Freehand Films is a digital film production studio with a global focus, based in NYC.
We produce transformative short films and digital stories that provoke positive change in the world through documentary films and documentary-inspired commercial work.
Our team is comprised of a deep network of multi-talented creatives from all around the world to cover every phase of production. Our commercial work is thoughtfully produced in collaboration with brands and organizations that think about how to build a vision for a better future. Our original documentary production unit has a revolving production slate of impactful short films that aim to create change, for the good.
Creative integrity and reflecting truth are our core principles. Because of the diversity of our experience, our approach is to create emotional intimacy with a subject, community, or idea, translating seamlessly across the spectrum of the human experience. This approach has allowed us to use human stories as an avatar or engine to provoke change in the world.
In our work as a documentary production unit, we produce short films for distribution in festivals, in online features, impact campaigns, and often in partnership with non-profits and other stakeholders committed to using films to promote positive change. Our experience producing these kind of emotional films includes: digital shorts, web series, broadcast series, gallery exhibitions, educational films, video journalism, sustainable impact campaigns, social media content creation, and award-winning passion projects.
In our work as a full-service commercial videography unit, we partner seamlessly with brands to translate their vision into a production schedule from conception to distribution, with custom digital strategy. We’ve worked with international organizations such as Special Olympics, domestic non-profits such as C-CAP, startups such as eToro, Cloudera, and Better Mortgage, broadcast partners such as the Olympics Channel, healthcare organizations such as Meridian and Northwell Health, tourism boards and travel partners such as Visit Catalunya, Matador Network, and Visit Britain. We also partner with select agencies to service larger clients, or departments within large brands responsible for growth or corporate responsibility.
