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Shivtown

Shivtown

2025•25m•Documentary

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.

"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.

Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov · Director

Hillel Ben-Zeev Perlov · Writer

Maïa Aboualiten · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 26, 2025

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