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THE FILM
A beautifully directed cinematic portrait — life, relationships, ideas, humour and personality told through interviews, archives and meaningful places.
THE BEAUTY OF BEING HUMAN
There will only ever
be one of you.
Your voice. Your laughter. The places that shaped you. The people you love. The choices you made, the stories you tell and the things you believe.
Together, they make someone entirely unique. We believe that deserves to be captured in a way that feels as extraordinary as life itself.
Some people are too good for just one lifetime.
OUR SIGNATURE OFFERING
The Portrait.
A life, captured in its fullest expression.
For accomplished people in culture, film, literature, sport and business — and anyone whose life deserves more than a conventional biography.
Not a camera and a list of questions. A carefully directed, deeply personal creative process you take part in — and enjoy.
Discover The Portrait
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PORTRAIT
Great stories begin with great conversations.
“Led by curiosity, shaped through trust, and brought to life by people who understand storytelling.”
Rafael Edholm
Actor · Director · Writer · Creative Storyteller
A Swedish actor, director and author whose international career spans more than four decades — from Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre to New York and European film and television.
At The Late Company, Rafael leads the conversations that uncover the personalities and untold stories behind every portrait.
THE ART OF CAPTURING A LIFE
Every detail makes
you, you.
The way you laugh. The way you move. The stories you tell. The pauses between your words. We believe every detail matters.
The photographs below are conceptual visualisations, not documentation of completed commissions.
PRESERVE. REPRESENT. PROTECT.
A life worth capturing.
An identity worth protecting.
“AI is opening extraordinary ways to preserve our presence, share our knowledge and create new possibilities.
We believe people should be able to shape their digital selves—choosing what they share, how they’re represented, and whether their contributions are given freely or licensed for an income.
Your voice. Your likeness. Your stories. On your terms, today and for generations to come.”
Trond Bugge
Co-founder & CEO, The Late Company
Background in technology innovation at Ericsson and the Swedish Police Authority.
Your identity. Your possibilities. Your say.
Your voice, your likeness and your stories are deeply personal—even when the rights to the material are more complex.
Your digital selves could help you share what you know, bring your stories to new audiences or take part in creative projects you choose. You might keep them within your family, share them openly, or authorise paid uses that benefit you or people and causes you care about.
We believe you should have a say in those choices—including who may use your digital selves, for what purpose and on what terms.
That’s why we’re building Own Your Late IP, powered by our Trusted Human Layer: connecting memories to their sources, documenting permissions and supporting responsible digital representation.
Our ambition is to help you protect what makes you, you—and explore what it can make possible.
PRESERVE
Your stories and memories, kept with care.
REPRESENT
Your voice and presence, brought to life with your approval.
PROTECT
Your identity and creative material, with greater visibility and control.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Late IP Guardian
Looking after the identity behind your memories.
We’re extending our care beyond preservation and representation.
Late IP Guardian is being developed to help identify potential unauthorized use of your voice, likeness and creative material — and support appropriate action when your rights may have been infringed.
Because your identity deserves protection, not just preservation.
Monitoring and assisted enforcement are under development and not yet available.
THE EXPERIENCE
A little curiosity.
An extraordinary journey.
01Discover the person
Unhurried conversations with an experienced interviewer — about the moments, relationships, beliefs and humour that shaped a life.
02Explore their world
Together with the filmmaking team, we revisit the places, people and memories that matter — homes, stages, studios, landscapes.
03Capture every dimension
Cinematic filmmaking, photography, high-quality voice recording and calm, controlled studio sessions.
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Create their portrait
Beautifully edited films, a personal archive and — where explicitly chosen — new ways to access stories and conversations.
FROM CAPTURE TO EXPERIENCE
More than a film.
A presence.
Consent-led, AI-assisted
THE CONVERSATION
A voice-first way to explore someone’s recorded stories. Authentic recordings are always played back as recordings; any AI-assisted response is clearly identified as a simulation — never the person literally speaking.
Future concept
THE PRESENCE
A development ambition: experiencing a life-sized portrait through immersive, spatial technologies. Not yet a commercial product — and never a glowing hologram.
A real person → professional capture → a cinematic portrait → a personal conversation → a future immersive presence. AI does not recreate consciousness or speak independently on anyone’s behalf.
MADE WITH YOU, FOR GENERATIONS
Created together.
Cherished for generations.
An opportunity to reflect, revisit treasured places, reconnect with meaningful stories and share perspectives that might otherwise remain untold.
Something to experience and enjoy in your own lifetime — and choose to share with the people who matter most.
PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
Every life is original.
Every portrait
should be too.
Each commission is personally designed around you. The filming, locations, conversations, archival work and final experience are shaped together.
Discretion, trust and sensitivity.
From the first conversation onwards.
Start a conversation.
THE LATE COMPANY
No one else will
ever be you.
Let’s create something that captures that.
Begin a conversation