Biography

David Perlov was born on May 9, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Meetings with Nathan Zach (1996), The Pill (1972) and Tel Katzir 1993 (1993). He died on December 13, 2003 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

He was a professor at Tel Aviv University's Department of Film and Television, Katz Faculty of the Arts.

Father of twin daughters Neomi Perlov and Yael Perlov, husband of Mira Perlov.

In early 1973, David Perlov bought a 16 mm camera and filmed his everyday life alongside dramatic events that took place in Israel at the time. He continued for 10 years. Channel 4 of British television expressed an interest in the project in 1983 and the result was the epic documentary Diary 1973-1983 (1983) ("Diary").