2019Nominee
Best Director
Honey Boy
Alma Har'el
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Tel Aviv, Israel
January 1, 1976
Biography
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 the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The same year, Har'el was named one of the "Top 12 female filmmakers ready to direct a blockbuster" by IndieWire.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2011Nominee
Best Picture
Bombay Beach
2022Nominee
Best Picture
You Resemble Me
Career Highlights
2016Highlight
Best Director
LoveTrue
2013Highlight
Best Director
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
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Honey Boy
Bombay Beach
You Resemble Me