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.
Crew
- Director
- Karen Shopsowitz
- Producer
- Silva Basmajian
- Production
- ONF | NFB
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Who directed My Father's Camera?
My Father's Camera was directed by Karen Shopsowitz.
When was My Father's Camera released?
My Father's Camera was released in 2000.
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