Avi Mograbi

Avi Mograbi (* 1956 in Tel Aviv , Hebrew אבי מוגרבי) is an Israeli documentary filmmaker . His films are often experimental in form and take a critical look at Israel's policy towards the Palestinians .

Life

Mograbi studied philosophy at Tel Aviv University from 1979 to 1982 and art at Ramat Hasharon Art School. After completing his studies, he worked as a director and production assistant before directing his first own film in 1989.

His film Avenge But One of My Two Eyes premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival .

In 2009 Mograbi received the Konrad Wolf Prize of the Berlin Academy of the Arts , endowed with 5,000 euros , which honored him as a “committed contemporary witness of the conflicts in the Middle East”.

Filmography (selection)

• 1989: Deportation (short film)
• 1994: The Reconstruction
• 1997: How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon
• 1999: Happy Birthday, Mr. Mograbi
• 2002: August: A Moment Before the Eruption
• 2002: Wait it's the soldiers, I have to hang up now (short film)
• 2004: Detail (short film)
• 2005: Avenge But One of My Two Eyes
• 2008: Z32
• 2012: Once I Entered a Garden
• 2016: Between Fences (OT: Bein gderot)

Web links

• Avi Mograbi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Interview with Avi Mograbi on his film Avenge But One of My Two Eyes