards. Mari has served on the boards of Women in Film & Video and the Art Museum at the Organization of American States.
Questions about Mari Bonnemaison
Who is Bonnemaison a good fit for?
Universities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, foundations and government agencies that want a documentary-quality film about their mission, and families who want a cinematic film that preserves a parent's or founder's life story. Bonnemaison works with clients across the United States and internationally.
What is Story of a Lifetime?
Story of a Lifetime is Bonnemaison's cinematic legacy documentary, launched in September 2025. It tells the life story of a parent, grandparent or founder as a documentary film for the family to keep. It is often started by an adult child.
Who is Brooks T. Moore?
Brooks T. Moore is Bonnemaison's CFO and Chief AI Officer, and the narrator of How It's Made and How It's Made: Dream Cars, seen on the Science Channel and streaming on Hulu. As a director of photography he has filmed productions from the air and under water, and Apple asked him to be one of the testers of its Final Cut Pro editing software.
What kinds of films does Bonnemaison make for organizations?
Corporate documentary films and institutional identity films: documentary-style films about who an organization is, the people behind it and why its work matters. Bonnemaison also produces documentaries, short films, live productions and commercials.
How does working with Bonnemaison start?
Projects start in pre-production, where Bonnemaison works with the client to shape the story and the process that best tells it. As a full-service script-to-screen studio, the team can also join a project that is already under way.
Can Bonnemaison produce films in Spanish?
Yes. Mari Bonnemaison is bilingual, and Bonnemaison offers editing in English and Spanish, which has given the team access to locations from the Royal Palace of Spain to the Moche pyramids of Peru.
Is Bonnemaison verified?
Mari Bonnemaison is an active member of the Knowledge Business Society. Independent verification of identity, domain control and published policies has not been completed yet. Membership is not a rating of the service or its results.
What Mari offers
Your story, our inspiration. For 25 years, Bonnemaison has made corporate films for Fortune 500 companies and leaders in education, health and finance, and documentary features for broadcast, earning 8 Emmys and 40 Tellys along the way. Easy to work with, fun to make, and it changes how people see you.
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