Based On A True Story Studios
BOATS is a documentary studio for the stories that actually happened. No scripts. No reenactments dressed as truth. Every production is built from the record — footage, transcripts, court files — and we show our work.
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Real footage. Real court records. Real transcripts. If it isn't documented, it isn't in the film.
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We piece the story together from the evidence — never invent, never embellish, never stage.
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Where AI touches a production, we say so — in writing, on this site, for anyone to audit.
The Slate
Production No. 1 — In Production
A neighbor. A fire at 2:08 AM. Thirty years of quiet menace, told from the footage, the transcripts, and the court record — nothing invented.
The Studio
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Our productions start with evidence that exists — footage, records, on-the-record accounts. The story is found, not written.
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Sources, timestamps, and methods travel with the story. If you want to check us, the door is open.
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We use AI in production — and we publish exactly how, in plain language, so anyone can hold us to it.
Create your own documentary
BOATS develops true stories into documentaries — yours could be next. Join the waitlist: tell us the story in a line or two, and when we open submissions, the waitlist hears first.