Pearl River Studios

Pearl River Studios is a home theater installer in Pearl River, NY, serving clients across the metro NYC area with specialized solutions for residential and commercial audiovisual environments. The business offers custom installation services tailored to high-performance home theaters, including advanced acoustics, integrated control systems, and premium display technologies. With a focus on precision and client vision, Pearl River Studios delivers immersive entertainment experiences across the Hudson Valley region. The company maintains a 5.00 rating based on customer feedback, reflecting consistent satisfaction with technical execution and service quality.

Pearl River Studios operates as part of the Hudson Valley iCampus, a large-scale development featuring over 2 million square feet of flexible space designed for film and television production. The campus includes qualified production facilities, base camps, private roads, customizable back lots, holding areas, and dedicated storage and production offices. The site supports a wide range of settings, industrial, office, bank lobby, laboratories, academic spaces, and campus-like corridors, making it a versatile backdrop for film and television projects. The campus is certified as a Qualified Film Production Facility and offers reliable power through a central plant, ensuring operational efficiency and cost savings. Its proximity to Manhattan, just 25 miles from the George Washington Bridge and within an hour by train, makes it a convenient and controlled environment for production teams.

The studio is led by Gary Donatelli, a nationally recognized figure in the entertainment industry with a career spanning decades. A five-time NATAS Emmy Award winner for camerawork and four-time Emmy recipient for directing, Donatelli has worked on major productions including *One Life to Live*, *General Hospital*, *The Bold & The Beautiful*, and *23 Blast*, which won the Audience Choice Award at the Heartland Film Festival. His leadership brings deep industry expertise, strategic community partnerships, and a commitment to excellence that shapes the studio’s approach to client service and production support. His experience as a former adjunct professor at NYU Tisch and chair of the DGA Student Film Awards further underscores his dedication to nurturing talent and advancing the craft.

Located in Pearl River, the studio blends professional production capability with a strong regional presence, serving both local clients and national productions seeking a flexible, reliable, and accessible filming environment.