Dror Moreh (; born 4 November 1961) is an Israeli cinematographer and director.
Film career
Moreh's first film as director was ''Sharon,'' an investigation into the appeal of Israeli prime minister,
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon ( ; also known by his diminutive Arik, ; 26 February 192811 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
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His film, ''
The Gatekeepers'' (
2012
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), was nominated for
Best Documentary Feature at the
85th Academy Awards
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The film attracted attention partly due to its controversial interviews with the head of Israel's Security Agency (
Shin Bet
The Israel Security Agency (ISA; , (GSS); ), better known by the Hebrew acronyms, acronyms Shabak (; ; ) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of , "Security Service"), is Israel's internal Security agency, security service. Its motto is "''Magen ...
). Moreh said, "I think that those guys who implement the power and force… understand that power and force can lead you up to a certain point, and beyond that, you have to take other measures."
''The Human Factor'', which is about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was released January 2021.
Moreh directed the 2022 documentary film ''
The Corridors Of Power'', an examination of United States foreign policy since the collapse of the USSR.
''Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?'', a DMP Films production in association with the BBC, and directed by Moreh, was released in August 2024. The eight episodes span the administrations of four US Presidents, and examine how American leaders responded to reports of genocide, war crimes and mass atrocities from the end of the Cold War until 2016.
See also
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Cinema of Israel
Cinema of Israel () refers to film production in Israel since its founding in 1948. Most Israeli films are produced in Hebrew, but there are productions in other languages such as Arabic and English. Israel has been nominated for more Academ ...
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1961 births
Living people
Israeli documentary filmmakers
Israeli film directors
Israeli film producers
20th-century Israeli Jews
21st-century Israeli Jews