Yonatan Nir Explained

Yonatan Nir
Birth Date:1977 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Kibbutz HaZore'a, Israel
Occupation:Film producer, film director
Years Active:2004–present

Yonatan Nir (born April 22, 1977) is an Israeli documentary film director and producer and a former photojournalist.

Among the films he created are: "Dolphin Boy",[1] "Cutting the Pain",[2],[3] [4] My Hero Brother,[5] "Picture of His Life"[6] and "Alex's Group".

Biography

Yonatan Nir grew up in Kibbutz HaZore'a, in Northern Israel. He served in an elite commando unit, and was injured during the 2006 Lebanon War, in which he participated as a reserve soldier. This experience led him to take an interest in post-trauma and rehabilitation; recurring themes in his films.[7] [8] [9]

Nir began his professional career as an underwater photographer and photojournalist, working for a number of media outlets including Haaretz, Yedioth Ahronoth and Asian Geographic. Nir is a graduate of the Camera Obscura School of Art in Tel Aviv, where he specialized in film and television.[10] [11] [12]

Nir co-produced and co-directed his debut film Dolphin Boy (2011), together with Dani Menkin. The film’s remake rights were acquired by Disney Pictures in 2012.[13]

Nir’s films have won several awards, including Best Documentary Film Award and Audience Choice Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Honorary Mention Award at the Woodstock Film Festival, and Best International Director Award at the Documentary Edge Festival in New Zealand.[14] [15] [16]

Nir has given over 1,200 lectures around the world. In January 2020 he spoke at TEDxSavyon about docutherapy and the power of film in post-traumatic growth.[17] Nir resides in Kibbutz Ramot Menashe with his wife and three daughters.[18]

Filmography

Dolphin Boy (2011) - tells the story of Morad, a boy who undergoes 3 years of dolphin therapy in Eilat, after being attacked and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.[19] [20] [21]

My Hero Brother (2016) - tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome that set on a journey to the summit of the Himalayas with their siblings.[22] [23] [24] [25]

(2017) - tells the story of a wealthy Jewish businessman and owner of Berlin’s largest department store in the 1930s, who was involved in saving 20,000 Jews during World War II.[26] [27]

Picture of His Life (2019) - tells the story of Amos Nachoum, a wildlife photographer with one final photographic dream remaining: to photograph a polar bear underwater, while swimming alongside it.[28] [29]

Additional films include Beyond the Boundaries and Cutting the Pain.[30] [31]

Awards

Dolphin Boy:

My Hero Brother:

Picture of His Life:

Photography Awards:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yonatan Nir | Dolphin Boy .
  2. Web site: Yonatan Nir | Cutting the Pain .
  3. Web site: Yonatan Nir | the Essential Link .
  4. https://www.wilfridisraelfilm.org/
  5. Web site: Yonatan Nir | My Hero Brother .
  6. Web site: Yonatan Nir | Picture of His Life .
  7. http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/red-sea-reboot-1.373434 Red Sea Reboot
  8. https://shalom.kiwi/2017/06/interview-yonatan-nir-director-hero-brother/ Interview: Yonatan Nir, director of My Hero Brother
  9. http://www.mako.co.il/men-stories/Article-041dca0a9f0e841006.htm The incredible life of a combat soldier who decided to amputate his foot (Hebrew)
  10. http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/my-hero-brother-interview-with-yonaton-nir/ My Hero Brother: Interview with Yonatan Nir
  11. http://lensmagazine.net/an-interview-with-yonatan-nir/ An Interview With Yonatan Nir
  12. http://euromedaudiovisuel.net/p.aspx?t=news&mid=21&l=en&did=602 Yonatan Nir, co-director and co-producer of Dolphin Boy
  13. http://www.timesofisrael.com/dolphin-boy-gets-picked-up-by-disney/ ‘Dolphin Boy’ gets picked up by Disney
  14. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/santa-barbara-film-festival-2017-award-winners-1201984675/ Santa Barbara Film Festival Announces 2017 Award Winners
  15. http://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/santa-barbara-film-festival-oscar-nominee-interviews-awards-1201781866/ Santa Barbara Film Festival Winds Up Starry Session with Indie Prizes
  16. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1705/S00423/documentary-winners-announced-at-doc-edge-festival.htm Documentary Winners Announced at Doc Edge Festival
  17. https://www.tedxsavyon.com/speakers List of speakers
  18. http://www.heyjudeproductions.com Yonatan Nir's biography
  19. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/movies/dolphin-boy-a-documentary-by-dani-menkin-and-yonatan-nir.html A Beaten Teenager Seeks Solace in Another Species
  20. http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Dolphin-psychotherapists-treat-severe-trauma Dolphin ‘Psychotherapists’ Treat Severe Trauma
  21. https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/04/25/dolphin-boy/ Dolphin Boy
  22. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/how-india-helped-to-rewrite-relationships-between-the-disabled-and-their-families/articleshow/54872827.cms How India helped to rewrite relationships between the disabled and their families
  23. http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jan/26/my-hero-brother/ Meet the Makers
  24. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/broward/fl-jjbs-film-0118-20170113-story.html Inspirational Israeli film screening in South Florida
  25. http://“MY%20HERO%20BROTHER”%20–%20A%20TRIBUTE%20TO%20THE%20HUMAN%20SPIRIThttps://smmirror.com/2017/02/my-hero-brother-a-tribute-to-the-human-spirit/ “MY HERO BROTHER” – A TRIBUTE TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT
  26. http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/toronto-jewish-film-festival-1-2/ Toronto Jewish Film Festival
  27. http://timesofisrael.com/wilfrid-israel-an-unsung-holocaust-hero-gets-his-own-film/ Wilfrid Israel, an unsung Holocaust hero, gets his due
  28. https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/picture-of-his-life/ Picture of His Life
  29. https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/373229/ Review: Picture of His Life
  30. https://nfct.org.il/en/movies/cutting-the-pain/ Cutting the Pain
  31. https://miamijewishfilmfestival.org/films/2012/beyond_the_boundaries Beyond the Boundaries

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