Eek Media

What Eek Media does

Eek Media is an independent film, television, photography, and impact-campaign production studio operated by founder and producer Matthew Echelman out of Brooklyn, New York. The studio builds documentary features and series, narrative films, television programming, and advocacy-driven media campaigns for a mixed client base that includes nonprofits and social movements, fashion and lifestyle brands, public figures, and government and public-sector clients. Its core slate has spanned Caribbean feminism documentaries (Caribbean Crucible), migrant journeys (Estamos Unidos), abuse-survivor advocacy (Model Behavior, the Adult Survivors Act and Fashion Workers Act awareness campaign), and other international social-justice subjects, giving the firm a distinctive equity-centered content positioning.

The studio's underlying operations are conventional professional-services production: quote-based engagements sourced through direct outreach, industry networking, festival circuits, and referrals from social-movement and advocacy partners, with a stated contact channel at [email protected]. Supporting offerings include professional photography (fashion, portrait, event, editorial) and music and narrative content such as live performance videos and short films. Distribution of finished work is handled through client-side channels including television networks, streaming platforms, film festivals, social media, and nonprofit partner networks.

The business is founder-controlled and bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external investors in the available record. Headcount sits in the one-to-ten band, consistent with a sole producer who scales via freelance production crews per project. No certifications, patents, trademarks, regulatory actions, or formal awards are disclosed, and revenue figures are not publicly available.

Name

Eek Media

Legal name

Eek Media

Website

https://eekmedia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eek Media is a Brooklyn-based independent production studio run by founder Matthew Echelman that produces film, television, photography, and impact-campaign content for nonprofits, social movements, fashion brands, celebrities, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production Services

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Media Partnerships & Content Co-productions (NGO/Cultural) (MPABADAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Media Arts & Film/Photography Nonprofits (BPAGAHAJ)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Documentary filmmaking
• Impact campaigns
• Television content production
• Social advocacy media

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Production Services: Project-based production services for television, film, and impact campaigns. Revenue generated through direct client engagements with brands, nonprofits, social movements, and media organizations seeking documentary and narrative content production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eek Media is a film, television, and impact campaign production studio that creates documentaries, feature films, TV content, photography, and narrative/music content for nonprofits, social movements, fashion brands, celebrities, and government clients. The studio combines professional production services with a stated mission of advancing equity, entertainment, and knowledge across diverse global projects. Engagement is project-based, with clients sourced through direct outreach, industry networking, referrals from advocacy partners, and pitches to organizations seeking documentary and impact campaign production.

Product overview

Eek Media is a film and media production company operated by Matthew Echelman, offering a unified portfolio of content creation services. The core offerings include television production (dramas and series), feature films (narrative features and documentaries), impact campaigns (advocacy-focused documentary work), and documentary series. Supporting services include photography and music/narrative content production. The company serves a diverse clientele ranging from luxury brands and celebrities to nonprofit organizations and social movements, with a stated mission focused on equity, entertainment, and knowledge (eek).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Broadway Advocacy CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with Broadway Advocacy Coalition on multiple projects including Get Out the Vote initiatives, launch videos, and advocacy campaign content. The partnership supports the coalition's mission to mobilize communities for progressive change through professional video production.
• BlackFem, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with BlackFem, Inc. on content supporting their mission. Projects include 'What is Community?' and other educational materials produced for the organization.
• Iran #MeToocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDocumentary and campaign production support for Iran #MeToo movement, contributing to awareness and advocacy content for gender-based violence survivors.
• Mount Sinai Neurology Residency Experience at ElmhurstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical education content production documenting residency experiences and healthcare training programs.
• Partners for Progressive IsraelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSymposium and educational content production for the Partners for Progressive Israel organization.
• Afghan Diplomatic LeaderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Afghan diplomatic leaders on advocacy efforts to end gender apartheid and advance healthy masculinities, including Afghanistan advocacy campaigns.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PBS: U.S. public broadcaster with extensive documentary and impact-campaign programming (Frontline, POV, Independent Lens). Broad incumbent that commissions impact content from independent producers in the same space as Eek Media.
• Participant: Large impact media company behind Spotlight, Roma, and An Inconvenient Truth. Broader incumbent in the same impact-content category as Eek Media, with significantly greater capital, distribution, and slate scale.
• Radical Media: Large independent production company producing documentaries, commercials, and branded content for global brands and networks. Comparable to Eek Media in spanning commercial and impact work, but at substantially greater scale and reach.

Direct peers

• Sandbox Films: Independent production company and financier of documentary features with a focus on science, society, and culture. Overlaps with Eek Media's documentary and impact-campaign production mandate.
• Concordia Studio: Impact-focused documentary and narrative production studio founded by Davis Guggenheim and Laurene Powell Jobs. Direct peer to Eek Media in producing mission-driven documentaries and campaigns that intersect with social causes.
• Exposure Labs: Impact documentary studio behind An Inconvenient Truth and An Inconvenient Sequel. Directly comparable to Eek Media's mission of pairing documentary production with social-issue campaigns for measurable change.
• Kartemquin Films: Chicago-based nonprofit documentary production company behind Hoop Dreams and The Interrupters. Highly comparable to Eek Media in producing social-issue documentaries and impact-driven content for advocacy and educational use.
• XTR: Documentary production and streaming company built around social-impact nonfiction films. Comparable to Eek Media in producing and distributing issue-driven documentaries for engaged audiences.
• Field of Vision: Visual journalism-driven film studio that commissions and produces short and feature documentaries on global human-rights and social-justice stories. Direct peer in impact documentary production.
• Actual Films: Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk's documentary production company focused on social-impact nonfiction. Comparable to Eek Media in producing feature documentaries that pair with advocacy and distribution campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eek-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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