March 17th, 2009 by SFW
Sadis Filmworks is moving and shaking…and blogging. We’ve got a whole new look and a fresh perspective. The design work for our new identity is finished and we’ll be launching our new website in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, take a look at some of the great projects we’ve been working on below and catch up on the latest news.
March 16th, 2009 by SFW
We’re proud to announce that on April 26, THE SEPHARDIC JEWS AND THE PIKE PLACE MARKET will be shown on the closing night of the Spokane Jewish Film Festival. We like to call this documentary, “The Little Film that Could.” Since it’s premiere in 2001, it has been showcased in 9 film festivals throughout the country!
Filled with rare archival photographs and colorful interviews with family members of market merchants, this 30-minute documentary captures a rich slice of Seattle’s history.
March 15th, 2009 by admin
More news! A film we edited a couple years back will be shown at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival on May 3rd at 5pm. This is the story of Seattle-native Joshua Isaac who has been battling cancer since 1998. He began filming and documenting his story when he was diagnosed in 2004 with a rare cancer in his left hand. Josh’s courage to film his treatments, disappointments, fears and triumphs, gives his audience the harsh realities of how difficult a battle with cancer can be. For me, the word “chemo” will never again be some nebulous term that someone else goes through. Working with Josh was inspiring and his talent as a filmmaker is evident in the awards his film has received.
More info at http://mylefthand-themovie.com
March 2nd, 2009 by SFW
Seventeen years after its release, Sadis Filmworks/Perputual Motion Pictures documentary “The Miracle Strip” has been named one of the top-10 horse racing movies of all time by the Seattle Post Intelligencer. It’s quite an honor to be mentioned in a list with Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Black Stallion.”
8. “The Miracle Strip” (1992): Stephen Sadis’ homage to Longacres, the legendary Renton oval, is yet another hidden gem. Perpetual Motion Pictures — based in Seattle — uses rare photographs, archival film footage and vintage recordings to bring the golden age of racing back to life. Lest you think this choice reeks of local favoritism, I should mention that it won an Eclipse Award as best documentary in 1992. Sometimes, when the world gets too much, I pop the top on a fake beer, stuff this little masterpiece into my VCR and fall backward into yesteryear.
Check out the rest of the list here. Call 206.728.1610 for ordering information.
March 2nd, 2009 by admin
Here’s a quick behind-the-scenes look at some of the 112 year-old buildings.
March 1st, 2009 by SFW
We have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on a fascinating documentary for Puget Sound Energy. This hour-long, HD piece, captures the unbelievable story of Charles Baker, a young civil engineer at the turn of the 20th century, who designed, financed and built the first all-underground hydro-electric power plant in the world at Snoqualmie Falls. The plant and transmission lines, built in just 16th months, helped usher in the age of electricity to the Northwest and brought with it tremendous growth.
