We chase songs the way Alan Lomax once did—with a microphone, a camera, and an urgency to capture what might otherwise disappear. From folk festivals to front porches, hotel rooms to back alleys, we document the songwriters and traditions shaping our musical landscape right now.
Our name comes from a tangible constraint: 50 feet of Super 8 film stock, which gives you roughly three minutes of recording time. That same three-minute window became the standard song length because of the physical limits of 78 rpm records. We work within these boundaries intentionally, believing that limitations sharpen focus and preserve the raw essence of a performance.
Like the direct cinema movement of the late 1960s, we favor observation over intervention. Our goal isn’t to produce or polish, but to witness and document. Every session is a time capsule—a songwriter, a song, and the unvarnished moment they came together.
We’re also storytellers. Behind every song lives a deeper narrative: the late-night inspiration, the heartbreak that sparked the chorus, the family tradition passed down through generations. These stories reveal the beating heart behind the music, and we’re committed to preserving both the song and the life that created it.
This is field recording for the 21st century—an ongoing archive of our musical present, captured before it becomes our past.