Hanan Brandes

Co-Director | Over & Out

Hanan Brandes is an Israeli screenwriter and director. Served in the military as a journalist and editor for the IDF’s official magazine. Graduating with highest honors, he later completed his film studies at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. During his studies, Hanan has produced, edited, and directed a variety of short films, including I Missed You at Synagogue and Half of Me, which were screened worldwide at acclaimed Jewish film festivals and won awards. Over & Out is Hanan’s feature-length directorial debut.

Duki Dror

Director | UNraveling UNRWA

Duki Darwish Dror is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over 30 films to his name, including Inside the Mossad (Netflix), Lebanon—Borders of Blood, Supernova, a winner of the German Academy Award, and Unraveling UNRWA. Researched by a top-notch international team, his films offer wide perspectives, revealing the human truths behind political rhetoric and challenging viewers to look beyond surface narratives. Co-produced and distributed worldwide, his films have a significant international influence and impact.

Sharon Eyal Azulay

Co-Creator + Screenwriter | Amal

Sharon Eyal Azulay is a screenwriter, creator and attorney. After many years as a partner in a
law firm, she transitioned to film and television. She graduated with highest honors from the
Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.

Since graduating, Sharon has written three feature films that have been produced, screened
at festivals around the world and received awards.

Sharon teaches film and screenwriting at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and at
the Open University.

Matan Sacofsky

Co-Director | Over & Out

Matan Sacofsky is an Israeli-American film director and visual artist based in Jerusalem, where he runs a studio and gallery. He is a graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. His artwork has been exhibited at the 2026 Jerusalem Biennale and the Fresh Paint Art Fair, with solo exhibitions at the Israeli Knesset and the Jerusalem Theatre. Sacofsky also serves as an IDF reserve tank commander and fought at Kibbutz Kfar Aza following the October 7 attack. Over & Out marks his feature-length debut as both cinematographer and co-director.

Israela Shaer Meoded

Director | Looking for Yadida

Israela Shaer Meoded has directed some ten short and feature-length films that have screened at festivals in Israel and internationally, earning awards and honorable mentions. Her documentary Looking for Yadida, which explores the Yemenite, Mizrahi and Balkan Children Affair, won the Best Director Award at the 2025 Jerusalem Film Festival, is nominated for the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum Award, and has screened at Jewish film festivals across the United States. Shaer Meoded teaches at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, where she serves as Senior Fellow for the Promotion of Equality, Diversity and Shared Life. She recently submitted her doctoral dissertation at the Shirley and Leslie Porter School of Cultural Studies, Tel Aviv University, under the supervision of Prof. Gadi Algazi. The dissertation examines political short films made in Israel in the 1970s and 1980s by Mizrahi women filmmakers.

Shady Srour

Co-Director | Split

Bissan Tibi

Director | One Street in Silwan

Bissan Tibi was born and raised in Neve Shalom–Wahat al-Salam. She studied Film and Television at Tel Aviv University, where she directed two short films and began developing her debut feature documentary.

In 2020, she wrote and directed the short film WENEK. In 2023, she served as Casting Director for All That’s Left of You, directed by Cherien Dabis.

Her 2025 short film SILA screened at four festivals: the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Cinema South Film Festival, FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH, and the Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg. It received three awards: a Film Critics’ Forum Special Mention, a Special Mention for Best Actress, and the Best Director Award at Cinema South.

Her debut feature documentary, One Street in Silwan (2025), premiered in the Official Competition of the Jerusalem Film Festival and later screened at the Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival in Tel Aviv and the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

In 2026, she was named one of Docaviv’s 20 Promising Filmmakers Under 40.

Meital Zvieli

Director | Shalom

Meital Zvieli graduated from Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film & Television School screenwriting program with honors. She has over 25 years of experience as a freelance editor, screenwriter, producer, director, and television format developer for all Israeli broadcast channels.

Her feature-length directorial debut, which she also produced and edited, THE CAMERA OF DOCTOR MORRIS, won the Oscar-qualifying Best Israeli Film Award at Docaviv 2022. Most notably, Meital was the Head of Research for the animated documentary WALTZ WITH BASHIR by Ari Folman, a Golden Globe and Cesar winner for Best Foreign Film and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. 

She was editor and screenwriter for THE LAST LEAGUE, a docu-series about Jewish and Arab football players competing in the last league of Israeli football. She wrote and edited for DESIGNING A NATION, a docu-series about Israel’s design history. Along with writing and editing, Meital directed ADRENALINE, a docu-series examining Israelis’ struggle with technology’s takeover of everyday life. She is the editor of THE SOUTHERN SEA, a docu-series portrait of Eilat, the most remote city in Israel.