Directing
Alma Har'el
Born January 1, 1976 · Tel Aviv, Israel (age 50)
Alma Har'el is an Israeli-American music video and film director. She is best known for her 2019 feature film debut Honey Boy, for which she won a Directors Guild of America Award. Her 2011 documentary Bombay Beach, which took the top prize at Tribeca Film Festival, received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. In 2016, her documentary LoveTrue won the Grand Prix Best Documentary Award at…
Known For
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment · 2013Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
★ 7.72013
MovieMusic
Sigur Rós have given a dozen film makers the same modest budget and asked them to create whatever comes into their head when they listen to songs from the band's album Valtari. The idea is to bypass the usual artistic approval process and allow people utmost creative freedom. These 16 films are the result. Sad, funny, beautiful and, occasionally, plain bewildering, they represent just some of the available emotional responses to this most contemplative album.
LoveTrue · 2016LoveTrue
★ 5.42016
MovieDocumentary
From an Alaskan strip club, a Hawaiian island, and the streets of NYC—revelatory stories emerge about a deeper definition of love.
Honey Boy · 2019Honey Boy
★ 7.02019
MovieDrama
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Bombay Beach · 2011Bombay Beach
★ 6.42011
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Bombay Beach is one of the poorest communities in southern California located on the shores of the Salton Sea, a man-made sea stranded in the middle of the Colorado desert that was once a beautiful vacation destination for the privileged and is now a pool of dead fish. Film director Alma Har'el tells the story of three protagonists. Together these portraits form a triptych of manhood in its various ages and guises...
Jellywolf · 2017Jellywolf
★ 6.02017
MovieDramaFantasy
Set in a magical realist vision of Downtown LA, a young woman sets out on a journey to discover her inner queendom with the help of a mysterious shaman guide.
Beirut: Elephant Gun · 2007Beirut: Elephant Gun
2007
MovieMusic
A music video made for the track “Elephant Gun.”
You Resemble Me · 2022You Resemble Me
★ 6.42022
MovieDrama
Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.
Positive Reinforcement · 2024Positive Reinforcement
2024
MovieHorrorComedy
In a world where intrusive thoughts come with crippling consequences, a hapless musician attempts to conquer the often impossible task of getting out of his own way to be the man he wants to be.
Movies
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment · 2013Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
★ 7.72013
MovieMusic
Sigur Rós have given a dozen film makers the same modest budget and asked them to create whatever comes into their head when they listen to songs from the band's album Valtari. The idea is to bypass the usual artistic approval process and allow people utmost creative freedom. These 16 films are the result. Sad, funny, beautiful and, occasionally, plain bewildering, they represent just some of the available emotional responses to this most contemplative album.
LoveTrue · 2016LoveTrue
★ 5.42016
MovieDocumentary
From an Alaskan strip club, a Hawaiian island, and the streets of NYC—revelatory stories emerge about a deeper definition of love.
Honey Boy · 2019Honey Boy
★ 7.02019
MovieDrama
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Bombay Beach · 2011Bombay Beach
★ 6.42011
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Bombay Beach is one of the poorest communities in southern California located on the shores of the Salton Sea, a man-made sea stranded in the middle of the Colorado desert that was once a beautiful vacation destination for the privileged and is now a pool of dead fish. Film director Alma Har'el tells the story of three protagonists. Together these portraits form a triptych of manhood in its various ages and guises...
Jellywolf · 2017Jellywolf
★ 6.02017
MovieDramaFantasy
Set in a magical realist vision of Downtown LA, a young woman sets out on a journey to discover her inner queendom with the help of a mysterious shaman guide.
Beirut: Elephant Gun · 2007Beirut: Elephant Gun
2007
MovieMusic
A music video made for the track “Elephant Gun.”
You Resemble Me · 2022You Resemble Me
★ 6.42022
MovieDrama
Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world.
Positive Reinforcement · 2024Positive Reinforcement
2024
MovieHorrorComedy
In a world where intrusive thoughts come with crippling consequences, a hapless musician attempts to conquer the often impossible task of getting out of his own way to be the man he wants to be.
11/8/16 · 201711/8/16
★ 6.42017
MovieDocumentary
U.S. citizens in more than 25 states are followed as they set out on the morning of the presidential election, throughout the course of the day, until the polls close in the evening and the results are revealed.
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a · 2022Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a
★ 8.02022
MovieComedy
After a life-altering revelation while tripping on psychedelic mushrooms, comedian Byron Bowers stumbles straight from the desert into the Decatur Boxing Club, to deliver an intimate set in his hometown Atlanta. Byron talks about his long journey to his first comedy special, the stigma of mental health, and how tripping on mushrooms made him understand his schizophrenic father and altered the way he feels about his Blackness.
Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom · 2021Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
★ 7.02021
MovieMusic
Witness Bob Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work.
Death in the Terminal · 2016Death in the Terminal
★ 6.22016
MovieDocumentary
A thrilling reconstruction in so-called Rashomon style, with several eyewitnesses offering their own perspectives on a single event. On October 18, 2015, a terrorist started shooting at the bus terminal in the Israeli town of Be’er Sheva, killing an Israeli soldier. This detailed, minute-by-minute reconstruction reveals what happened in the crucial 18 minutes following the attack.
TV Shows
DAVE · 2020DAVE
★ 7.32020
SeriesComedy
A suburban neurotic man in his late 20s has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Now he must convince his closest friends, because with their help, he might actually convince the world.
Lady in the Lake · 2024Lady in the Lake
★ 6.62024
SeriesDramaCrime
When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women, Maddie Schwartz and Cleo Sherwood, converge on a fatal collision course.