About Us

Cinderic Documentaries Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2005 after discovering that much of the state's history and culture is vanishing or being overlooked and forgotten. The organization is dedicated to preserving history and a record of fading places and lifestyles unique to Florida through documentary photography, oral history, and other narratives, including livelihoods rich in tradition that are quickly disappearing. One key component of our organization is education. We pay special attention to getting young people involved with photography and history. Our efforts in projects and educational outreach are guided by the following goals:

1. To enrich and preserve the community and human spirit.
2. To educate and promote an appreciation for rich cultural heritages, traditions, and histories.
3. To demonstrate how life stories contribute to the cultural community in which we live.

Community Need

Each new generation redefines life from the one that came before. The result is often loss. Ways of life are disappearing. Cultures are vanishing. Historic architecture is being demolished. There is no outlet for expressing the significance of the ordinary. Without a supply of information and the ability to educate the value of the common in society, many ways of life and groups will be overlooked and forgotten or, through factors such as development and economy, will disappear and be lost to future generations.

In studying Florida's history, many of the important practices and events that make up its rich background tend to fall to the wayside. With wars and Indian raids, and settlers cropping up left and right it is easy to see how the practice of the everyday citizen can be overlooked. It is important, however, that the tales of these people, whose daily lives left so much posterity to explore, are not lost forever to the forgotten landmarks of Florida's past. We accomplish this through Educational Outreach and Documentaries.