Picture Of His Life
Yonatan Nir and Dani Mankin | 2019 | 71 Minutes | Translation: Hebrew, English
World-renowned wildlife photographer Amos Nachoum has one final photographic dream remaining - to photograph a Polar Bear underwater while swimming alongside it. The film follows Amos in the Canadian Arctic, as he prepares for his ultimate challenge. As the journey unfolds, so does an intimate and painful story of dedication, sacrifice, and personal redemption.
"Spectacular, fascinating, and exciting. An excellent film".
- Dany Cushmaro, Channel 12
"The Old Man and the Sea - The Hollywood Version".
- Haaretz
"Powerful, thrilling, and extremely touching".
- Cineuropa
"Marvelous!"
- San Francisco Chronicle
DOCAVIV 2019
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Audience Choice Award
Israel Film Festival
Los Angeles
Israel Film Festival Los Angeles
Best Documentary Film Award
Syracause International
Film Festival
Festival Award
Syracuse International Film Festival
Gold Coast International
Film Festival
Audience Choice Award
Gold Coast International
Film Festival
Chicago Festival
of Israeli Cinema
Audience Choice Award
Chicago Festival
of Israeli Cinema