MENELIK EKANI FORGED BY HAND

Menelik Ekani is a blacksmith for the modern age.

Brook House Films were commissioned to create a film and a series of photographs to launch Menelik Ekani’s new offering: knife forging classes

Forged by Hand is a cinematic exploration of craftsmanship, captured through the lens of Kat Terek for Brook House Films. The film and photography series document the process of transforming raw steel into a one-of-a-kind artisan kitchen knife guided by master blacksmith Menelik Ekani,

Through bold visual language and focused editorial storytelling, the project offers a raw, cinematic study of creation—where discipline, ritual, and craft converge with the unrelenting demands of endurance and quality.