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Aviv Kaufman

Aviv Kaufman

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Biography

Aviv Kaufman (born August 8, 1989) is an Israeli director, screenwriter, and producer. Although primarily a film teacher in the Israeli South, Kaufman has gradually expanded his role within the Israeli film industry. Born in Ramat Gan, Israel, and generally having grown up in Modi'in, Aviv claims to have first fallen in love with cinema in his High School years in the aftermath of his parents' divorce, when he joined his school's film club. As part of the club, Aviv directed and wrote the short High School film "A Birthday From The Movies," which won the Best High School Screenplay award in Israel's Central District in 2007. As a result of this success, Aviv chose to continue pursuing film as an adult. After saving up money through being an extra in series like "Irreversible", "Hatufim", and the American "Homeland" - Aviv enrolled in Sapir College in pursuit of a bachelor's degree in cinema. And ever since finishing college, Aviv has been a teacher for film studies in the Israeli South as part of a new generation of Southern Israeli cinema. More recently, Aviv has found success through his role in the series 'One Day In October', which went on to be aired on yes TV and HBO Max.

Known For

One Day in October
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An anthology series exploring the aftermath of the October 7 attacks in Israel, where Hamas militants killed and took hostages. It portrays stories of love, bravery, endurance, and grief arising from the senseless violence.

One Day in October

2024
Bobby and the Magical Forest
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Oded, a 17-year-old boy suffering from loneliness and trauma, lives with his brother Amit in the city of Sderot. After a news report about a monster desecrating graves, the two set out into the forest to check on the grave of their beloved dog, Bobby. What begins as a mysterious adventure quickly becomes a psychological journey, as Oded is torn between fear, memories, and illusion. As the journey deepens, reality starts to unravel.

Bobby and the Magical Forest

2025
Post Partum
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In the city of Sderot in southern Israel, 10-year-old Or lives with his parents and his newborn brother. Since his brother's birth, the household dynamics have changed, and Or must adapt to the new situation where his mother is experiencing postpartum depression. Through his young eyes, he is exposed to moments that will force him to choose between his own desires and the well-being of his family.

Post Partum

2024
People You'd Kill
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A unique black comedy. Boaz, a frustrated filmmaker, and Lily, a fired youth counselor, meet in an anger management class and discover a shared calling โ€” to teach life lessons to the people who really deserve it.

People You'd Kill

2019
Not A Word
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Kesem hasn't spoken in years. Living in a small kibbutz, she communicates only through notes โ€” words she can write but never say. Having long lost her faith in love, she believes it belongs only in the movies. But when life keeps confronting her with other people's love stories, Kesem finds herself standing at a fragile crossroads between cynicism and hope, and one silent gesture from Itay, her childhood friend, might finally break the walls she built around her heart.

Not A Word

2017
A Birthday from the Movies
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Zoar, 17, is completely uninterested in his approaching birthday. He is preoccupied with his constantly fighting parents, his secret crush on Rotem, and even the looming presence of world hunger (which, ironically, doesn't concern him much). To celebrate his birthday, his sister makes him a bold promise: all of his wishes will magically come true. Suddenly, the most fantastical events begin to unfold. Is it possible that the world, which Zoar knows to be realistic and devoid of magic, is truly changing? This amusing coming-of-age comedy, created in 2007 as a high school graduation project, won first place in a national pitching competition for Best Screenplay.

A Birthday from the Movies

2007
The Journey To Bobby & The Magical Forest
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A documentary about a group of Israeli teenagers and their weirdly dramatic journey through the development of their movie, and through life in the Israeli South.

The Journey To Bobby & The Magical Forest

Milestone
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Aviv is an aggressive boy from a normal family. During another family trip - in one moment of sibling violence Aviv first understands the consequences of his violence. The film was shot in the actual places the real events took place.

Milestone

2018
Survive Together
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A dark psychological thriller that explores a young couple's descent into obsession, control, and the fragile boundaries between love and madness. Told with raw intensity and visual restraint, Survive Together confronts the terrifying question โ€” how far would you go to feel alive?

Survive Together

2016
Black Border
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Exhausted from a long day, corporate lawyers Etty Levi (29) and Ran Levi (30) arrive at their hotel only to discover a booking error has left them with a single room and one shared bed. Refusing to succumb to her annoying colleague, Etty uses her black stockings to establish a strict, absolute border across the mattress, initiating a high-stakes, competitive wager: the first one to cross the 'Black Border' sleeps on the sofa. What follows is a sharp and cunning battle of wits between two professionals determined to win, where the true challenge is not their legal careers, but the undeniable attraction that lies between them.

Black Border

2016
Since I Froze
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When Shira returns home after years abroad, she comes face to face with Lior โ€“ her childhood best friend and the man at the center of a night that changed everything. Heโ€™s certain they shared love. Sheโ€™s certain it was assault. A tense, intimate drama exploring memory, consent, and the fragile line between truth and perception.

Since I Froze

2023