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The Camera of Doctor Morris

In the 1950s, a young British couple go on their honeymoon. They arrive at “the end of the world,” a small desert town, and decide to stay.
In faraway Eilat, Israel’s southernmost city, they begin their new lives, while maintaining their British core.
This is the story of Dr. Morris and his wife Fay. For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family – the births and deaths, joys and tragedies, dramas and quiet days spent in the sun – all unfolding in the heat of the Israeli desert.
Years after his death, the forgotten film was found and landed in the hands of directors Itamar Alcalay and Meital Zvieli. Together with the Morris family, they created a spectacular work about an extraordinary family, who are just as ordinary as everyone else.

Festivals and Awards:

Best Film/Israeli Competition - Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2022

Director: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Producer: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Production Company: Rose Water Films - Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Cinematographer: Doctor Reginald Morris

Editor: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema

Original Soundtrack: Asher Goldshmidt

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu, ARTE, RBB, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, CoPro, DOC LAB TLV

Script: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Distributor: Rose Water Films

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: המצלמה של דוקטור מוריס

In the 1950s, a young British couple go on their honeymoon. They arrive at “the end of the world,” a small desert town, and decide to stay.
In faraway Eilat, Israel’s southernmost city, they begin their new lives, while maintaining their British core.
This is the story of Dr. Morris and his wife Fay. For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family – the births and deaths, joys and tragedies, dramas and quiet days spent in the sun – all unfolding in the heat of the Israeli desert.
Years after his death, the forgotten film was found and landed in the hands of directors Itamar Alcalay and Meital Zvieli. Together with the Morris family, they created a spectacular work about an extraordinary family, who are just as ordinary as everyone else.

Festivals and Awards:

Best Film/Israeli Competition - Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2022

 

Director: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Producer: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Production Company: Rose Water Films - Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Cinematographer: Doctor Reginald Morris

Editor: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema

Original Soundtrack: Asher Goldshmidt

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu, ARTE, RBB, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, CoPro, DOC LAB TLV

Script: Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli

Distributor: Rose Water Films

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: המצלמה של דוקטור מוריס

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