Archive for May, 2009

Designer Fall 2009

 

We just wrapped our fall designer shoot with Nordstrom’s Jeffrey Kalinsky, who is back to highlight the “must haves” for next season.  This 20-minute video has become an instrumental tool to educate salespeople on the key designer pieces from fashion shows in New York, Paris and beyond.  

JFS Community of Caring Luncheon

 

The Sadis Filmworks crew at the JFS Community of Caring Luncheon in May.

Stephen with his mother Esther.  Said Esther, “he’s a good boy, but would it kill him to call once in a while…don’t slouch.” 

Jewish Family Service

 

Year after year, this amazing organization is a lifeline to those in need.  From disability to addiction, JFS is there with a helping hand.  We have been honored to be involved with JFS for the last nine years, bringing individual stories to the forefront of the community.  Our video was recently shown at the Jewish Family Service Community of Caring Luncheon on May 19th and received a wonderful response.

“There was dead silence (with the exception of some sniffling) when the video was done. Literally not a dry eye in the room.”  -D. Rosenwald

“Thank you all for the wonderful, inspiring work you have once again done.  You are the best!!  -G. Pollack

“I couldn’t let the day go by without telling you that your film for JFS was simply beautiful – artistic and moving.  Your film told a story that made the needs of JFS transparent.”  -J. Forman

To view this video please visit: www.jfsseattle.org/video2009.html

Washington State Mentors

 

Recently we got the chance to work with a fantastic organization - Washington State Mentors. They are an umbrella organization for the state’s mentoring community. During our shoot we had the pleasure to meet Lt. Governor Brad Owen, former NBA player James Donaldson and many other highly respected donors and mentors.

The participants on our shoot dedicate endless hours and effort to the youth of our community and it was inspiring to hear the stories of how much these children have gained from the mentoring experience. We just finished editing this fundraising piece and have received wonderful feedback. “Absolutely beautiful I’m reaching for my checkbook…” said Joel Benoliel, Costco Executive and WSM board member.

Sephardic Film in Spokane Festival UPDATE

 

Stephen traveled to Spokane to introduce our film “The Sephardic Jews and the Pike Place Market” at the Jewish Film Festival. The film was well-received and organizers commented that it had the largest audience of the entire festival! Eight years after it was produced this little documentary has now been seen in nine film festivals across the country. Thank you to everyone for their support of this film.