The Camera of Doctor Morris (2022) [N/A]
Written by:
Itamar Alcalay
Meital Zvieli
Directed by:
Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zvieli
Release Date:
May 26, 2022
Original Title:
The Camera of Doctor Morris
Alternate Titles:
La caméra du docteur Morris
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Israel
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 74
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.
Everyone in Eilat knows Dr. Morris and his crocodile Clarence who grew up in his garden, a strange British bubble in the middle of the desert. It turns out he left hours of personal documentation, which re-imagines a forgotten ghost.
