Yehonatan Indursky ( he, יהונתן אינדורסקי; born 1984) is an Israeli filmmaker.

Career

Yehonatan Indursky was born in Jerusalem, to an

ultra-Orthodox Jewish Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...

(Haredi Jewish) family and studied at the Ultra Orthodox Yeshiva Ponevezh in

Bnei Brak Bnei Brak or Bene Beraq ( he, בְּנֵי בְּרַק ) is a city located on the central Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, coastal plain in Israel, just east of Tel Aviv. A center of Haredi Judaism, Bnei Brak covers an are ...

, Israel, and later at the

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, Jerusalem, Israel.

Filmography

* " Driver" (Short, 2011) - graduation movie in Sam Spiegel Film School. Won the Best Film and Best Acting Awards of the SSFS in 2011 and been selected to the Jerusalem Film Festival; *"" (2014) - Indursky's first full-length film: documentary, a rare and intimate look at one of Israel's leading yeshiva, Ponevezh Yeshiva, premiered in official competition in the

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2012 and was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the

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(Ophir); * " The Cantor and the Sea" (Short, 2015); * " Shtisel" (2013 - 2016) - as a screenwriter he created and wrote (with

Ori Elon Ori Elon ( he, אורי אלון; born 1981) is an Israeli writer and filmmaker. Early life Elon was born in kibbutz Shluhot, Israel, and had an Orthodox Jewish upbringing. He graduated from the Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts in ...

) the highly acclaimed Israeli drama series, '' Shtisel'' (in Hebrew שטיסל). In 2018 the series was broadcast on Netflix International. * " Autonomies" (2018) - A dystopian mini tv drama series about an alternate reality of present day Israel, a nation torn and divided by a wall between the secular capital of Tel Aviv, and the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Autonomy in Jerusalem. won Reflet d'Or, The Best International Television Series in Geneva International Film Festival 2018. * " Driver" (2018) - an intimate exploration of lives at the fringes of

’s ultra-Orthodox community. The film won 3 prizes - Best Picture, Best actor and Best Screenplay from The Israeli Film Critics Forum 2018.

Awards

* 2011: The Best Film from

for the "Driver"; * 2013: The Best Debut Film Award from the

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for "Ponevezh Time"; * 2014:

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for the best documentary film, 10th International Film Festival ''Jewish Motifs'''' ''for "Ponevezh Time". * 2015: The best director prize in Jerusalem Film Festival for "The cantor and the sea". * 2017:

Israeli Television Academy Award The Awards of the Israeli Television Academy ( he, פרסי האקדמיה הישראלית לטלוויזיה) are annual awards for excellence in the Israeli television industry, awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. History U ...

for "Shtisel" (17 awards including "Best Series" and "Best Screenplay")The Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts - Congratulation to "Shtisel"
/ref> * 2018: Reflet d'Or, The Best International Television Series in Geneva International Film Festival for "Autonomies". * 2018: Best film, Best actor and Best Screenplay for "Driver" from The Israeli Film Critics Forum.

References

External links

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Israeli TV show puts wall between secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews
'' The Guardian'' interview
Seeing Inside the Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Community on the Netflix Series “Shtisel”
'' The New Yorker'' interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Indursky, Yehonatan Israeli film directors 1984 births Living people Ponevezh Yeshiva alumni People from Jerusalem