Still from the Cindi's Hope documentary in Nairobi
Aerial still from the Greyhawk Roofing film
Engagement session at sunset
Still from the Camberwell Grief Sanctuary film
Still from a Darvalife music video

Turning moments into masterpieces

Dario
Valenzuela Virginia filmmaker & photographer

REC Cindi's Hope, Nairobi, Kenya Williamsburg, Virginia. Filming nationwide.

Selected work

Documentaries, commercials, music videos and photography

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Dario Valenzuela on the ground with a cinema camera

Behind the camera

Behind every frame.

I'm Dario Valenzuela, a storyteller and photographer. I make documentaries, commercials, weddings and music videos, and I personally oversee every production with a small standby crew.

Home base is Williamsburg, Virginia. The work has taken me to Richmond, Louisville and Houston, and as far as Nairobi and Kigali.

If you've hired me before, thank you. Your stories are the reel this page is built on.

With that same standby crew, I also create story-driven ads for local businesses across the country. Here's one of them.

Real businesses. Real footage.

From the reel

Black Oak Remodeling, Louisville, KY

First lead in 48 hours: a $30–40K kitchen remodel.

Three short video ads built around their bathroom remodels. Two days after launch, a homeowner reached out about a full kitchen. The videos built enough trust to bring in a bigger job than the ads were selling.

2,242Local homeowners reached
120Clicks to learn more
4Real leads
48hTo the first lead

First two days after launch

For local businesses

The Referral Replacement System

  1. 1Film your real work
  2. 2Run the ads
  3. 3Book pre-qualified leads
See how it works

The guarantee

Make your investment back, or I work for free until you do.

I personally oversee every production with a small standby crew instead of mass-hiring freelancers. That keeps the work consistent, and it means a limited number of client slots in each city.

WilliamsburgRichmondNorfolkVirginia BeachLouisville, KYHouston, TX, coming soonAnywhere else: let's talk
Claim a slot in my city

Also on the slate

Same crew, same eye for the real moment

Wedding detail photoWeddings Aerial view of a Kentucky castle estate from a commercial shootCommercial & documentary Personal project stillPersonal projects

Where I work

Based in Williamsburg, Virginia

Darvalife is a video production and video marketing agency based in Williamsburg, Virginia. I work as a videographer and photographer across the state, from Richmond to Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News and the rest of Hampton Roads.

For brands and nonprofits, I make brand films, documentaries and commercials. For couples, I film and photograph weddings. For local businesses, I shoot the video ads and run the ad campaigns myself, so the same crew that tells your story also brings in the leads.

Outside Virginia, I also work in Louisville, Kentucky and Houston, Texas, and I travel anywhere for the right project.

See the portfolio Wedding films Video ads for local businesses
  • WilliamsburgHome base, James City County
  • RichmondCentral Virginia
  • Hampton RoadsNorfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton
  • Louisville, KYKentucky and southern Indiana
  • Houston, TXGreater Houston

Roll camera.

Tell me what you're making. A wedding, a documentary, a brand film or something that doesn't have a name yet.