KOUDELKA SHOOTING HOLY LAND BY GILAD BARAM

A unique cinematic look at the creative processes of legendary Czech photographer Josef Koudelka and his photographic journey through Israel and Palestine, as he searches for that fleeting moment that makes the unshakable power of the image tangible.

Having come of age at the height of the Cold War era and with in depth knowledge of what it means to be on “the other side”, Magnum’s emblematic photographer was moved when he first saw the nine-metre high wall that stands in the West Bank. What followed was a four-year journey through the region and a photography project that once again brought him face to face with the cruel reality of a daily life that is plagued by violence and conflict. Baram’s documentary records a special dialogue between the photographer and the director, as Koudelka is placed within the frame of his disarming photographic compositions. A unique film by a creator that states that the first time that he observed Koudelka work “he was hypnotized”, a major homage to one of the last living legends of photography, who has been practising his craft for more than half a century.