Specialties
Video & Film Production that is simply beautiful. Commercials, corporate video, non-profit, and long-form documentaries. Multi-award winning including many Addys, Tellies, and Cine Golden Eagles. Our specialty is creating you a film rather than a video. Something that will make people stand up and take notice of the heart and soul of your company.
History
Established in 2005.
Hand Crank Films was started in Bellingham, WA in 2005 by film director Max Kaiser with a Bolex hand crank camera and a dream to make corporate and commercial films that could show the true heart of the organizations. Presently, Hand Crank does most of it's business in Seattle through our Seattle office. We currently shoot on a number of cameras, but primarily the RED Epic. We have a full-time staff of 4, and about 8 near-full time contractor directors and producers We specialize in work for agencies, and non-profits. Hand Crank Films is also very committed to giving back and produces 4 films annually free of charge for worthy charities to help them raise money for their cause.
Meet the Business Owner: Max K.
Director, Max Kaiser, has worked in various aspects of the video and flim world since graduating from Yale University in 1994, and then an intensive film workshop at New York University. Max is also the past director of the NWProjections Bellingham Film Festival. Outside of filmmaking, Max enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis, sailing and skiing. Max founded Hand Crank Films in 2003 as a feature filmmaking company, and expanded it in 2005 to include commercial and corporate film production.
Max's films, commercials, and corporate films have received numerous awards including the Cine Golden Eagle, the Goldie, and the World Media award for excellence in documentary production, the Addy for non-profit tv spot, the Mercury Broadcast Award for non-profit films, and numerous Telly awards.