About Stockfilm
Built From Family Reels. Growing Into a Global Archive Company.
Stockfilm began with a personal discovery and has grown into a focused team preserving, restoring, and licensing authentic 8mm and Super 8 home movie history.
Founder's Story: The Beginning
Stockfilm founder Phil Maher discovered old family reels his grandfather had filmed decades earlier across Chicago, road trips, and family milestones. Those reels were fragile, irreplaceable, and full of moments that could easily have been lost.
That discovery became the foundation of Stockfilm: preserve original film history, digitize it carefully, and make it available for modern storytellers who need real visual truth.
What started as a family preservation effort became a broader mission to protect and activate archival footage for filmmakers, documentary teams, agencies, and brands.
Where We Are Now
Stockfilm is now operating as a growing archival media business with a clear product focus: high-quality vintage footage licensing, clean metadata, dependable rights workflows, and strong distribution across major marketplaces.
- Expanding coverage by decade, location, and topical collections.
- Improving discoverability through better taxonomy and SEO-first publishing.
- Scaling preservation workflows to protect more reels before they degrade.
- Building long-term relationships with production and editorial buyers.