Shivtown

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Shivtown (2025)

Directed by Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov

“A retrospective look at three years of military service as a photographer in an isolated desert base. Through the camera and the craft of printing, Shivtown allows one to relive a reality that is barely comprehensible.”

Documentary · 25m

"Surrounded by dozens of soldiers like me, I was led by bus to a remote camp in the desert, a place I knew nothing about. As a military photographer, I collected fragments of moments in my photos, serving as solid evidence for me." Shivtown is the story of an ordinary soldier who, in an intimate and courageous act, revisits memories from his military service through the still images he captured with an analog camera.

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Crew

Director
Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov
Writer
Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov, Maïa Aboualiten
Director of Photography
Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov, Oded Ashkenazi, Maurizio Tiella
Editor
Yael Perlov
Producer
Olivier Berlemont, Yael Perlov

Details

Original title
שיבטאון
Release date
2025-03-26
Runtime
25m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Hebrew
Countries
France, Israel
Production
oriGine Films