Dror Shaul
Writing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dror Shaul, (born in 1971), is an Israeli film-maker. He came to prominence with the release of his first film, the 50-minutes Mivtza Savta (Operation Grandma), a comedy with a focus on the kibbutz experience. It is considered a cult movie, especially amongst kibbutzniks. He returned to the kibbutz with his second full-length feature, Adama Meshuga'at (Sweet Mud), a drama following an unhappy childhood on a kibbutz. It won an Israeli Film Academy Best Picture Award and a Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Shaul has confirmed that both films are based on real-life events. In between he wrote and directed Sima Vaknin Machshefa (Sima Vaknin, the Witch). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dror Shaul, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.
Sweet Mud
Mivtza Savta ("Operation Grandma") is a satirical Israeli comedy about three very different brothers trying to get around many obstacles to bury their grandmother on her kibbutz. The story takes place in Israel, in the fictional kibbutz "Asisim".
Operation Grandma
Sima Vaknin is a widow who wants to build a small residantial unit in her backyard but meets a strong resistance from her neighbor Wasserman. Sima angry curses him and curse becomes true. The rumor spread quickly and suddenly mass pilgrims are at Sima's door to receive a blessing or order a curse.
Sima Vaknin A Witch
Two girls from nuclear towns in Israel and Iran spill their countries most valuable secrets on Facebook while trying to prevent a nuclear crisis.
Atomic Falafel
Love Letters to Cinema is a collection of ten "letters” in the form of short films (4 minutes each), written and directed by ten outstanding Israeli directors. The films and the directors conduct a dialogue, whereas the directors create a short film with their unique voice, bringing to the audience a group of work that reflects on cinema.
Love Letter to Cinema
Skin Deep is a tragic comedy of a destined loser who will do anything to prove that the destiny is wrong. A story of a hopeless romantic who wants to surprise his love one with a tattoo on his left arm carrying her name, and ends up by surprising her with another lover. Now he has tow options: abandon his belief in an eternal love or find another girl with the same name.