My hero brother

June 04 2017

Award winning documentary filmmaker Yonatan Nir started his storytelling career as a photojournalist. His photo essays, from countries such as Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, and South Africa, have been featured extensively in Israeli and international newspapers and magazines. They have received numerous international awards and nominations, including the prestigious Asian Geographic ‘Best of the Decade’ Award for photojournalism. His experience in photojournalism has helped influence and enhance his unique style for capturing and portraying poignant stories from across the world.

Yonathan’s film Dolphin Boy, has been broadcasted in more than twenty different countries and received several awards and mentions. Yonatan is a lecturer in several universities and colleges in Israel, and has served as a juror in various international film festivals.
 

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