Scene from the film Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Scene from the film Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Scene from the film Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Scene from the film Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Scene from the film Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Share via
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

Direction
Year 
2015
Country
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
Runtime
72min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

Czech Photographer Josef Koudelka grew up behind the Iron Curtain and always wanted to know “what was on the other side”. Forty years after capturing the iconic images of the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968, the legendary Magnum photographer arrives in Israel and Palestine. On first seeing the nine-meter-high wall built by Israel in the West Bank, Koudelka is deeply shaken and embarks on a four-year project in the region which will confront him once again with the harsh reality of violence and conflict.

Director Gilad Baram, Koudelka’s assistant at the time, follows him on his journey through the Holy Land from one enigmatic and visually spectacular location to another. In each location – soon to become a new “Koudelka photo” – a new scene unfolds, gradually introducing us to Koudelka’s method of working and his perception of the world he is documenting as well as the people he encounters. A fascinating dialogue emerges between Baram’s cinematography and Koudelka’s still photographs, as Baram places the photographer in his own breathtaking compositions.


We are sorry but due to licensing restrictions this film is only available in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
English subtitles are available only in Full HD download format.

This film is not currently online :(

Sorry, this film is not available in your country.

Details

  • Original Title
    Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Gilad Baram, Elisa Purfürst
  • Cinematography
    Gilad Baram
  • Editing
    Elisa Purfürst
  • Music
    Tobias Purfürst
  • Sound
    Sebastian Morsch
  • Runtime
    72 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2015
  • Country
    • Czech Republic
    • Germany
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Production
  • Festivals
    • FIFA 2017, Montreal, Canada
    • Febiofest 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia
    • Filmer le travail 2017, Poitiers, France
    • Rencontres du film d'art du cinéma le Régent de Saint-Gaudens, Saint-Gaudens, France
    • Trieste Film Festival 2017, Italy
    • KUMU Documentary Festival 2017, Tallinn, Estonia
    • Brussels Art Film Festival 2016, Brussels, Belgium
    • Trondheim Documentary Festival 2016, Trondheim, Norway
    • Corsica Doc 2016
    • Doku Arts 2016, Berlin, Germany
    • SFJFF36, San Francisco, USA
    • Galway Film Festival 2016
    • FILAF 2016, Perpignan, France
    • Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival 2016, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • DOKfest München 2016, Munich, Germany
    • Finale Plzen 2016, Pilsen, Czech Republic
    • One World 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
    • Jihlava IDFF 2015, Jihlava, Czech Republic
  • Awards
    • Public Award, Corsica Doc Festival
    • Special Mention, Finale Plzen

DAFilms.com is powered by Doc Alliance, a creative partnership of 7 key European documentary film festivals. Our aim is to advance the documentary genre, support its diversity and promote quality creative documentary films.

Doc Alliance Members

Sign up to receive regular updates on our film program:

By signing up for the newsletter, I hereby consent to receiving commercial communications by electronic means and to all relevant personal data processing required for the purpose of sending the Doc-Air Distribution s.r.o. newsletter. I hereby confirm that I have read and familiarized myself with the Principles of Personal Data Processing and that I consent to the text therein. I also hereby acknowledge the rights specified herein, including, without limitation, the right to submit objections against direct marketing techniques.

Poslat svému Junioru

Zavřít