David Fisher collection, circa 2021-2023
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Summary
- Creator:
- Fisher, David, 1956- and Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- David Fisher is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from Israel whose films have been shown internationally at film festivals, theaters, and special screenings. His film, The Round Number (2021) was influenced by his father's diary and experience during the Holocaust and Fisher's own questions about how and why the six million figure was written into canon, and what its meaning can tell people about the Holocaust. The collection includes electronic files of the film, trailers, frame stills, poster designs, reviews and accolades, and materials from film festivals The Round Number premiered at between 2021-2023. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
- Extent:
- 2.2 Gigabytes
- Language:
- Materials in English, Hebrew, Spanish, and Romanian.
- Collection ID:
- RL.13060
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of document, video, and image files created for the documentary film, The Round Number which was influenced by the experience of Fisher's father during the Holocaust, Fisher's own questions about how and why the six million figure was written into canon, and what its meaning can tell people about the Holocaust. Materials include the film, trailers, frame stills from the film, official posters and alternate designs, and publicity related to the film such as reviews, accolades, press, and film festivals where The Round Number was shown between 2021-2023. The Round Number was acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts Collection Awards, 2023.
- Biographical / historical:
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David Fisher (b. October 14, 1956) is a documentary director, producer, and writer from Israel. His films such as Love Inventory (2000), Mostar Round Trip (2011), and Six Million and One (2011) have been shown internationally at film festivals, theaters, and special screenings in Israel, the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Taiwan, Columbia, and more, winning multiple best documentary awards and other prizes. Fisher also served as General Director for the Israeli New Foundation for Cinema and Television between 1999-2008 before creating his own production company, Fisher Features Ltd. in 2009.
The film, The Round Number premiered in 2021 and was influenced by the diary of Fisher's father and experience during the Holocaust (also explored in Six Million and One ), along with lingering questions about how and why the six million figure was written into canon. Through interviews, archival materials, and moments of reality, Fisher used the film to ask provocative questions about the six million figure and what it can tell people about the Holocaust.
After completing The Round Number , the film premiered at several film festivals in Israel, Argentina, Romania, Morocco, and the United States between 2021-2023. In 2023, The Round Number won the Runner Up award in the BAFTSS (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies) Category of Screen Based Practice Research and the Archive of Documentary Arts Collection Awards at Duke University.
Sources: "The Round Number": An Interview with Israeli Filmmaker David Fisher, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNkwfc6lMSw, accessed December 5, 2024.
David Fisher IMDb webpage, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279448/, accessed December 5, 2024.
Fisher Features Ltd. website, https://fisherfeatures.com/index.php/en/bio, accessed December 5, 2024.
- Acquisition information:
- The David Fisher Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2024.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Tere Elizalde, December, 2024
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2024-0027
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in two series: Film and Supporting Materials. Files are arranged in order as originally received by the donor.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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