My Eye for a Camera

My Eye for a Camera (French: Mon oeil pour une caméra) is a 2001 autofiction film by Quebec film director Denys Desjardins.^[1][2]

My Eye for a Camera
French	Mon oeil pour une caméra
Directed by	Denys Desjardins
Written by	Denys Desjardins
Produced by	Nicole Lamothe
Starring	Denys Desjardins Steve Mann Boris Lehman
Cinematography	Denys Desjardins Jacques Leduc
Edited by	José Heppell
Music by	Simon Bellefleur Sandro Forte
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	2001 (2001)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English French

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

The film received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Documentary Film at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003.