Aharon Keshales ( he, אהרון קשלס; born 16 April 1976) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film critic.

Biography

Keshales was born in

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to a

Sephardic Jewish Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...

family. He grew up in Bat Yam, Israel. He served as a soldier in the Intelligence Corps of the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

. Then studied at the

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

's film school, where he later became a lecturer until completing his graduate degree in the interdisciplinary program at the Faculty of Arts. At the same time, Keshales worked as film critic for

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, ''

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'', and '' Rating Magazine''; and also created the

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"Piranha Karina".

Career

In 2010, his directorial debut film, ''

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'' (''Kalevet'') was released, a film which he co-wrote and co-directed with

Navot Papushado Navot Papushado ( he, נבות פפושדו; born 4 March 1980) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. Early life Papushado was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He resided in the northern Galilee community settlement ...

. In 2013 their second joint film came out - ''

Big Bad Wolves ''Big Bad Wolves'' ( he, מי מפחד מהזאב הרע, ''Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara'', direct translation: "Who's afraid of the bad wolf") is a 2013 Israeli black comedy horror-thriller film written and directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Pa ...

''.

Filmography (as director)

*''

'' (2010, with

) *''

'' (2013, with Navot Papushado) *'' ABCs of Death 2'' (Segment: ''F is for Falling'') (2014, with Navot Papushado) *''

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'' (2021, USA)

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keshales, Aharon 1976 births Living people Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters Israeli film critics Israeli Sephardi Jews People from Jaffa People from Bat Yam Tel Aviv University alumni