My Eye for a Camera

My Eye for a Camera
Directed by	Denys Desjardins
Produced by	National Film Board of Canada
Written by	Denys Desjardins
Starring	Denys Desjardins Steve Mann Boris Lehman
Music by	Simon Bellefleur Sandro Forte
Cinematography	Denys Desjardins Jacques Leduc
Editing by	José Heppell
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date(s)	2001
Running time	75 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English French

My Eye for a Camera (French: Mon oeil pour une caméra) is a 2001 autofiction movie by Quebec film director Denys Desjardins. This length feature is produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

Plot

Fascinated by the power of the camera and obsessed with the theories of Russian film pioneer Dziga Vertov, a filmmaker decides to get a camera eye to replace the real eye he lost as a child. This visionary quest begins on the operating table where a surgeon grafts a prototype ocular implant into his eye socket. Seeking a microscopic camera that could be incorporated into his artificial eye so he could secretly film whatever he sees, the filmmaker explores the futuristic technology that could make this possible, while revisiting chapters of his own past.

Cast

• Denys Desjardins
• Steve Mann
• Boris Lehman
• David R. Jordan

Award

• Nominated in 2003 for a Jutra Award for Best Documentary.

External links

• NFB Web page
• Web site
• My Eye for a Camera at the Internet Movie Database