GOAL Create a permanent visual archive that captured the heritage, traditions, and people of Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El for its 50th anniversary.

KEY INSIGHTS

• Fifty years of history lived in people, photos, and footage — none of it unified

• The community needed something they could hold onto and pass forward

• The story required more than documentation — it required editorial craft

THE BIG IDEA An archival film combining interviews, b-roll, and historical footage into a single cohesive narrative — built to honor where the temple came from and who built it.

RESULTS

• Feature-length archival film delivered for the 50th anniversary

• Interviews, b-roll, and archival footage unified into one cohesive narrative

• A permanent cultural asset the congregation owns and carries forward