Production slate for the Ad Council and IDPH "You Might Not Know It" PSA, scene 2B, filmed by Storyteller Studios in Springfield, Illinois, November 2025

A six-figure statewide PSA for the Ad Council and IDPH. We handled everything but the script.

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Bentlee, the young patient featured in HavenHouse St. Louis's 2026 HopeFest fundraising film, grins while playing on a playground.

A great fundraising film is one of the highest-leverage investments a nonprofit can make. The work isn’t free, and it shouldn’t be. But the math on it usually isn’t close.

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documentary-style film for brands & causes

In 2013, we started leveraging the power of documentary-style film for brands and causes in our hometown of Springfield, Illinois (hence our affinity for Lincoln).

Since then, we’ve worked with clients nationally and traveled to cities including Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Des Moines.

No matter where you are, we’d be honored to serve your brand next.

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Amelia Darch smiles in the sunshine with her family behind her, a still from the National Children's Cancer Society's fundraising film.

Field Notes

The film never asked for money. Two five-figure gifts were traced back to it anyway. One authentic story helped the NCCS prove what a fundraising film really is. An investment, not an expense.