Aharon Keshales ( he, אהרון קשלס; born 16 April 1976) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film critic.

Biography

Keshales was born in Jaffa,

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, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He grew up in

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, Israel. He served as a soldier in the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. Then studied at the

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

's film school, where he later became a lecturer until completing his graduate degree in the interdisciplinary program at the Faculty of Arts. At the same time, Keshales worked as film critic for

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, '' Globes'', and '' Rating Magazine''; and also created the film

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"Piranha Karina".

Career

In 2010, his directorial debut film, ''

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'' (''Kalevet'') was released, a film which he co-wrote and co-directed with Navot Papushado. In 2013 their second joint film came out - ''

Big Bad Wolves ''Big Bad Wolves'' ( he, מי מפחד מהזאב הרע, ''Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara'', direct translation: "Who's afraid of the bad wolf") is a 2013 Israeli black comedy horror-thriller film written and directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot ...

''.

Filmography (as director)

*''

'' (2010, with Navot Papushado) *''

'' (2013, with Navot Papushado) *''

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'' (Segment: ''F is for Falling'') (2014, with Navot Papushado) *'' South of Heaven'' (2021, USA)

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keshales, Aharon 1976 births Living people Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters Israeli film critics Israeli Sephardi Jews People from Jaffa People from Bat Yam Tel Aviv University alumni