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Amir Bar-Lev

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Amir Bar-Lev (born in 1972) is an American film director, producer and writer from Berkeley, California. Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary films. He has directed such films as Fighter, a documentary film released August 24, 2001. The film received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The 2007 doc…

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The Last First: Winter K2The Last First: Winter K2 · 2026
The Last First: Winter K2
2026
MovieDocumentary
A historic race to become the first to summit K2 in winter unravels into tragedy, exposing how ambition, ego, and the pursuit of glory can be as dangerous as the mountain itself.
The Tillman StoryThe Tillman Story · 2010
The Tillman Story
★ 7.12010
MovieDocumentary
Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.
Long Strange TripLong Strange Trip · 2017
Long Strange Trip
★ 8.12017
MovieMusicDocumentary
The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.
Happy ValleyHappy Valley · 2014
Happy Valley
★ 6.92014
MovieDocumentaryCrime
The children of "Happy Valley" were victimized for years, by a key member of the legendary Penn State college football program. But were Jerry Sandusky’s crimes an open secret? With rare access, director Amir Bar-Lev delves beneath the headlines to tell a modern American parable of guilt, redemption, and identity.
My Kid Could Paint ThatMy Kid Could Paint That · 2007
My Kid Could Paint That
★ 7.02007
MovieDocumentary
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
FighterFighter · 2000
Fighter
★ 5.92000
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev follows two Czech Holocaust survivors, Jan Weiner and Arnost Lustig, as they revisit Terezin, a labor camp where Arnost was interned for five years and Jan's mother was murdered.
Long Strange TripLong Strange Trip · 2017
Long Strange Trip
★ 5.82017
SeriesDocumentary
The long and unique tale of The Grateful Dead. The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.

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