Ilan Derech
Inquires

Cinema
Visual Haikus

Commercial
Pour Toi
Lucha Libre
ZEISS ZX1 x ID / Tokyo
ZEISS ZX1 x ID / Korea
Tokyo is...  

Collaborations
ZEISS ZX1
Air Canada

ZEISS Lenspire


Documentary
🇲🇲  Burmese Monastery
🇺🇸  Dear New York,
🇲🇦  Moroccan Faces & Places
🇲🇦  Under a Sea of Blue
🇲🇦  Between Camels & Dunes
🇮🇳  Morning Ritual
🇲🇲  The Golden Light 
🇻🇳  New Year in Red & Gold
🇲🇽  Lost Under the Sun
🇰🇷  It’s Snowing in Seoul
🇰🇷  강남구
🇰🇷 By The Pier
🇰🇷 Busan
🇰🇷 Nampo Fish Market



Travel Journal
Phuang Daw Oo

Personal Journal
B&W Ito
Walking Around Yanaka 
Windy Autumn Day 
First Day of my 30’s
Any Other Tokyo Day
Angkor Wat

Visual Haikus | 視覚俳句 Reel Cinema: Japan  2020 - 2024

Shot on: ZEISS ZM 1.4/35 Distagon




Derech’s work captures the essence of a haiku, transforming the brevity and depth of its structure into a cinematic experience. Just as a haiku distills a moment into three lines and seventeen syllables, Derech’s films channel the beauty of the mundane into three panels and 17 second cuts.

His approach romanticizes everyday moments, whether it's the busy streets of Tokyo on a rainy night or the gentle flicker of a candle in a Kyoto temple. By slowing time and removing the bustling nature of modern life, Derech allows viewers to savor each detail, much like a haiku evokes powerful imagery through its simplicity. His work encourages a mindful appreciation of life's small, often overlooked moments, transforming them into profound visual experiences.

Introduction by Curator Vienna Kim & Maxwell Karlan








( PERPETUAL CINEMA )
JAPAN'S EPHEMERAL BEAUTY: A MEDITATIVE JOURNEY

Exhibition projected in Lisbon, Portugal - 2024