A lyrical documentation of the world of Jaffa’s fishermen. The influence of British documentary tradition – as well as the films of directors like Joris Ivens or Georges Franju – is evident in Fishermen in Jaffa. In a carefully-planned frail structure of narrative, the film progresses from daylight to night. In it Perlov creates at the same time a vast, panoramic view, and an intimate, private one – whether he films a lone cat wandering on the dock, or the glowing faces of the fishermen. This early film already depicts Perlov’s unique style.