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title: "4 Danae Elon Quotes - Famous Filmmaker"
description: "American filmmaker... | Danae Elon is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer from Jerusalem. She is based in Montreal, Quebec."
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# Danae Elon

(1970)   Filmmaker

 **4** quotes in **34** categories

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Danae Elon is a filmmaker.

## Quick Facts About Danae Elon

Born December 23, 1970

Profession Filmmaker

## About Danae Elon

American filmmaker... \| Danae Elon is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer from Jerusalem. She is based in Montreal, Quebec.

##  Quotes by Danae Elon

> [I feel that we should try and understand how we as women storytellers have often fallen into the mode of telling stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danae-elon/i-feel-that-we-should-try-and-understand-how-we-as-women-storytellers/)

[Danae Elon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danae-elon/)

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/danae-elon-65257_character_i-feel-that-we-should-try-and-understand_269815.jpg)

> [I would like to find a more precise way to not only tell the stories of female characters, but also do so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danae-elon/i-would-like-to-find-a-more-precise-way-to-not-only-tell-the-stories/)

[Danae Elon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danae-elon/)

[Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/danae-elon-65257_advice_i-would-like-to-find-a-more-precise-way_1208581.jpg)

> [I think this takes a lot of courage and integrity to find your own voice and way to express not only your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danae-elon/i-think-this-takes-a-lot-of-courage-and-integrity-to-find-your-own/)

[Danae Elon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danae-elon/)

[Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f5/danae-elon-65257_courage_i-think-this-takes-a-lot-of-courage-and_1419064.jpg)

> [I found that each time I opened my camera and filmed Jerusalem, its image was overtaking what I wanted to express.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danae-elon/i-found-that-each-time-i-opened-my-camera-and-filmed-jerusalem-its/)

[Danae Elon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danae-elon/)

[Cameras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cameras/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/danae-elon-65257_cameras_i-found-that-each-time-i-opened-my-camer_1851834.jpg)

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