Dror Moreh
{{Short description|Israeli cinematographer and director (born 1961)}}
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Dror Moreh ({{langx|he|דרור מורה}}; born 4 November 1961) is an Israeli cinematographer and director.
Film career
Moreh's first film as director was Sharon, an investigation into the appeal of Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon.{{cite web|last=Wool|first=Danny|title=An Interview with Dror Moreh|url=http://www.sanjose.com/an-interview-with-dror-moreh-a23811|publisher=SanJose.com|accessdate=2 February 2013}}
His film, The Gatekeepers (2012), was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards.{{cite news|title=Oscars 2013: Complete list of nominees|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-en-oscars-2013-nomination-list,0,1532667.story|accessdate=2 February 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=10 January 2013}} The film attracted attention partly due to its controversial interviews with the head of Israel's Security Agency (Shin Bet). Moreh said, "I think that those guys who implement the power and force… understand that power and force can lead you up to a certain point, and beyond that, you have to take other measures."{{Cite web|url=http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/dror-moreh-unravels-the-minds-of-israels-shin-bet-leaders-in-the-gatekeepers/|title=Dror Moreh unravels the minds of Israel's Shin Bet leaders in The Gatekeepers |website=ukscreen.com}}
The Human Factor, which is about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was released January 2021.{{cite web |last1=Kohn |first1=Eric |title=‘The Human Factor’ Review: Documenting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as a First-Rate Thriller |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/01/the-human-factor-review-israeli-palestinian-conflict-1234610769/ |website=IndieWire |language=en |date=21 January 2021}}
Moreh directed the 2022 documentary film The Corridors Of Power, an examination of United States foreign policy since the collapse of the USSR. {{Cite news |last=Rapold |first=Nicolas |date=2022-11-23 |title=‘The Corridors of Power’ Review: The Human Cost of Foreign Policy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/movies/the-corridors-of-power-review.html |access-date=2025-04-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?, a DMP Films production in association with the BBC, and directed by Moreh, was released in August 2024. The eight episodes span the administrations of four US Presidents, and examine how American leaders responded to reports of genocide, war crimes and mass atrocities from the end of the Cold War until 2016.{{cite web |title=Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2024/32/corridors-of-power-should-america-police-the-world |website=BBC Four |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 August 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
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Category:Israeli documentary filmmakers
Category:Israeli film directors
Category:Israeli film producers