My Father's Camera

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Director

Karen Shopsowitz

Producer

Silva Basmajian

Cinematography

Antonin Lhotsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0284333