The Films of Prenoa: holding history, hands and stories

How a quiet series of short films brought our workshop to life — and the filmmaker who turned our voices into something tender and true.

There are moments when an object, warmed by time and use, becomes more than metal. A coin is no longer currency alone; it is a hinge between one life and another. This is what our new films ask you to notice: the soft alchemy of warmed bronze or silver, the mindful touch of the maker, and the stories that fit into a pendant.

Behind each short film is a thoughtful eye — the filmmaker who listened, lit the workshop with care, battled the unexpected rain and shaped our words into scenes that made our hearts fill with pride. Today we celebrate those films and the people who made them for Prenoa.

Meet the films

We created these interviews because we wanted you to know the hands and histories behind Prenoa pieces; online, in the press and through social media, in a clear and succinct way— not just to show a finished catalogue of items, but as seen by the people who love, collect and coax new life from old coinage for you. That's us, Becky and Paul.

Paul — Coins, Craft & Family
Paul tells his story of how engineering hands became silversmithing hands, why coins are “little pieces of history” and what it means to see a coin travel across the world to be close to someone heart. The film is warm, plainspoken and full of affection.

Becky - Founder — On Making and Memory
Becky speaks about design choices, the careful decisions in the workshop and why a bit of metal smithing magic can make a coin feel like an heirloom. Small practicalities become tender philosophy in her hands.

The lady who filmed us

She arrived with a camera and a rare patience. She asked questions, let silence sit, and found the moments where voice and gesture met. The films are sincere: they are intimate. The filmmaker’s style is quiet and curious — she gives space for small details (the soft scrape of a file, the exact way a coin sits against a thumb to be polished) and turns them into the film’s grammar.

We are so grateful for a filmmaker who treats craft as story and who helps small makers like us show not only what we make but why it matters.

How to watch (and why you might like to)

Watch the films on our site or on YouTube. If you’re the kind of person who loves hidden meaning, listen for the words about the cycle of what we do. If you collect coins, pause on the close-ups — we show the details that matter. If you’re a gift-buyer, skip to the sections on care and meaning to find a line you can read or share with your loved ones alongside their box with a forever coin hidden inside.

Credits & thanks

• Shot and filmed by: [Emma Sykes and James Little] — sincere, professional brilliance behind the camera.

• Produced, edited and curated by:  [Emma Sykes] of EMMA SYKES ~ photo & video with her positive energy, intuitive editing skills and efficient time management.
  

• Thanks also to our dear friend, Michael Heyes.