About Kindred Reels
Your photos and your family's voices, in one cinematic tribute
Our Story
Kindred Reels was born from a personal challenge: creating a meaningful video for my parents' 70th birthday. After years of making family slideshows, pulling together photos from different devices, trying to find the right music, spending hours in video editors, I knew there had to be a better way.
The result is Kindred Reels. A platform that turns your photos and video clips into cinematic videos without the usual hassle. Connect Google Photos or upload your files, and we handle the curation, organization, and production.
Whether it's a vacation recap, a birthday, or a tribute to someone you love, we believe those memories deserve more than sitting forgotten in a camera roll.
Meet the Team
Dimitri Bilenkin
Founder & Lead Developer
- Full-stack engineer and engineering leader with 20+ years of experience
BS Computer Science, Rutgers University
Sadie Bilenkin
Software Engineer
- Full-stack apps with React, Node.js, Python
- Production systems with Django and FastAPI
BS Computer Science, University of Virginia
Our Values
Family First
We build for real families with real memories
Simplicity
Powerful doesn't have to mean complicated
Voices Matter
The best memories are told in many voices