Storytelling Studio

We make stories that stay.

Stories over content. Platforms second. We work with the brands, artists, and founders whose story is bigger than what their content currently shows.

From the work
01
Find
The Excavation
→
02
Frame
The Architecture
→
03
Film
The Telling
→
04
Feed
The Extension
The Lesser Known Stories that deserve spotlight✦Stories first, hooks second✦Craft your voice✦ The Lesser Known Stories that deserve spotlight✦Stories first, hooks second✦Craft your voice✦
01Our Method

Four stages
we follow.

From a feeling to your feed. How we do it.
The
Excavation
Stage 01 — Find

A conversation to dig deeper and find the story you have been carrying with you. Stories, not content. We try to take a peek into how it all started — the good, the bad, and everything that makes you, you.

Underneath ↓The inciting incident is where the human truth lives — not the general motivation, the specific moment. The film gets made about that.
The
Architecture
Stage 02 — Frame

What the story is. What it feels like. What format serves it best. Platform is secondary — narrative architecture comes first, always.

Underneath ↓We define the emotional territory before we plan a single shot. The medium serves the truth, never the trend.
The
Telling
Stage 03 — Film

The actual production. Film, brand narrative, content — whatever the story requires. We make things that move people, not things that fill a calendar.

Underneath ↓Every frame earns its place. The story session notes guide every cut.
The
Extension
Stage 04 — Feed

Making the story live beyond one piece of work. Distributing it, building on it — letting it become the foundation of everything the brand puts out.

Underneath ↓One true story. Infinite expressions of it. The story becomes infrastructure.
02Selected work

The stories we found.

Durch Die Decke
Short Documentary
01
The Artist. The Art.
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
02
Sakhi
Brand Identity · 2025
A companion brand, built end to end.

Naming, logomark, app icon, colour system and a full set of guidelines — an identity made for women to feel safe and seen. Shown here in glimpses; the full book stays with the client.

Full brand book on request
Sakhi
Brand Identity System
01
Core Communication Design · 2026
A communication system that argues clearly.

A full presentation language for Sigma Nova — covers, dividers, data, comparisons and an editable master — so every deck reads as one confident, unmistakable brand.

Editable master template
A SIGMA NOVA COMPANY
COMPUTE
Enterprise-grade AI compute for complex workloads.
SIGMA NOVA
Foundational intelligence
for high-stakes science
12 JUNE 2026 · PRESENTER
Sigma Nova
Core Communication Design
02
Spriggle
Trust in every scoop.
Brand Identity · Kids Nutrition · 2025
The most honest scoop in the aisle.

An identity for India's most honest kids' nutrition mix — transformative, playful and relatable. Confident blues, a fresh sprout, and pops of orange and lime that make good food feel like fun.

Full brand system on request
Spriggle
Brand Identity · Kids Nutrition
03
Varanasi
DOCUMENTARY
03
Living with Tibetan Nomads
DOCUMENTARY
04
03 The Worldview — the belief underneath everything

The lesser known stories deserve the spotlight.

01 Most brands have a story worth telling. Most are telling the wrong one.
02 The most powerful thing a brand can do is be specific, honest, and human.
03 Content gets attention. Stories build identity. Identity builds loyalty.
04 The real story is always underneath the one they think they're telling.
04 What we make — three pillars

A creative house. Not an agency.

01
Commercial
Brand Storytelling

The revenue engine. Brand films, narratives, and retainers — done at studio standards. Actual stories that move people, not content for the sake of it.

Brand story films
Monthly retainers
Artist & music films
02
The soul of the studio
Original Work

Documentaries, short films, artist portraits — made because the story deserves to exist. This is what makes us a name rather than a vendor.

Short documentaries
Artist portraits
Original short films
03
For creators
The Product Line

Tools designed for creative people — things that feel like they came from inside the creative process, because they did.

Coming soon
05Services

Every engagement starts with Find.

Not a brief — a story session. Pricing on inquiry.
01 Complete Brand Story Kit The full method, end to end — story session, film, content, and the narrative system to carry it forward. Enquire → 02 Content Bank A reserve of story-led content — shot, edited, and ready to feed your channels over time. Enquire → 03 Music Video Direction with a storyteller's sensibility. The narrative comes first, the visuals serve it. Enquire → 04 Documentary Short documentary, story-first. Original or commissioned — for the experience economy and independent space. Enquire → 05 Just Stories If you have any idea, or even a seed of an idea, we'd love to talk and see how we can bring a story to life. Always curious to ideate, curate and build. Enquire → 06 Custom Retainer For full-scale social media management services. Enquire →
06The Creator Product Line

For creators who think in stories.

Coming soon
Pre-order available soon
Story Excavation Workbook

A guided framework for finding your real story. The studio method, self-guided.

In development
Brand Narrative Framework

A structured tool for positioning a brand's story with clarity.

Unlocking soon
Locked
Unlocking soon
Locked
08 The studio

Two people. One story, one lens.

Sanchita Khandelwal
Sanchita Khandelwal
Co-Founder — Story

A writer since before she knew what to do with it. She learned how strategy, brand, and narrative intersect to move people. She finds what the story actually is before a single frame is shot.

Aditya Sadan
Aditya Sadan
Co-Founder — Lens

He believes the camera is just a way of paying attention. He makes the story feel like something real — something you can see and hear and sit with.

Start a story

Tell us the story you're not telling.

We read every message. If your story is bigger than your content, we'd love a 20-minute call to show you exactly what we'd do.

Email
hello@lesserknown.studio
Two ways to reach us
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