He swam with crocodiles and killer whales, with anacondas and with
great white sharks. But one major predator has always eluded Amos
Nachoum. The legendary underwater stills photographer always dreamed
of swimming underwater with a polar bear and capturing it
face-to-face on film. He tried before and barely escaped with his
life, but now, as he nears the end of his career, he is determined to
give it one last shot. The danger is real, perhaps more real than
ever, but this is his last chance to get the Picture of His Life.
Accompanied by Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Adam Ravetch, Amos
dives into a world being rapidly erased by a changing climate and
changing social norms. Adam was inspired by Amos at the start of his
own career. Now is his chance to be there with his mentor on his last
great adventure. As he prepares to escape to the ominous
tranquility of the Arctic Ocean, Amos contemplates the series of
unspoken events that drove him here, to the end of the world. After
living through childhood abuse and war, swimming with a ferocious
predator in a silent, cerulean realm may be the closest he will ever
come to achieving real peace. It has been a long and painful journey,
but where others find fear, Amos finds redemption.
Biography:
Yonatan
Nir is award-winning filmmaker. He has been telling
stories for over a decade – from epic photojournalist reports, to
the critically acclaimed Dolphin Boy which was acquired by
Disney Pictures and screened in over 130 film festivals, he
successfully captures and portrays unique relationships formed
between man and nature. After joining Hey Jude Productions in 2008,
Nir went on to direct and produce Beyond the Boundaries, Cutting
the Pain, My Hero Brother and The Essential Link.
Dani
Menkin is a twice Israeli Academy-Award-Winning filmmaker for 39
Pounds of Love and Is That You? 39 Pounds of Love was acquired by HBO and
shortlisted for the Oscar Awards. His 2017 basketball documentary
about 1977 Maccabi Tel Aviv, On
The Map,
is distributed by Lionsgate in North America and have been viewed
throughout the world. Dani is a speaker and panelist at film
festivals around the world, as well as a juror and film professor in
American and Israeli Universities & Colleges.
