Barak Heymann's Biography

Barak Heymann joined the "Heymann Brothers Films" company in 2003 and has since directed and produced several documentary films and series. “Heymann Brothers Films” is an independent Israeli company dedicated to the release of documentaries on the social aspect of the Israeli/Jewish culture.

Selected Documentaries:

2011 – Producer – The Queen Has No Crown (Berlinale premiere)

2010 - Producer - I Shot My Love (first prize - HOTDOCS, BERLINALE premiere, audience award –Taiwan Int’l FF, Best documentary – Side by Side FF, Grand Prix & Best Director - Warsaw Jewish FF)

2010 – Director & Producer - Lone Samaritan (Krakow FF, FIPA, Human Rights FF Paris, First prize - Israeli documentary competition, Best documentary award – Toronto Jewish FF, Corona Cork FF)

2009– Producer –The way Home (first prize Jerusalem FF, first prize Israeli documentary competition)

2009 – Producer - Sayed Kashua - Forever Scared (IDFA competition)

2008 - Producer- Lady Kul-El Arab (special jury award – IDFA)

2007 – Director & co-producer - Dancing Alfonso (Silver award - Shanghai Int’l TV festival, Best director award - Cronograf International Documentary Film Festival, Moldova)

2007- Director & co-producer - Debut (first prize - Israeli documentary competition)

2007 - Producer - Stalags- Holocaust and Pornography in Israel (HOTDOCS, MIAMI, IT’S ALL TRUE, VIENALLE, Melbourne, Seattle, Film Forum in NY and more. First camera award – RIDM FF)

2006 - Director & Producer - Bridge Over the Wadi (IDFA, sylverdocs, golden award Shanghai Int’l TV festival, Audience award ONE WORLD FF in prague, first prize DOCUDAYS FF in Kiev, Audience award WATCH DOCS human rights FF and many more. Co-produced together with ITVS)