Directed by Dani Menkin and Yonatan Nir
Documentary, United States, 72 minutes
English

World-famous Israeli underwater wild-life photographer Amos Nachoum is determined to get the picture of an Arctic polar bear. He swam with crocodiles, killer whales, anacondas and great white sharks, but always dreamed of swimming underwater with a polar bear. Nachoum had tried it before and barely escaped. As the journey unfolds for the 65-year-old photographer, so does the story of his past; his difficult childhood, his service in an elite unit during the 1973 Yom Kippur War and other experiences that led to this quest. Filmmaker Dani Menkin (who appeared at LJFF with his film On The Map), and producer Nancy Spielberg, have teamed together to show many of our most popular festival films in the past.

Speaker: Dani Menkin, Filmmaker (who appeared at LJFF with his film On The Map)

Sponsored by Goldstein/Leibson Fund.

Opening film of Docaviv, The Tel-Aviv International Documentary Film Festival.