For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family. Their lives were captured on 8mm - years of joys, tragedies, and quiet days spent in the Israeli desert heat. After his death, the footage is rediscovered, uncovering a story of this incredible and eccentric family.

An eccentric pilot in the British Armed Forces and his young wife flee a devastated post-WWII Europe and arrive in Eilat, the newly-founded Israel’s southernmost town. Situated on the Red Sea, at the intersection of Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, Eilat was home primarily to soldiers, port workers, and released prisoners. Then the Morris family came to town. In their own secluded paradise, Dr. and Mrs. Morris begin to build their unconventional lives. They set up a British bubble and raise their children in the heart of the desert, all the while keeping deadly crocodiles as family pets. When a mysterious accident leads to an orphaned young girl, the family confronts a loved but forgotten ghost. Decades later, a treasure trove of dozens of 8mm reels - all of film captured by Dr. Morris - are uncovered. Through the archives of fully lived and filmed lives, combined with recounting from Morris family members themselves, their unusual and absorbing story unfolds.

PARTNER: ISRAELI EMBASSY IN POLAND, 75 YEARS OF ISRAEL!

THE BEST ISRAELI DOCUMENTARY DOCAVIV 2022, Awards of the Israeli Film Academy OPHIR 2022 - Nominated Best Documentary / Nominacja Najlepszy Dokument, Israeli Documentary Film 2022: Best Sound Award / Najlepszy Dźwięk, Jerusalem IFF KONKURS 2022, Toronto Jewish FF KONKURS 2023

27-10-2023 20:00, KINO MURANÓW

Language: hebrew   Subtitles: polish and english