In 2019, Doylestown native Chris Baccash had a best ever result at the Bucks County Classic Pro Cycling Race. He and his team looked forward to what the 2020 season could bring — racing the Leadville 100 at the top of the list. Four months later came a devastating diagnosis, life-saving surgeries, and a global pandemic. In the midst of the adversity, Chris finds the key to climbing the mountain ahead.
Best Picture Winner at Bucks Fever Film Fest 2023
“My experience with Riverbank Creative was amazing. We created a video for our treatment facility, Peace Valley Recovery. I am so proud of the result. Ryan is a pro and easy to work with.”
“Riverbank Creative was great to work with from start to finish. They created a video that captured exactly what we wanted to portray. The final product exceeded expectations and was ahead of schedule. They were very easy to work with and brought a lot of knowledge, ideas and experience to the table. I would highly recommend them!”
“Ryan has such a strong visual story telling gift. He’s a wonderful collaborator, loaded with ideas, talent & inspiration that will turn your project into something far beyond what you had hoped for. I’ve worked with him on three video projects so far, and I keep coming back because he always delivers.”
“We hired Ryan to be our videographer for our wedding in March 2021. With family and friends unable to attend our wedding due to Covid, we really wanted to capture the entire evening to share with them, Ryan was amazing and captured the entire day perfectly! He was responsive to any questions we had and really spent the time to create a beautiful video that we will cherish forever!”
“We hired Ryan to create two promotional videos for our council. Ryan worked closely with us to make sure the videos were exactly what we wanted. He had all of the necessary equipment that allowed him to create high-quality projects. We would highly recommend him and look forward to working with him again in the future!”
Owner & Creative Director
Ryan Canney is a filmmaker, designer, and storyteller based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania whose work spans narrative film, documentary, and theatrical production. He is the owner of Riverbank Creative, a boutique video production company serving universities, healthcare organizations, and small businesses, where he focuses on crafting visually engaging, emotionally grounded stories that reflect the heart of the people behind them.
Ryan is the writer and director of Over the Hill (2024), a short narrative film exploring grief, memory, and the meaning we assign to our most treasured possessions. Shot at Geese Auto Salvage, a multigenerational family business in Perkasie, PA, Over the Hill became a centerpiece of the Precious Treasures Short Film Showcase, pairing the film with live community conversations on loss, legacy, and the stories objects carry.
His documentary work includes Mountains We Climb, which screened at five regional festivals and at several private events. The film chronicles cyclist Chris Baccash’s cancer recovery and journey toward the Leadville 100 MTB, spotlighting themes of resilience, community, and positive psychology.
In addition to his independent film work, Ryan currently serves as Production & Box Office Manager at Montgomery Theater, where he is also the Properties Designer for mainstage productions. His design experience expanded further in 2025 when he earned Production Designer credit on a limited series, cementing his multidisciplinary approach to visual storytelling.
A graduate of Temple University’s Film & Media Arts program and trained in the Sanford Meisner Acting Technique, Ryan’s love for filmmaking traces back to childhood afternoons with a family camcorder—and never really left. Whether behind the camera, shaping the world of a stage production, or collaborating with community partners, he remains driven by a single throughline: a belief that well-told stories deepen our understanding of ourselves and each other.
Ryan lives in Pennsylvania with his growing family, newly embracing fatherhood, which continues to influence his work with fresh perspective and renewed purpose.
…we observe its journey in awe. Peering into its water, we can see ourselves reflected.
At Riverbank Creative, it’s your journey, your passion we’ll capture with an authenticity that resonates & inspires others.
The Value of Video
Engage, Educate & Activate Your Audience.
The more emotionally captivating the content, the easier it is to consume, & more likely your viewers are to take action — that’s our simple, subtle strategy.
Establish Credibility.
Using video to represent your brand illustrates the value you offer in ways other mediums simply cannot. The combination of sight & sound grants you the opportunity to make an intimate connection & leave a lasting impression on your target audience—without ever meeting in person.
Did you know search engines like Google measure the credibility of web content by the length of time people engage with it? You’re 53 times more likely to appear on the first page of a search if you have a YouTube video embedded on your landing page because Google owns YouTube!
Expand & Understand Your Reach.
There are some very concrete ways to determine the effectiveness of your video content. Beyond the basic measurements of social engagement, likes, comments & shares, video also enables you to measure click-through rates, the demographics of viewers, the number of times a video was watched & even for how long. Knowing the specifics of what is working & what is not can provide tremendous insight into how to keep successfully moving forward.
Let’s get to Work
You may not have all the answers just yet — and that’s okay. Here are some questions to get us started.
Tell us about your business.
What do you want to capture on video?
How do you intend to use it?
Who's your target audience?
Do you have any existing or related content we can see?
What is your available budget?
What is your proposed timeline?
How do you prefer to communicate?
