NEXT EPISODE COMING SOON
IN GOOD COMPANY
One of the core principles of Sonder is to keep our experiences to an intimate size. We want our time spent together to be meaningful and for the learning experiences to feel personalized.
This is more than just a place to grow as a filmmaker. It’s the trip to fill your cup, to recharge your passions, to give yourself permission to buy that plane ticket, to leave with a few more friends than you started with.
We will focus our energy on mindset and shooting with intent. Learning how to work effortlessly by leaning into our art. From our lodging, to the culinary experience, and adventure days, we are going full throttle. We hope you join us on this exclusive intimate destination filmmaker retreat.
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SONDER SEASON RECAP
If you want a glimpse of what our adventures have felt like, take a look behind the scenes of past episodes from around the world. From Iceland to Switzerland to New Zealand, these trips have been about more than just beautiful landscapes. They’ve been a space for growth, connection, and shared experience.
Episode 2: Switzerland
Episode 3: New Zealand
“From just the shoots, the locations, the intentionality, the pacing. Not only do you learn the way Chris shoots from the explicit education, you just feel his Zen and his pacing and how he creates that environment for his clients. That’s how I imagine it at least. It’s not just learn by seeing, it’s learn by experience. I feel like I’m experiencing what it’s like to spend a few days with Chris and to be filmed.”
Stephanie Copp
“I love how intentional it is. How community is the foundation of this trip. I’m just so happy to have been here. If anyone ever wanted to do Sonder, this is the place to be.”
Taylor Howie
“I’m an extremely busy person. I have two kids at home. I have multiple businesses. This is the type of thing where, if it wasn’t real, if it wasn’t amazing, within 20 minutes I’d say I don’t have time for this, I would want to go home… I can say after 4 days, not a single minute was wasted, everything was a gain.”
Orlando Cano
Hello, I’m Chris!
Some people call me Goodco, which is fine… lol. I’ve been filming weddings since the end of 2016 and full time since 2019. It has completely changed/ruined my life forever. One day I’m shooting a wedding with a crop sensor, barely knowing how to focus, sweating through my clothes for almost no pay. The next thing I know, someone is paying me a lot of money to heavily breathe up a mountain to capture their elopement. LOL. In all seriousness though, the journey has been more than I ever expected and I am so grateful for it all. Even with all the hours poured in and the late night editing I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
This all started with a little idea I couldn’t stop thinking about. Over the years I’ve offered virtual mentorships and one on one workshops. They’ve been incredibly rewarding, but I wanted to scale the personalized experience.
In the fall of 2023, I launched Episode 1 of Sonder Retreat. We celebrated the 8 filmmakers in Iceland. Everyday we shared our insights, laughs, and heartfelt emotions with one another. We got deep. Then we did it all over again in Switzerland in 2024 for Episode 2, sharing some unforgettable life experiences. I couldn’t have asked for anything more and will continue paving this path through worldly adventures.
Thanks for being here. Looking forward to getting to know all of you!