Biography

Education

B.A - Queens College, City University of New York, 1989 M.A - Hunter College, City University of New York, 1991

Professional Experience

Founder and managing director of Highlight Films, Israel, since 1998. Producer and director of documentary films and series for National Geographic, BBC, Channel 4 (UK), Discovery, Arte. Line producer of international feature films filmed in Israel and the West Bank. Producer of 3D films and videos in Israel. Professional advisor to military and historical film productions in Israel and Palestine since 2001. On camera talent / presenter.

Line Producer

Producer in charge of American, British and European TV productions filmed in Israel and Palestine:

Transparent (An Amazon production) - filming in Israel for 4 episodes. Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix) - filming in Israel Story of God - a documentary film featuring Morgan Freeman (National Geographic). Captive - a documentary series for Netflix. Ai Weiwei documentary filming in Israel, West Bank and Gaza. Chelsea Does Israel - featuring Chelsea Handler for Netflix CNN Believer - presented by Reza Aslan Documentary films for BBC, CH. 4, Sky, Nat Geo, Discovery, History, Arte and more ZDF: Special music show from Bethlehem on Christmas Madonna official EPK Showtime / Fox: The Making of Homeland filming in Israel Netflix: Chelsea Does..., Babies PBS: Pilgrimage, Walking to Bible History Channel: Revelation (TV drama) Daystar: 13 part Reflection series Nat Geo: Ancient X-Files, Jerusalem Holiest secrets. Smithsonian: Biblical doc-drama E: The Gene Simmons Family Jewels TLC: Miami Ink, Mariah Carey behind the scenes.

Filmography

2024 - Museum of Tolerance, Jerusalem: Director and producer of "06:29 - From Darkness to Light" - a museum video exhibition about the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

2023-2024 - USC Shoah Foundation, Established by Steven Spielberg: Producer of a special documentary project, collecting 400 testimonies of Oct. 7 survivors.

2016 - Wilfrid Israel, the Savior from Berlin - a feature documentary film about an unknown Jewish hero in WW2. Producer

2014 - Officer's Way - a feature documentary report about the Gaza War. I24 News. Producer

2010-13 - Jerusalem 3D IMAX - Line producer of the first IMAX film production in Israel.

2011 - Beyond the Boundaries - Producer. A documentary film following the voyage of a group of badly injured IDF soldiers to healing in Aspen, Colorado

• One of his Kind - a documentary feature following the life and work of

the Israeli writer and journalist Adam Baruch. Channel 8 Israel. Producer

2009 - BHD1 - a 6 part documentary series about the Israeli army. Channel 2 Israel and international distribution. Series Producer

2008 - Killing Kastzner - a 120 min. documentary feature, directed by Gaylen Ross. BBC4, Channel 8 Israel. Co-producer

2007 - Will Israel Bomb Iran? - a 50 minutes documentary detailing the Iranian threat on Israel. BBC2 - This World. Producer

• Munich: Operation Bayonet - a 50 min. documentary for BBC2 / Ch. 2 Israel

exposing the Mossad's killings of Black September operatives. Producer

2005 - The Last Stand - a 60 min. BBC2 - This World documentary, following the settlers during the Gaza pullout. Producer & Director

2004 - Zaka-Living With Death - a 48 minutes documentary following the Jewish orthodox volunteers dedicated to identification and burial of the victims of suicide bombings. Producer & Director

• A Day of War - A 90 minutes BBC documentary production taking place in

19 locations in areas of active conflicts in the world. Israel Producer

2003 - Shooting Conflicts - the sequel of Primetime War, six years later...47 min. Arte, Discovery-Times (US), Canal+ (Europe). First Prize - Tiburon Film Festival (2004). Director and Co-producer

• Iraq Media War - a 45 minutes documentary following journalists covering

the Iraq War. Commissioned by Arte, France. Co-Producer & Director

2002 - Bootcamp - 2 half hours series focusing on extreme physical challenges in the Israeli army. Commissioned by National Geographic Channel. Producer

• More Weddings, Another Funeral - A five-part series commissioned by

National Geographic Channel. Producer

2001 - Ecstasy - 6 X 24 documentary series following extreme religious ceremonies of different religious sects in Israel. Commissioned by NGCI. Producer

• Between the Lines - (58 min.) Broadcast: Discovery Ch. Europe, Fr 2, DR

TV, RTBF. Producer. The film won the Freedom of Spirit Award, Jerusalem Film Festival.

2000 - Journey to Jerusalem - (50 min.) Broadcast: National Geographic Channel. Producer & Director

1998 - Primetime War - The Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the POV of TV news cameramen. Co-produced with Mosaic Films (London) for Channel 4 (UK). Additional broadcasts: TV2 (Denmark), CBC (Canada), ORF (Austria), VRT (Belgium), NHK (Japan), Ch. 3 & Multicanal (Spain), ARD, MDR, Phoenix (Germany), SBS (Australia), Channel 2 (Israel) and other stations. Director and Co-producer. Primetime War won the first prize in the Actual Awards (Barcelona 1998)

Corporate Video

Producer and line producer of corporate videos for: Intel, Microsoft, Google, Verizon, Twitter, SAP, Cisco, Hilton, Avis, HP, AT&T, Alstom and others.

International NGO and fund-raising videos

The Jewish Agency, FIDF, International Olympic Committee, UJC, KKL/JNF, USAID, Nirim, The Catholic Church, Ministries and Churches in the US and Asia.

On camera talent / presenter / reporter

National Geographic Ancient X-Files: The Blood of Christ. "Little Town of Bethlehem" Next News Network: Interview about the film "Revealed" OMG (Canada): The seeds of Judaism Times Now India - news reports form Israel Ch. 2 + Cable companies Israel - news reports and investigative journalism reports.

English Voice over: Israel 64 - for Daystar TV, VitalOne, NGC and others
- IMDb mini biography by: Noam Shalev