My Father's Camera

My Father's Camera

2000
59m
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Overview

Home movies and their unique place in popular culture are the subject of My Father's Camera. Director Karen Shopsowitz weaves the history of home movies together with footage shot by her father--amateur filmmaker Israel Shopsowitz. Equipped with her dad's old Super 8 camera, Karen traces the history of home movies from the 1920s through to the amateur explosion of the '30s and '40s and beyond. She interviews a lively line-up of scholars and collectors, such as early members of the Toronto Film Club, a Japanese-American archivist who sees home movies as an expression of cultural diversity and a collector who hosts popular Webcasts that highlight new acquisitions.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2000
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0284333

Cast

Key Crew

Karen Shopsowitz
Director
Silva Basmajian
Producer