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Yoav Shamir

Born November 6, 1970 · Tel Aviv, Israel (age 55)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yoav Shamir is an Israeli documentary filmmaker most noted for the films Checkpoint and Defamation. Shamir's films have received awards from independent film festivals including Best Feature Documentary at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Best International Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and the…

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Defamation

Defamation · 2009

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Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"

The Prophet and the Space Aliens

The Prophet and the Space Aliens · 2020

The Prophet and the Space Aliens

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As a young man, Rael was visited by aliens who proclaimed him to be 'the last prophet'. That was in the 1970s. Today, the charismatic Frenchman is the leader of the world's largest UFO religion.

The Meteorite Gang

The Meteorite Gang · 2026

The Meteorite Gang

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A filmmaker arrives at a remote farm in northern Canada, where an old school bus conceals a massive rock believed to be a priceless meteorite. The search for truth blurs the line between fact and fiction.

Checkpoint

Checkpoint · 2003

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Documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir's depiction of the checkpoints that the Israel Defense Forces man in the Palestinian Authority.

Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation

Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation · 2008

Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation

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Military service in Israel is compulsive for all able-bodied Jewish men and women. Once their years of service is up they are granted a bonus which many use to travel to India to wind down and recover from their experiences. About 90% of them will use drugs during their travels and every year about two thousand of them will require professional help to recover from this drug use. The extreme psychotic break these people experience is commonly referred to as "flipping out".

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Defamation

Defamation · 2009

MovieDocumentary

Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"

Director

The Prophet and the Space Aliens

The Prophet and the Space Aliens · 2020

The Prophet and the Space Aliens

MovieDocumentary

As a young man, Rael was visited by aliens who proclaimed him to be 'the last prophet'. That was in the 1970s. Today, the charismatic Frenchman is the leader of the world's largest UFO religion.

Writer

The Meteorite Gang

The Meteorite Gang · 2026

The Meteorite Gang

MovieDocumentary

A filmmaker arrives at a remote farm in northern Canada, where an old school bus conceals a massive rock believed to be a priceless meteorite. The search for truth blurs the line between fact and fiction.

Director

Checkpoint

Checkpoint · 2003

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Documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir's depiction of the checkpoints that the Israel Defense Forces man in the Palestinian Authority.

Director

Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation

Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation · 2008

Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation

MovieDocumentaryWar

Military service in Israel is compulsive for all able-bodied Jewish men and women. Once their years of service is up they are granted a bonus which many use to travel to India to wind down and recover from their experiences. About 90% of them will use drugs during their travels and every year about two thousand of them will require professional help to recover from this drug use. The extreme psychotic break these people experience is commonly referred to as "flipping out".

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