The Gnesin Family Film Archive

Videos & Audio

Click any video below to watch it in a new window. Home movies, weddings, birthdays, travel, and treasured family history.

Milestones Weddings & Proposals Kids & Birthdays Travel Work & Fun Family History Audio
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Milestone Moments

The biggest occasions in Gnesin family history
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March 28, 2020
Ellery's Bat Mitzvah — Officiated by Dad
Ellery Gnesin's Bat Mitzvah, officiated by her dad due to the worldwide COVID-19 shutdown — just one week after Coronavirus was announced. A once-in-a-lifetime ceremony the family will never forget.
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2020
Ellery's Bat Mitzvah Montage
The beautiful montage video created for Ellery Rose Gnesin's Bat Mitzvah celebration.
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2012
Adam's 40th Birthday — Krusty the Clown Surprise
Adam at work with Krusty the Clown — because Jennie thought it would be fun to surprise him at the office for his 40th. She was right.
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Weddings & Proposals

The moments that started it all
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October 24, 2003
Adam Proposes to Jennie
Adam proposing to Jennie in the only way he knew how — on video. The moment that started everything.
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2004
The Credit Card Cutting Ceremony
The night before the wedding, Jennie and Adam pretended to go on a spending spree with the Shindler credit card — then ceremoniously cut it up. A hilarious pre-wedding tradition.
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June 2004
Jennie & Adam's Wedding
Jennie and Adam's wedding day in June 2004. Note — this is a self-made video rather than a professionally produced one, which makes it all the more special and authentic.
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2004
Honeymoon in Hawaii
Jennie and Adam's honeymoon video from Hawaii in 2004 — paradise after the big day.
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2004
Stephanie & Brian Schubert's Wedding
Video from Stephanie Gnesin and Brian Schubert's beautiful wedding day.
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Kids & Birthday Celebrations

Ellery, Parker, Max & Zachary growing up on film
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2006
Ellery Rose — In Utero Sonogram
Video of Ellery in the womb from 2006 — before she even arrived. One of the most precious videos in the entire collection.
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2007
Ellery Rose — Year One
The first year of life for Ellery Rose Gnesin, from birth through her first birthday in 2007.
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2009–2010
Parker's First Year
Video of Parker's first year of life — and as Adam notes, the last video of this kind he made for the kids. A fitting finale.
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2002–2003
Max & Zachary — Year One
Max and Zachary Schubert's first year of life captured on video.
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2003–2004
Max & Zachary — Year Two
Max and Zachary Schubert's second year of life.
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2004–2005
Max & Zachary — Year Three
Max and Zachary's third year of life. Adam was getting tired at this point.
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2005–2006
Max & Zachary — Year Four
Max and Zachary Schubert's fourth year of life.
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Travel & Adventures

Around the world with the Gnesins
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2002
Australia 2002 — Adam & Gail
Adam and his mom Gail in Australia after a work trip Adam needed to take. A wonderful mother-son adventure Down Under.
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2003
Adam's First Passover Seder in Michigan
Video from Adam's first trip to Michigan for Passover Seder in 2003. It seemed to be a very long one — but it wasn't exactly. A memorable introduction to the Shindler family traditions.
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Work & Fun

The lighter side of office life at PwC
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2002
AWI SAS 70 — Adam & the PwC Team
A video of Adam and his team from PwC. Admittedly some terrible video work — but it was funny at the time!
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Family History

Rare footage from the Gnesin archives
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1970s & 1980s
Gnesin Family Home Videos
Video from the Gnesin family spanning the 1970s and 1980s. Pretty terrible quality by today's standards — but absolutely wonderful and fun to watch.
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Circa 2004
The NYC Apartment — Before Jennie Moved In
A video tour of Adam's New York City apartment, filmed before Jennie moved in circa 2004. "For those that care — and I know who you are!"
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Audio Recordings

Voices preserved through time
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February 2, 1982
Interview with Adam's Parents
A remarkable and irreplaceable audio recording — an interview with Adam's parents from February 2, 1982. A treasured piece of Gnesin family history.