The Camera of Doctor Morris (16+)
Israel, 2022, colour, 75 min.
Directors: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli
Directors: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli
For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family. Their lives were captured on 8mm - years of joys, tragedies, and quiet days spent in the Israeli desert heat. After his death, the footage is rediscovered, uncovering a family story of a mysterious accident, orphaned girl, and a
forgotten loved one. Through the archives of fully lived lives, combined with recounting from Morris family members themselves, their unusual and absorbing story unfolds.
forgotten loved one. Through the archives of fully lived lives, combined with recounting from Morris family members themselves, their unusual and absorbing story unfolds.
AWARDS
Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival (Tel Aviv, 2022) – Best Israeli Film
Russian premier
Itamar Alcalay
Itamar Alcalay
is a director, editor, writer and producer, author of documentary series, short and full-length documentaries. Graduated from Beit Berl film school in Israel. His award-winning films were screened in festivals, TV channels, and won prizes around the world.
FILMOGRAPHY
Stefan Braun, 2008; Four Years of Night, 2012; The Camera of Doctor Morris, 2022.
Meital Zvieli
Meital Zvieli
is a filmmaker that graduated from Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film & Television School screenwriting program with honors. She has over 20 years of experience as a freelance editor screenwriter director and a television format developer for all Israeli broadcast channels. Head of research department for the animated documentary "Waltz with Bashir" by Ari Folman, a Golden Globe winner for best foreign film and Oscar nominee for best foreign language film.
FILMOGRAPHY
The Camera of Doctor Morris, 2022.
Israel, 2022, colour, 75 min.
Directors: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli
Directors: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli
For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family. Their lives were captured on 8mm - years of joys, tragedies, and quiet days spent in the Israeli desert heat. After his death, the footage is rediscovered, uncovering a family story of a mysterious accident, orphaned girl, and a
forgotten loved one. Through the archives of fully lived lives, combined with recounting from Morris family members themselves, their unusual and absorbing story unfolds.
forgotten loved one. Through the archives of fully lived lives, combined with recounting from Morris family members themselves, their unusual and absorbing story unfolds.
AWARDS
Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival (Tel Aviv, 2022) – Best Israeli Film
Russian premier