DIRECTOR AND CREW

Yaron Zilberman – Director/Producer/Writer
Director's Statement

A graduate of MIT (1994), with a BS in Physics and a MS in Operations Research and Finance, Yaron brings to filmmaking a diverse background which ranges from science studies and international finance to Internet technology. In the last five years, Mr. Zilberman has dedicated himself to art through filmmaking. After working on an yet unfinished feature-film documentary focusing on the world’s greatest soccer stars, Yaron has devoted the last three years to researching, writing, directing and producing Watermarks.

Yonatan Israel – Producer/Associate Writer

Yonatan graduated from the Film Production Department at the New School University in New York City. Before moving to New York in 1998, Yonatan studied in his hometown of Paris, where he obtained a BA in English/American Literature. For the last few years, he has been actively pursuing his lifelong passion for films, developing several documentary projects in association with Paris-based Zadig Productions. In addition, he has been working as a correspondent for the media consulting company I.M.C.A. in Paris. After producing and directing his award-wining short “Taste”, Yonatan joined the New York-based Stratosphere Entertainment, working in acquisitions and development.

Ronen Dorfan – Sports Researcher/Assocaite Writer

Ronen brings a wealth of experience in sport research and writing to this production. He has managed high-profile projects such as the official histories of the Olympic Games and the NBA. Combining unique historical knowledge with a social insight, Ronen’s writings have established him as one of Israel’s most original sports journalists. Currently, he is the editor of the sports magazine of Haaretz, Israel’s quality broadsheet newspapers.

Tom Hurwitz – Director of Photography

Acclaimed cinematographer Tom Hurwitz has been a pillar of numerous award-winning film and television productions. He has won two Emmy awards and a Sundance award for cinematography. He filmed 4 Academy award winners for best full length documentaries.

Among his feature documentary credits are Down and Out In America, The Ten Year Lunch, American Dream, and Harlan County USA. His more recent feature length documentaries include: Dancemaker, on the modern dance choreographer Paul Taylor, Wild Man Blues, on Woody Allen’s band tour in Europe, The Turandot Project, about the production of the Puccini opera in Beijing, as staged by Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, and conducted by Zubin Mehta.