Services

We work with heritage organisations, museums, and cultural institutions to develop film as part of interpretation and visitor experience.

Every project is different, but our role is always the same: 
to shape story with clarity, respect, and purpose.

What we do

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Heritage & Museums

Our primary focus

Exhibition Films
Visitor experience content
Site interpretation
Collections interpretation
Heritage site stories

Art & Cultural Projects

Selective collaborations

Documentary Films
Cultural commissions
Artist collaborations
Narrative-led projects
Community focused work

How we work

1. Understand

We start by listening, understanding your goals, your audience, and the story you want to tell.

2. Develop

We shape the narrative together, grounding it in research, place, and purpose.

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3. Create

We produce films that are considered, crafted, and true to the story and the setting.

4. Deliver & Support

We provide the right versions for your needs and support you in how the film is used.

Restoration & Conservation Documentation

We document heritage restoration and conservation projects through an observational documentary approach – focusing not only on the preservation of buildings and artefacts, but on the people, craft and traditions involved in sustaining them.

Rather than simply recording progress, our films explore restoration as a living process shaped by skill, repetition, patience and care. Through atmosphere, gesture and attention to detail, we capture the relationship between people and place as heritage is preserved for future generations.

This approach is particularly suited to conservation projects where process, material and human experience are central to the story itself. 

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Captain Flynn Heritage Documentary Historical Ireland Bolt the Door Films ltd Matt Sullivan 6 restoration conservation film ireland

We take on a limited number of projects each year so we can give each the focus it deserves.

Bolt the Door Films is a heritage storytelling studio specialising in film for museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations.

Stories, Memories, Left Behind.

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We Create

Exhibition Films Heritage Storytelling Reenactment Production Visitor Experience Content Observational Documentary