Steinbach Film Company

What Steinbach Film Company does

Steinbach Film Company is a privately held documentary production studio registered as an LLC in Wisconsin in 2021 and headquartered in a historic mill building in downtown Cedarburg, fifteen minutes north of Milwaukee. The firm produces documentary films and series for people, brands, and organizations, with credits spanning short promotional documentaries (e.g., the 4-minute 'A Streambank Restored' for the Oconomowoc Watershed Protection Program), institutional anniversary pieces (e.g., '50 Years of God's Grace' for Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School), aerial conservation highlight videos, and long-form documentary series such as the 84-minute 'Go Big or Go Home' for BSL Studios. Its most prominent recent engagement is the feature documentary 'Ties That Bind: The Luxembourg American Experience,' which premiered at the 400th Jubilee in Luxembourg City in May 2025 to launch the Luxembourg American Experience Foundation.

The studio is operated as a lean, founder-led practice: Founder and Creative Director Zach Steinbach is the principal creative resource, augmented by a curated bench of southeastern Wisconsin freelance talent engaged on a project basis. Core technical capabilities include camera operation, FAA Part 107 licensed drone cinematography, music supervision, sound design, and post-production editing — allowing the firm to deliver end-to-end production on a single principal's coordination. Notably, the company does not disclose any software, SaaS, or API products; all offerings are bespoke professional services rather than packaged products.

The business operates on project-based, custom-quoted pricing with no tiered rate cards, recurring contracts, or disclosed fees. Go-to-market is sales-led and selective, relying on inbound inquiries through the company website, portfolio-driven referrals within the SE Wisconsin creative community, and event-driven visibility from marquee premieres. Customer segments include SMBs and nonprofits (BSL Studios, Oconomowoc Watershed, Tall Pines Conservancy), educational institutions (Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School), and cultural-heritage foundations (Luxembourg American Experience Foundation). The company has no external funding, parent organization, or disclosed revenue.

Name

Steinbach Film Company

Legal name

Steinbach Film Company LLC

Website

https://steinbachfilmcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Steinbach Film Company is a Cedarburg, Wisconsin-based documentary film production studio that produces commissioned documentaries for brands, nonprofits, educational institutions, and cultural-heritage organizations. The founder-led firm delivers end-to-end production including camera, drone, sound, and editing, with marquee work including the 2025 Luxembourg American Experience feature.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Documentary Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Feature-Length Documentaries (MPADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB), Corporate & Internal Communications Video (MPADAEAC)

Keywords

• Documentary film production
• Video production services
• Aerial cinematography
• Post-production editing
• Brand storytelling films

Headquarters

HQ city

Cedarburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Documentary Production Services: Project-based documentary filmmaking services for clients including brands, organizations, and individuals. Services span concept development, filming, and editing. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees rather than recurring contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steinbach Film Company produces documentary films that tell the stories of people, brands, and organizations. The Cedarburg, Wisconsin-based studio offers end-to-end documentary production services spanning concept development, on-location filming, post-production editing, music supervision, sound design, and FAA-licensed drone cinematography, delivered primarily by founder Zach Steinbach with a roster of regional freelance talent.

Product overview

Steinbach Film Company is a documentary film production company offering bespoke filmmaking services. The company produces short-form documentaries, documentary series, and aerial highlight videos for a variety of clients including non-profit organizations, businesses, and educational institutions. Core services include video production, editing, camera operation, drone/aerial filming, music supervision, and sound design. The company operates as a lean studio led by Founder Zach Steinbach, with production credits spanning individual documentary films (e.g., Ties That Bind: The Luxembourg American Experience) and client-commissioned projects such as the Go Big or Go Home series for BSL Studios, environmental documentaries for conservation organizations, and commemorative pieces for schools and community programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ties That Bind: The Luxembourg American Experience Feature documentary chronicling the Luxembourg American Experience Foundation and the celebration of Luxembourg-American heritage ties. Produced for the Luxembourg American Experience Foundation to support the launch of the foundation and strengthen Luxembourg-American cultural connections.
• A Streambank Restored A 4-minute documentary produced for the Oconomowoc Watershed Protection Program showcasing local community efforts to protect waterways naturally.
• Go Big or Go Home An 84-minute, 5-part documentary series produced for BSL Studios and Sophia Lee, capturing a whole-house interior design project filmed like a TV show to establish BSL Studios in the interior design world.
• 50 Years of God's Grace A 10-minute documentary produced for Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School celebrating the school's 50th anniversary and telling its founding story.
• Dukelow Dairy Farm Aerial Highlight A 2-minute aerial highlight video produced for Tall Pines Conservancy, showcasing a multi-generational dairy farm and its partnership with the conservancy's land and water protection mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Documentary premiered to approximately 300 viewers at the Luxembourg American Experience Foundation launch event.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tall TalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2021Tall Tale served as the production partner for the 'Go Big or Go Home' 5-part series (84 min) for client BSL Studios. The project ran April 2021 through February 2023, with Steinbach Film Company serving as Series Director & Editor, Camera Operator, Drone Operator, Music Supervisor, and Sound Designer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kartemquin Films: Chicago-based nonprofit documentary production studio producing films for social impact. Directly comparable as a mission-driven documentary producer serving nonprofit, educational, and cultural-heritage clients with comparable project formats.
• Concordia Studio: Documentary production company focused on nonfiction storytelling for cultural and social impact. Comparable in mission-driven documentary production across cultural heritage and institutional storytelling verticals.
• Passion Pictures: Award-winning documentary and branded content production company producing feature documentaries and series. Comparable in producing long-form documentary work for mission-driven and brand clients, though at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Final Cut for Real: Copenhagen-based documentary production company producing award-winning feature documentaries. Comparable in feature-length cultural and heritage documentary production, though operating primarily in European markets rather than the U.S. Midwest.

Broad incumbents

• National Geographic Studios: Major documentary production arm within a global media brand. Comparable as a producer of heritage, cultural, and conservation documentary content but with substantially larger budgets, distribution reach, and crew infrastructure.
• Discovery Documentary Studios: Large-scale documentary production division within a global media network producing nonfiction series and features. Comparable in documentary production for nature, heritage, and cultural subjects, but at vastly greater scale and with internal distribution.
• Participant: Large impact-media company producing documentaries and scripted content focused on social issues. Comparable as a higher-volume buyer and producer of mission-aligned documentary content, but operating at much greater scale across theatrical and streaming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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