Prof. Amir Har-Gil’s documentaries have won dozens of international awards:

Best Documentary – “Jerusalem in Line”, UK Film Festival, London.
Best Documentary – “Poetry Zaban”, BBIFF, Kolkata.
Best Documentary – “Uri in the Sky”, Outer Docs F.F., Ithaca, New York.
Best Documentary – “Poetry Zaban”. Paradise F.F, Hungary.
Best Social Feature – “Poetry Zaban”, Gold Star Movie Award, New Jersey.
Best documentaries – “Jerusalem in Line”, Color Tape International F.F., Australia.
Best Short Documentary – “Moshe Sneh – The Man Who Never Gave Up”, I will Tell I.F.F, London.

The full list of awards is in the ‘Awards’ tab.

1. Documentaries – Filmography

Directing And Script Writing of Documentaries
1. Imagin No Possessions, Documentary, 80 min’,
This is the story of a place of partnership unlike any other place in the world, a place where the only rule is that there are no rules. Co-produced with Itay Ken-Tor, 2024.

2. Turn Around, Documentary, 65 min’,
The story of a German Jew (72) who lost most of his family in Auschwitz, escaped to Israel fell in love with Ulla (55), a non-Jewish German, daughter of manufacturer of gas containers for Auschwitz. Together they embark on journey to bridge the nations. Produced by Amir Har-Gil, 2024.

3. Seeds of Peace, Documentary, 9 min’,
A group of Jewish soldiers, immediately after winning the war, decided that to prevent the future hatred between the nations, action had to be taken. A story about dreams of peacemakers. A story like no other in the world.

4. Poetry Zaban, Documentary, 60 min’. 14 international awards. For details in the ‘Awards’ tab.
Two young social activities try to learn from the expert, how to change reality even when you are in a minority position. A story of the former minister of absorption, Yair Zaban. 2020.

5. Moshe Sneh – The Man Who Never Gave Up, Documentary, 12 min’.
4 international awards. For details in the ‘Awards’ tab.
A shot documentary for the Yad La’Maapil museum. Foundation for the Commemoration of Moshe Sneh and the Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel, 2019.

6. Uri in the Sky, documentary, 54 min’, 7 international awards. For details in the ‘Awards’ tab.
Uri completes a painting of his F-16 squadron, a painting that is demonstrative of his new passion in life- art. Yet this is not only a time of passion and creation but also a time of reflection and soul searching, 2015.

7. Jerusalem in Line, documentary, 57 min’. 7 international awards. For details in the ‘Awards’ tab.
Since the 1967 Six Day War, and the annexing of East Jerusalem to Israel, its Arab population lived in a sort of limbo, being recognized as Israeli residents but not as Israeli citizens. This film explores this state of perpetual limbo through the lives of three East Jerusalem residents, 2015.

8. The story of the settlement of Kibbutz Yakum, 28 min’. Script, directing and producing. For Kibbutz Yakum, 2012.

9. Entangled, 50 min’ documentary, First Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in production and creation. Script and directing. The Israeli Palestinian conflict as perceived through stories of families from both sides. For the European Union. Provid Co. & Link Co, 2011.

10. Good Morning Israel – 20 years later, documentary, 60 min’.
First Israeli long-range follow-up film. Script, directing and production. The director embarks on a journey following 5 young heroes documented 20 years before to find out what has changed. A microcosm of Israeli society, Script and directing, for YES satellite co. Musa Productions, Yahaly Gat, 2007.

11. Bereavement Alliance, documentary, 30 min’.
A story about bereavement among the Druze community in Israel, through the point of view of Druze women. For the Second Authority for Television and Radio, Channel 2. Production: Moza TV Productions. 2004.

12. The Art of Living, documentary, 53 min’. Audience Choice, Real to Reel Festival, USA.
The story of a German Jew (72) who lost his family in Auschwitz, escaped to Israel fell in love with Ulla (55), a German Christian, daughter of manufacturer of gas containers for Auschwitz. Nominated for Ophir Award (Israel Film Academy). Script, directing and production. For Noga Communications, Channel 8 HOT.

13. Dad, Mom, Kids and Scooter, documentary, 30 min’. For Channel 22, Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority. Parent-child relationships in the post-modern era lacking rules, each family inventing its own approach to education. Asa Productions. Script and directing, 2002.

14. Life According to Eve, documentary, 64 min’.
Eve, Saray, and Nava show how they get rights to which they are entitled. Integration in high school from the perspective of students under the poverty line. Part of series on Human Rights in Israel. For Noga Communications, Channel 8 HOT, Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority, produced by Provid Ltd. Script and directing, 2001.

15. Line Up, documentary, 52 min’. First price. For details in the ‘Awards’ tab.
A documentary for Noga Communications, Channel 8 HOT, Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority, Script, directing. A peek at the backyard of Israeli governance and its treatment of the Palestinian minority. By hidden camera and other means the film shows the Kafkaesque reality east Jerusalem residents must confront daily at the gates of the Ministry of the Interior’s offices in their city. Joint production Har-Gil Cinema and TV & Provid Co, 2000.

16. Partners, documentary, 30 min’.
Channel 22. Script and directing. On Jews and Arabs binding their fates through business connections. Fischer Gat Productions, 1999.

17. Rainbow of colors Part 1, 40 min’.
On changing rules – from enemies to partners – about the relationship between IDF and Palestinian Security Forces after the Oslo agreements. Script & directing. Producer: IDF Education Corps, 1997.

18. Good Morning Israel – 10 years later, documentary, 42 min’.
The director returns to film the changes that have occurred in the Israeli society through five youngsters he filmed 10 years earlier. Script, directing. Co-production with Nahshon Axelrad. For satellite companies. 1996.

19. Exodus to Egypt, documentary, 40 min’.
A journey in Egypt of a group of Arabic speaking young Israeli Jews who discover a land, a culture, a world, they did not know. For the ‘Kibbutzim Channel,’ Video Center site, Givat Haviva and Channel 22, 1993.

20. Jacob’s Dream, documentary, 50 min’.
The life of Yaakov Hazan, for Channel 11 and the Kibbutz Artzi. Script and directing. Producer: Association of Great Men of the Jewish People, 1993.

21. Together and Apart, documentary, 40 min’.
About changes in the kibbutz as reflected in a struggling and in a failed one, for Channel 11, Produced by Broadcast Authority, 1992.

22. Contribution –Remuneration, documentary, 30 min.
Video Center site, Kibbutzim Channel, script and directing. About introducing differential pay to kibbutzim, produced by Givat Haviva, 1991.

23. Receipt for Happiness, 15 min’ personal documentary for Channel 11, Channel 8 HOT. Script & directing. On the eve of his wedding, the director visits his father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother and asks: Is it worth it? Produced by Har-Gil Cinema & TV, 1988.

24. Good Morning Israel, documentary, 13 min’. First Prize and 3 awards. For details in the ‘Awards’ tab.
Daily life of five youths from various population sectors. Screened in Channels 11, 22, educational channel and other countries, Script, directing and production. Beit Zvi,1986.

Directing and Script Writing of Other Films
25. The Association of Israelis of Central European Origin, 10 min’. 2009.
26. Shavuot at the Foot of Mount Gilboa, documentary, 30 min’. 2003.
27. Bar is Ten, 15 min’. 2000.
28. Wisdom of the Heart, documentary,15 min’,1998.
29. Action Research, 15 minutes.1998.
30. Rainbow of Colors Part, 30 min’ IDF, 1997.
31. Erased, 90 min’ feature Script with Ruth Peled, 1998.
32. Vista, 7 min’, 1997.
33. Solar Dynamics, 3 min’. 1997.
34. The Cinematic Magic, 11×3 to 8 min’,1996.
35. The Diving Experience, 50 min’,1996.
36. A Good Number, 7 min’, 1995.
37. The Belly is like the Sea, 3x 20 min’ 1995.
38. 90 Years to JNF, 30 min’,1992.
39. Heart to Heart, 5 min’, 1992.
40. Induction March, documentary, 15 min’, 1992.
41. Muvtal (unemployed) Blues, video clip. 1992.
42. Citation to the Paramedic, documentary, 15 min’, 1992.
43. Plastiv, 4 min’ profile for marketing Plastiv, 1991.
44. History of Hadera, 45 min’,1991.
45. White & Gold, 7 min’, 1991.
46. The Armored Corps made History, 15 min’, 1990.
47. Red Line, 7 min’,1987.
48. Land of Milk and Honey, pixilation,1985.

2. Others

2014-2024, Member of Control Committee, Israel Film and Television Director’s Guild (R.A.),
2003-2022, Lector, Film Havatzelet Culture Fund.
2021, Lector, Haifa Film Festival, Israel.
2005, Lector, Makor Fund for cinema and TV films.
2001-2003; 2012-2013, Board Member, Documentary Filmmakers’ Forum.
1993-1994, Board Member, Israel Film and Television Director’s Guild (R.A.).
2006, 2016, 2018, Jury, Young Filmmakers Competition, DocAviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv
2008, Jury, Silver screen, community video competition, JDC Israel Eshel.
1993-1994, Chief Editor and Program Manager, National Inter-Kibbutz Video Magazine, “Arutz La Kibbutz”, Givat Haviva.
2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, Selected as the Best teacher for the master’s program. University of Haifa, Israel
2015-2023, Head of Control Committee, Kibbutz Yakum.
2023-2024, Member of Control Committee, Kibbutz Yakum.
2009-2013, Secretariat member, Kibbutz Yakum.