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A riveting tale of an adventure on the edge of the world.
– Broad Street Review

Picture of His Life

Watch it at home
February 13, as of 7:00 PM (Link available for 48 hours)

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Monday, February 15, 7:00 PM

To photograph some of the most fearsome creatures on Earth, Amos Nachoum has gone face-to-face with anacondas, giant leopard seals, great white sharks, orcas, and crocodiles. But at age 65, Nachoum, one of the greatest underwater photographers of all time, is about to face his ultimate challenge: photographing a polar bear – up close – without any protection. As he prepares for his biggest mission in the Canadian Arctic, Nachoum faces past traumas in an intimate story of dedication, sacrifice, and personal redemption. Picture of His Life is a fascinating documentary from executive producer Nancy Spielberg.

Welcome: Ambassador Meron Reuben, Consulate General of Israel to New England

Speaker: Andy Danylchuk, Director of the Five College Coastal and Marine Sciences Program and Professor of Fish Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Learn more about the presenter at fishforward.org

Audience Award, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Documentary | 2019 | 71 minutes
Canada, Israel, USA | English, Hebrew, and Inuktitut with subtitles
Directed by Dani Menkin and Yonatan Nir