The precise shots, which straddle the border zone between still photography and cinema, produce a hypnotic effect. The aesthetics of both works emphasize the grayness and dullness of office environments. Photocopy was shot in a nondescript European country (Switzerland), while Samson was shot in Israeli locations and has more of a local flavor. In Photocopy, which is the earlier work, a very slow pace is dictated by the humming sound of the photocopy machine and the administrative assistant’s recurring comings and goings. In Samson, beside the calm office routine and seeming lack of plot throughout most of the work, there is underlying tension due to the main character’s physique and the role he is supposed to be playing: Samson seems very fit and edgy, curiously miscast for his monotonous office job. At the end of the film, this tension culminates in a surprising scene where the banality and randomness of violence surfaces, leaving the spectators wishing for an explanation which is never offered.

Samson
Samson : Galy Reshef
Cinematography: Dan Bronfeld
Sound Design: Gadi Raz
Makeup Artist: Ziv Katanov

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