Ari Folman


Ari Folman is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator and film score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir and the live-action/animated film The Congress.

Biography

Ari Folman was born in Haifa to Holocaust survivors. His wife is also a film director. They live in Tel Aviv.
In 2006 he was the head writer of the Hot 3 famous drama series BeTipul.
Folman's latest project is an animated drama film based on the life of Anne Frank during the Holocaust, named Where Is Anne Frank? In March of 2019, Folman stated that the animation had been completed and the voices were recorded in English, although no release date had been set yet.

''Waltz with Bashir''

Ari Folman's memories of the aftermath of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, which took place when he was a 19-year-old soldier, served as the basis for his movie Waltz with Bashir. The film follows his attempt to regain his memories of the war through therapy as well as conversations with old friends and other Israelis that were present in Beirut around the time of the massacre.

Filmography

Director