Ira Wohl is an American documentary filmmaker. He is most noted for his 1979 film ''

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'', which won the

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at the

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."The Documentary As Family Memoir: A Surprise Sequel"
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'', January 11, 1998. Born and raised in New York City, Wohl attended Forest Hills High School."Ira Wohl To Screen His Academy Award-winning Film “Best Boy” May 17th At The CoSA Theater"
'' Coronado Eagle and Journal'', April 27, 2015. He had his first job in film working as an apprentice editor on

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's unfinished film ''

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''in Madrid, Spain He then made a number of short films, worked on the television series '' Big Blue Marble'', worked with

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on a music video, then made ''Best Boy''.'''' ''Best Boy'' premiered at the 1979 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the festival's only prize-

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before a separate People's Choice Award was instituted for the festival's documentary stream."TIFF 2015: 40 facts for the fest's 40th year"
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'', August 16, 2015. He received a

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in 1980. Wohl later returned to school at the University of Southern California (USC)in the early 1990s, studying clinical social work He has been a psychotherapist for the students of the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA) for more than twenty years. In 1997, he released the sequel film ''Best Man: 'Best Boy' and All of Us Twenty Years Later''. In 2006, he released another follow-up film, titled ''Best Sister''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wohl, Ira American documentary film directors American film editors American social workers USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work alumni UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs faculty Living people Directors of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)