Tomer Heymann

Tomer Heymann (born October 12, 1970 in Kfar Yedidia, Israel) is an Israeli filmmaker.^[1]^[2] He is best known for his work on the documentary films Paper Dolls, Mr.Gaga and Who's Gonna Love Me Now?.^[3]^[4]

Career

Heymann has directed many documentary films and series in the past ten years, including long-term follow-ups and personal documentation. His films won major awards at prestigious film festivals, including his first film It Kinda Scares Me. Paper Dolls won three awards at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival and the audience’s award at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film and TV series Bridge over the Wadi, co-produced with the American ITVS, won the Israeli Documentary Film competition, participated in IDFA Festival's prestigious competition, and won many awards around the world. Tomer's new 8-part series The Way Home was recently^[when?] broadcast by the Yes Doco Channel in Israel and won the best documentary series award at the 2009 Jerusalem International Film Festival. I Shot My Love premiered at the Berlin Int'l Film Festival in 2010, won the Best Mid-length Award at Hotdocs, and was screened in major film festivals, including Dok/Fest Sheffield, Taiwan Int'l Documentary Film Festival, Kassel Film Festival, and more. The 2016 documentary Who's Gonna Love Me Now?, directed by Tomer and his brother Barak Heymann, explores the life of Saar, a gay HIV-positive Israeli man living in London whom Tomer met in Tel Aviv in 1994.^[5]

Filmography

2000 - Laugh Till I Cry - 45 min
2001 - It Kinda Scares Me - 57 min
2003 - Aviv-F*****-up Generation - Documentary 35mm, 60 min
2004 - Paper Dolls - 6-part series
2005 - Bridge Over the Wadi - 4-part series
2006 - Cinderellas - 4-part series
2006 - Paper Dolls - 35 mm, 80 min
2006 - Bridge Over The Wadi - 55 min
2007 - Debut - Hofaat Bechora - 5-part series
2007 - Out of Focus - 52 min
2007 - Black Over White - 50 min
2009 - The Way Home - 8-part series
2010 - I Shot My Love – 56/70 min
2015 - Mr. Gaga - 100 min
2016 - Who's Gonna Love Me Now?
2019 - Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life
2022 - I Am Not

Films Festivals and awards

I Shot My Love - Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
Paper Dolls - Jewish Motifs International Film Festival
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life - Warsaw Golden Phoenix at Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (2019)^[6]

References

^ "INTERVIEW: Director Tomer Heymann digs deep to find Ohad Naharin, aka 'Mr. Gaga'". hollywoodsoapbox.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Who's Gonna Love Me Now? – Interview with Barak Heymann". bostonjfilm.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Mr. Gaga". nwfilm.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ Scott, A. O. (6 September 2006). "In Search of a Better Life, and a Place to Be Accepted". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Interview: Tomer and Barak Heymann talk Who's Gonna Love Me Now?". FilmDoo. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^ "Nagrody/Awards". Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

External links

Tomer Heymann at IMDb
nytimes.com

[1] "INTERVIEW: Director Tomer Heymann digs deep to find Ohad Naharin, aka 'Mr. Gaga'". hollywoodsoapbox.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[2] "Who's Gonna Love Me Now? – Interview with Barak Heymann". bostonjfilm.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[3] "Mr. Gaga". nwfilm.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[4] Scott, A. O. (6 September 2006). "In Search of a Better Life, and a Place to Be Accepted". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[5] "Interview: Tomer and Barak Heymann talk Who's Gonna Love Me Now?". FilmDoo. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[6] "Nagrody/Awards". Jewish Motifs International Film Festival. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

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