Zvi Dor-Ner

Celebrated for his poignant documentaries, Zvi Dor-Ner was born in 1941 in Jerusalem, British Mandate for Palestine, and actively contributed to the film industry from 1973 until his death in 2017. His main genres were documentary and history, and his most renowned works include "The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs," "Israel: Birth of a Nation," and the exceptional "The War Behind Closed Doors," earning him multiple awards including a Peabody. Dor-Ner's authorial style was characterized by a meticulous and profound exploration of history and socio-political issues, bringing a humanistic touch to each narrative. From the heart, Zvi Dor-Ner was not just a filmmaker, but a visual historian who used his lens to reveal the complexities of the human condition and the world around us.