For nearly twenty years, Reservoir Films has translated complex ideas, institutional priorities, and human stories into films and videos that deepen engagement and strengthen relationships. One of our videos helped secure the first $100 million gift to a New Jersey hospital.
Organizations typically turn to Reservoir at pivotal moments: major fundraising campaigns, strategic initiatives, recruiting efforts, institutional milestones, leadership transitions, and opportunities to communicate their mission and distinctive strengths with new clarity and resonance.
Clients rely on Reservoir not only for creative and production expertise, but also for editorial judgment, strategic thinking, and a collaborative process that consistently yields stories with lasting value across multiple platforms and audiences.
Reservoir’s lean structure allows us to deliver the creative ambition, responsiveness, and client service often associated with much larger firms and budgets.
Reservoir’s work has also received over twenty awards, including six Gold Telly Awards and honors from the Webbys, Anthem Awards, W3 Awards, and Parents’ Choice.
How Reservoir Thinks
Great stories emerge from consequential moments: Organizations often turn to us when they are seeking support, navigating change, celebrating milestones, recruiting talent or communicating a strategic vision. These moments deserve storytelling equal to their importance.
People stories hit hardest: Whether the goal is fundraising, recruiting, branding or thought leadership, audiences connect most powerfully with authentic human experiences.
Complex missions deserve clarity: We specialize in distilling complicated ideas, institutional priorities and human stories into films that audiences can understand, remember and champion.
One production creates multiple opportunities: Whenever possible, we look for ways to help clients get more from a production than the deliverables they originally commission, building in opportunities for additional cuts, new audiences and future uses.
Craft and judgment matter: Compelling storytelling requires editorial judgment, trust and the ability to create films that audiences return to years - not weeks - after they premiere.
Some Client Testimonials
“I can’t say enough about Eric and Reservoir — I’ve seen firsthand the consistent interest and clicks Reservoir’s content attracts for clients. Eric and his team make videos that stay popular and well-viewed for years, not just weeks or months”
“Working with Eric and Reservoir was such a pleasure; they listened and they collaborated with us and they came in on budget. We are thrilled with the beautiful films they created, getting teens to tell powerful stories and editing them for impact.”
“Eric and his team brought a fresh perspective and unique story-telling ability to our video project. Not only are we incredibly happy with the end product, but Reservoir was a joy to work with and really went above and beyond to maximize the film’s impact”
“We view Eric and Reservoir as an extension of our communications team. We reach out to them on an ongoing basis to brainstorm ideas and usage. In addition to Reservoir’s creative and production expertise, their project management and professionalism can be trusted. All around, we found Reservoir’s work to be amazing”
“The team at Reservoir Films took a very complicated message and helped us create a video for our clients that clearly and concisely promoted key differentiators of our project offerings. It became the longtime centerpiece for all our client communications, even well after my company at the time was acquired! The video exceeded all expectations; the return on investment was outstanding.”
“Eric and his team at Reservoir Films were amazing to work with. From start to finish, Eric and his team listened to our vision for our gala film and worked with us through the storyboarding, filming, editing, and post-production to create this beautiful, inspiring, and moving film that appropriately honored our honoree, the amazing work they support, as well as the people and communities that work serves. Eric was an amazing thought partner and collaborator and he and his team executed on our vision brilliantly. On top of that, he was always available to answer any questions, address any sudden challenges, and worked with us to ensure we were on budget. It was such a pleasure to work with Eric and Reservoir Films and I highly recommend them for any of your film production needs.”
“With a microscopic timeline, Reservoir turned around a piece of work for MOUSE that – in only a few minutes – better captured the story of our work for external stakeholders than we’ve done over the course of our 15 years telling it. We were thrilled by their responsiveness, sensitivity and attention to detail in dealing with a narrative that is so close to our hearts.”
“I’ve seen a lot of corporate videos but Reservoir’s artistry is superb. Eric is a ‘gem,’ gives and takes direction well and works on budget.”