Learn to tell your story brilliantly. We run training courses in smartphone filmmaking and photography, interview skills, writing, how to plan ethical storytelling, and more.
Collaboration and co-creation is our passion. With words, photos and film we help you and your communities create inspiring stories that bring your work and messages to life.
Whether you are a seasoned storytelling organisation or just starting out, we can help you review your current activities and develop the best strategy for your story gathering.
We have transformed the brand photography for Royal Trinity Hospice, and made a film that helped them raise a record-breaking amount. In the film opposite you can hear Polly Balsom talking about why they invest in photography and film, and what it is like to work with us. To read about more of our work, click the button below.
“CW+ has worked with Mile 91 for more than 10 years, and they continue to be an important part of how we tell our story. As the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust, it's vital that we have powerful, emotive imagery to shine a light on the people at the heart of our work – the patients, families and NHS staff. Ben is really easy to work with – he’s efficient, understands the brief, and is brilliant at building trust and rapport with everyone he photographs. That makes a huge difference, especially in sensitive hospital environments. For us, good photography isn’t a ‘nice to have’ – it’s what brings our campaigns to life. It helps people connect, empathise and, ultimately, give. Working with a photographer who can capture those real, human moments is absolutely worth the investment.”
Polly Fox
Head of Communications and Marketing
“We’ve worked with Ben for a few years now and he really is the best. He makes everything look easy, no matter what we throw at him or how packed the schedule is. Whether he’s taking photos of patients, staff members or volunteers, he puts everyone at ease and never makes you feel rushed, he’s a true professional. Our website and communications wouldn’t look half as good if we didn’t have Ben’s photos.”
Rachel Lesbirel
Digital Marketing and Communications Manager
“As well as meeting the key requirements of our brief, delivering a detailed story audit and helping us to identify content gaps, Catherine and Sarah provided a wealth of thoughtful analysis to help us reflect on our approach to storytelling. As a result of the project, we have data, insights and recommendations that we refer to regularly, and these are continuing to shape our approach.”
Rachel Crews
Communications Manager
“We thoroughly enjoyed our collaboration with Mile 91. Catherine and Ben emanate both professionalism and talent. They fully understood our brief and always acted on our requests but were also willing to give direction and draw on their own creativity. Their efficiency enabled us to quickly turn around a challenging project.”
Poppy Gill
Communications Officer
“Being able to work with Mile 91 again was an absolute pleasure. We were so thrilled with our videos from previous years, we wanted them back as soon as we could. This time, it was exciting to work with our young carers from the start. They were involved in all the planning, including the types of videos they wanted to create, what their messaging would be and how they want their viewers to feel. It's safe to say the brief was very much fulfilled! For the young people to see what's involved behind the scenes and for us witness a passion being ignited for media in real-time was overwhelmingly inspiring and I am so happy that we were able to achieve such a profound project with Mile 91. Thank you!”
Leanne Wall
Participation Manager
“We worked with Mile 91 to produce films for Refugee Week. They bring a wonderful balance of efficiency and professionalism, with warmth and sensitivity to their work. Their communication from start to finish was excellent as they walked us, and our church communities, through the film making process. We are delighted with the resulting films.”
Pattie Gercke
Compassionate Communities Development Worker: Refugee & Homeless
Some of the organisations we’ve worked with in the last year.
