A unique film about photography and a war photographer.
This is a film about the scars that history leaves not only on its victims, but also on its documents. Micha Bar-Am, one of Israel's leading photographers, devoted fifty years of photography to documenting Israel. Today, when he is already more than ninety years old, he looks back on his life and the images he collected and tries to understand what and for whom all this is for.
Bar-Am allowed director Ran Tal ("Children of the Sun", "Paradise", "The Museum") free access to his huge photo archive, which is in the basement of his house. Tal selected 1341 frames, from which he assembled this film.
Hebrew, with English subtitles.
1341 Frames of Love and War■
Synopsis
A unique film about photography and a war photographer.
This is a film about the scars that history leaves not only on its victims, but also on its documents. Micha Bar-Am, one of Israel's leading photographers, devoted fifty years of photography to documenting Israel. Today, when he is already more than ninety years old, he looks back on his life and the images he collected and tries to understand what and for whom all this is for.
Bar-Am allowed director Ran Tal ("Children of the Sun", "Paradise", "The Museum") free access to his huge photo archive, which is in the basement of his house. Tal selected 1341 frames, from which he assembled this film.
Credits
Rating: 18
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ran Tal
Stars: TBC
