Ran Tal
{{Short description|Israeli film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ran Tal
| image = רן טל.jpg
| native_name = רן טל
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_date = 1963{{cite web |title=Ran Tal |publisher=UK Jewish Film |url=https://ukjewishfilm.org/people/ran-tal-3/ |access-date=30 November 2024}}
| birth_place = Beit HaShita, Israel
| education = Tel Aviv University
| occupation = Documentary filmmaker
| years_active = 1994–present
}}
Ran Tal ({{Langx|he|רן טל}}; born 1963) is an Israeli film director specializing in documentary filmmaking.{{Cite web |date=14 January 2024 |title=Israel and the Forces of History |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israel-and-the-forces-of-history/ |website=The Times of Israel}}{{Cite web |date=18 June 2008 |title=Born Free A documentary plumbs early memories of life on the kibbutz |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/born-free |website=Tablet Magazine}}{{Cite web |title=הבמאי רן טל צלל אל מחשכי מוזיאון ישראל |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/cinema/2017-11-23/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000017f-f5eb-ddde-abff-fdef509f0000 |website=Haaretz}}
Career
Tal began his filmmaking career in 1996 by co-directing "Skin Deep" with Etgar Keret, which won the Ophir Award.{{Cite web |title=Skin Deep |url=https://jfc.org.il/en/movie/26118-2/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=ארכיון הסרטים הישראלי - סינמטק ירושלים |language=en-US}} His 2007 film Children of the Sun, based on his family's memories, won the Jerusalem Film Festival and the Ophir Award, and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=20 September 2007 |title='Children of the Sun' shines |url=https://www.jpost.com/arts-and-culture/entertainment/children-of-the-sun-shines |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}
In 2012, he directed "Garden of Eden", which won the Jerusalem Film Festival{{Cite web |title=2012 Festival |url=https://jff.org.il/en/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8/6217 |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=Jerusalem Film Festival |language=en}} and was screened at IDFA and Hot Docs.{{Cite web |last=www.oberon.nl |first=Oberon Amsterdam |title=The Garden of Eden (2012) {{!}} IDFA Archive |url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/47bc7eb9-9991-4784-977f-2635b75eae98/the-garden-of-eden/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=IDFA |language=en}} His 2017 documentary "The Museum", is an ideological work that explores the Israel Museum, focusing on its people and the intersection of art, history, and national identity.{{Cite web |date=20 December 2017 |title=Film That Goes Behind the Scenes of the Israel Museum Is Actually Zionist Propaganda |url=https://www.haaretz.com/life/film/2017-12-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/zionist-propaganda-in-the-guise-of-a-doco-about-the-israel-museum/0000017f-f490-d487-abff-f7fe50620000 |website=Haaretz}}{{Cite web |last=Ladinsky |first=Kaylene |date=1 May 2019 |title='The Museum' Explores Jewish Identity Through Art |url=https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/the-museum-explores-jewish-identity-through-art/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=Atlanta Jewish Times |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Tal directed 1341 Frames of Love and War, a film that explores the life and work of photographer Micah Bar-Am through his extensive photo archive.{{Cite web |title=1341 Frames of Love and War |url=https://jfi.org/year-round/jfi-on-demand/1341-frames-of-love-and-war |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=jfi.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=13 February 2022 |title=Israeli Filmmaker Ran Tal on Berlinale Documentary '1341 Frames of Love and War' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/berlinale-ran-tal-1341-frames-of-love-and-war-micha-bar-am-1235179812/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The film was subsequently adapted into an exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.{{Cite web |title=The Last Photograph: Ran Tal After Micha Bar-Am \ Tel Aviv Museum of Art |url=https://www.tamuseum.org.il/en/exhibition/last-photograph-ran-tal-after-micha-bar-am/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=www.tamuseum.org.il |language=en}}
In addition to filmmaking, he heads the international MFA documentary film program at Tel Aviv University's Steve Tisch School of Film and Television.
Filmography
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- 1996: Skin Deep (short film)
- 1998: 67 Ben Tsvi Road
- 1999: Prostheses (short film)
- 2000: Non-White Jews
- 2005: My Dream House
- 2007: Children of the Sun
- 2008: Born Again
- 2009: Gitai in Search of his Carmel
- 2012: The Garden of Eden
- 2012: Shi'ur BeKaduregel
- 2017: The Museum
- 2021: What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace
- 2022: 1341 Frames of Love and War
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0847766}}
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Category:Academic staff of Sapir Academic College
Category:English-language film directors
Category:Israeli documentary film directors
Category:Israeli experimental filmmakers
Category:Israeli film directors