Amir Bar-Lev
Encyclopedia
Amir Bar-Lev is an American film director
, producer
and writer from Berkeley, California
.
Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary film
s. He has directed such films as Fighter, a documentary film released August 24, 2001. The film received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
. The 2007 documentary film My Kid Could Paint That
was directed by Bar-Lev, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
. The film was bought by Sony Pictures Classics
in 2007. He also served as co-producer of the
2009 Oscar nominated documentary Trouble the Water.
Bar-Lev also directed The Tillman Story
, which premiered as a Domestic Documentary Finalist at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and writer from Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
.
Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s. He has directed such films as Fighter, a documentary film released August 24, 2001. The film received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
. The 2007 documentary film My Kid Could Paint That
My Kid Could Paint That
My Kid Could Paint That is a 2007 documentary film by director Amir Bar-Lev . The movie follows the early artistic career of Marla Olmstead, a young girl from Binghamton, NY who gains fame first as a child prodigy painter of abstract art, and then becomes the subject of controversy concerning...
was directed by Bar-Lev, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. The film was bought by Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics is an art-house film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in December 1991 that distributes, produces and acquires specialty films from the United States and around the world. Its co-presidents are Michael Barker and Tom Bernard...
in 2007. He also served as co-producer of the
2009 Oscar nominated documentary Trouble the Water.
Bar-Lev also directed The Tillman Story
The Tillman Story
The Tillman Story is a 2010 documentary film directed by Amir Bar-Lev. The film is about the 2004 death of U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman in the war in Afghanistan, the cover-up of the true circumstances of his death, and his family's struggle to unearth the truth. It was nominated for the Grand...
, which premiered as a Domestic Documentary Finalist at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Director/Producer
According to IMDB Bar-Lev has directed or produced the following works :- The Tillman StoryThe Tillman StoryThe Tillman Story is a 2010 documentary film directed by Amir Bar-Lev. The film is about the 2004 death of U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman in the war in Afghanistan, the cover-up of the true circumstances of his death, and his family's struggle to unearth the truth. It was nominated for the Grand...
(2010) (director) - Trouble the WaterTrouble the WaterTrouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, producers of Fahrenheit 9/11. Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of a couple surviving failed levees, bungling bureaucrats, and their own troubled past and a portrait of a community abandoned long...
(2008) (co-producer) - My Kid Could Paint ThatMy Kid Could Paint ThatMy Kid Could Paint That is a 2007 documentary film by director Amir Bar-Lev . The movie follows the early artistic career of Marla Olmstead, a young girl from Binghamton, NY who gains fame first as a child prodigy painter of abstract art, and then becomes the subject of controversy concerning...
(2007) (director) - "It Could Happen TomorrowIt Could Happen TomorrowIt Could Happen Tomorrow is a television series that premiered on January 15, 2006 on The Weather Channel. It explores the possibilities of various weather and other natural phenomena severely damaging or destroying America's cities...
" (2006) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes) - KatrinaHurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
(2006) (TV) (producer) - "Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
Dailies" (2003) TV series (segment producer) - "VH1: All Access" (2003) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- FighterFighter (film)Fighter is a documentary film about Arnošt Lustig and Jan Wiener , two Jews who return to Europe to revisit the past....
(2000) (director)
External links
- Axis Films
- interview with My Kid Could Paint That director Amir Bar-Lev at Filmmaker MagazineFilmmaker MagazineFilmmaker is a quarterly publication magazine covering issues relating to independent film. The magazine was founded in 1992 by Karol Martesko-Fenster, Scott Macaulay and Holly Willis...
- IONCINEMA.com interview with Amir Bar-Lev for My Kid Can Paint That
- IONCINEMA.com interview with Amir Bar-Lev for The Tillman Story
- Film makers profiles Amir Bar-Lev Yahoo Video