aka ‘OSCAR’S EYE’ (International Title)
COMING SUMMER 2024
TRAILER for Camera starring Beau Bridges & Miguel Gabriel
FEATURETTE Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Starring Beau Bridges, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Bruce Davison, Scotty Tovar, Ross Partridge, Jorge-Luis Pallo, and introducing Miguel Gabriel
The Story
Family Drama
CAMERA is the heartwarming story of loss, hope, and healing, following OSCAR, a 9-year-old boy who cannot speak — who has just moved with his widowed mom to a struggling fishing town. Picked on and bullied, nobody realizes that Oscar sees great beauty where others only see despair. Nobody, that is, until a broken film camera brings him together with ERIC (Beau Bridges), an eccentric old repairman, and an unlikely friendship develops. Under Eric’s mentorship, Oscar finds his voice through photography, and in doing so, heals a wounded community.
Director’s Statement
“While my experience as a photographer convinced me to pick up the script, it was my experience as a father that kept me turning the page, and moved me beyond words. Having raised a daughter born with impaired speech it was easy for me to relate to the story’s young protagonist, Oscar, and the older man who sees his artistic potential and dedicates himself to sharing it with the world. Their friendship is the beating heart of CAMERA - and at a time when I - like so many of us - feel socially isolated and disconnected, this script restored my faith that life doesn’t have to be this way, and that positive change may come from the least assuming amongst us. Through the interplay between still images and moving ones, I want CAMERA to come alive, to be as real to the audience as a thinking, feeling organism, and for it to move them towards a brighter future after the picture fades to black.” - Jay Silverman
News & Reviews
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“Award Winning Photographer turned Filmmaker delivers a remarkable story on how a Camera, when placed in the hands of a voiceless 9-year-old boy, can change the way a community sees their world. A fiercely hopeful story of loss, love and healing that reminds us all to see the beauty in our own world.
CAMERA is a must-see!”
“Beau Bridges, a reliable journeyman character actor, is offered one of his juiciest roles in years, and the 82-year-old proves he’s more than up for the challenge, playing Eric Conway with an undeniable soulfulness. ”
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