Live Curiously.Live Courageously.Live Regret-Free.

We tell stories of ordinary people living extraordinary lives—stories that challenge us to live with greater purpose and fewer regrets.Every story has the power to change a life—including our own.

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Why stories?

Around the world, barriers to health, opportunity, dignity, and the chance to build the lives we want still exist. Yet in the midst of those challenges, change doesn’t always begin with experts or those in positions of power, but with someone willing to see things differently and take the first step. These stories help us discover what is possible, understand what it takes, and see where action can lead.

That’s where we begin.

Official Selection · New York Lift-Off Film Festival
More Than a Vacation — film poster

More Than a Vacation

Our documentary short has been selected for the New York Lift-Off Film Festival — the first festival honor for Regret-Free Productions and the collaboration between RIT’s Global Public Health program and the RIT School of Film & Animation.

A group of students journeys to the Dominican Republic for an immersive, cross-cultural research experience—where curiosity becomes action and learning extends far beyond the classroom.

The story begins here. Enjoy the trailer while the full documentary completes its festival journey.

On the Horizon

The next stories are already taking shape. Across communities and around the world, new connections are forming, possibilities are unfolding, and unexpected stories are emerging. We’re following where they lead.

Agents of Change

Documentary seriesIn development

A documentary series following extraordinary individuals who turn purpose into action, proving that meaningful change often begins with one person willing to make a difference.

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Where we’ve beenRochester, NYHaitiDominicanRepublicLiberia

Global Reach

Stories all
over the world

Our focus is global.

From local communities to international partnerships, we tell stories that cross borders, broaden perspectives, and remind us how deeply connected we all are.

25+

Years of Global Health Experience

Built on decades of work in healthcare, higher education, research, and international collaboration, our films bring a unique perspective to stories that matter.

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Question That Starts Every Story

“What if?”
Where curiosity becomes action.

Beyond the story

Stories thatask somethingof us.

A story can introduce us to someone we might never have known, help us understand what moved them to act, and show us what became possible because they did.

Through Agents of Change, we step beyond what’s familiar to meet the people already doing the work—and bring their stories to a wider world.

Tax-deductible donations are securely processed through World Outreach Foundation.

The Agents of Change team and community partners gathered together
John Oliphant, founder of Regret-Free ProductionsMeet the founder

A Life Spent Following Curiosity.

Before becoming a filmmaker, John Oliphant built careers in sports medicine, healthcare, higher education, and global health leadership.

His work has taken him from college athletics to healthcare systems, from classrooms to communities across Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Liberia.

Today, he combines those experiences through documentary storytelling—capturing the people and partnerships proving that meaningful change is possible.

Healthcare professionalEducatorGlobal health leaderResearcherDocumentary storyteller
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Every story begins with two words
What If?

What if one person could change a community?

What if education became action?

What if curiosity became impact?

The vision

A network of uplifting stories about ordinary people who make a difference.

More documentaries. More places. One growing series — just getting started.

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the stories lead.

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