Dec 17, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

8 Days Music Video

Nefesh B’Nefesh wanted to make a music video for Hanukkah. So they wrote new lyrics to Matisyahu’s One Day, wrote a script, and asked me to film it. Unfortunately, I was in the home stretch of editing Iranium and could not devote 3 days to filming. So, I shot listed the entire movie, walked my .

Oct 13, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Organ Donation Commercial

I’m very excited to finally be releasing the commercial I created for the Halachic Organ Donor Society. This organization wanted a powerful, non-traditional commercial to not only promote organ donation, but educate Jews about the support for organ donation by rabbinic authorities. This piece was shot by myself and the talented David Komer.

Oct 5, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

My Heart Is In The East

This is a new film created initially in Hebrew for soldiers visiting the Western Wall. We then adapted the film for general audiences. I had the good fortune of working with Aviv Vana of Studio Aviv who did the cinematography as well as the first drafts of the edit. My Heart Is In The East .

Sep 1, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Tipping Point

A new piece for the Jewish New Year. Happy holidays from Shoot East!.

Jun 17, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Nefesh B’Nefesh Preview

Here’s a fun little piece I did with Nefesh B’Nefesh to promote the live webcasts of their summer flights to Israel.

Jun 16, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Old News but Good News

Okay, so I’m posting my Passover video two months late… I’ve been busy! I pitched this idea to Aish.com in between setups while interviewing a retired US general. I didn’t think they would go for it, but, always desperate for a Passover movie, they agreed. It was tons of fun asking friends and colleagues for .

Jun 16, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Elephants for Hebrew School

When Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin asked me to help him produce some wacky videos for his blog, I had no idea some of the weird things he would ask me to do. Floating chickens, strange backgrounds, sounds effects and more. They’re still very very simple little productions (he shoots them himself in his office and sends .

Jun 16, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Simple Song for Israel

Sometimes you just want some fun music, some pretty pictures, and a short video about Israel. Sam Glazer performs a song by Mitch Julis, composed by Bobby Darin, with images from israelimages.com. A catchy tune for Israel lovers in this very simply edited video.

Jun 16, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Suicide Activists on the Gaza Flotilla

While this is no cinematic tour-de-force, it was fun to put this together at high speed. When the headlines hit Shraga Simmons from MediaGoliath.com immediately started on the script. We went to Ashdod and posted the next day. With over 175,000 views (and growing) it’s nice to know we’re doing our part to defend Israel .

Jun 16, 10 • Shoot EastNo Comments »

Israel: Defying the Odds

As soon as we started work on Israel: Defying the Odds, I knew we were going to go viral. These “Israel statistics” movies always seem to pass around even though they usually come in the form of power points presentations or photo montages (blech!). So with some fun music, a great voice over, and a .