My Eye for a Camera
My Eye for a Camera is a 2001 autofiction film by Quebec film director Denys Desjardins.
Plot
Fascinated by the power of the camera and obsessed with the theories of Russian film pioneer Dziga Vertov, a filmmaker decides to get a camera eye to replace the real eye he lost as a child. This visionary quest begins on the operating table where a surgeon grafts a prototype ocular implant into his eye socket. Seeking a microscopic camera that could be incorporated into his artificial eye so he could secretly film whatever he sees, the filmmaker explores the futuristic technology that could make this possible, while revisiting chapters of his own past.
More details
author | Denys Desjardins |
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director | Denys Desjardins |
editor | José Heppell |
keywords | artificial eye camera eye dziga vertov human eye obsess ocular russian film visual prosthesis |
musicBy | Sandro Forte Simon Bellefleur |
producer | Nicole Lamothe |
publisher | National Film Board of Canada |
theme | documentary filmmaking |