Yuval Shapira

Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com Yuval Shapira Wed, 27 May 2026 15:42:49 +0000 https://yuvalshapira.com en About https://yuvalshapira.com/About Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:25:19 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/About <img width="1512" height="1512" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a7772af45c6afa989847a702c10885b26674809cf4ad79a41aabeb46061f0d1/Me_Elena.jpg" data-mid="122850965" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a7772af45c6afa989847a702c10885b26674809cf4ad79a41aabeb46061f0d1/Me_Elena.jpg" />  YUVAL SHAPIRA Brooklyn|Israeluvshapira(at)gmail.comVIMEO a director and writer of fiction film.an editor of documentary films and commercial videos.an ex-graduate student in both visual anthropology and filmmaking. Something Borrowed, Something Pink https://yuvalshapira.com/Something-Borrowed-Something-Pink Wed, 27 May 2026 15:42:49 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Something-Borrowed-Something-Pink                            SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING PINK fiction | 11 minutes | USA | 2024 Natalie, a transgender woman, unexpectedly shows up at her best friend's fiancée's bachelorette party. <img width="2880" height="1518" width_o="2880" height_o="1518" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54598ea3a09c4a0d920ab7bb252322c29da9b10c0089fda05b3a7385ffe00157/Something-Borrowed-Something-Pink-still.jpeg" data-mid="248812184" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54598ea3a09c4a0d920ab7bb252322c29da9b10c0089fda05b3a7385ffe00157/Something-Borrowed-Something-Pink-still.jpeg" /> directed and written by NADIA JOHNSON & BEN SNYDER produced by BEN SNYDER edited by YUVAL SHAPIRA staring:SAMORA la PERDIDA YADIRA GUEVARA-PRIP TRISTAO DARIUS screened at__Austin International Film FestivalMill Valley Film FestivalAtlanta Film Festival Tears Tears Only Tears https://yuvalshapira.com/Tears-Tears-Only-Tears Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:45:29 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Tears-Tears-Only-Tears                            TEARS TEARS ONLY TEARS fiction | 10 minutes | Italy, USA | 2025 A grief-stricken young woman and her ex-lover embark on a road trip to euthanize her beloved dog. They confront emotions and irreversible choices, leading to a bittersweet realization that sets them both free directed and written by YUVAL SHAPIRA produced by ILYA MARCUS & YUVAL SHAPIRA designed by AVIGAIL GUTFELD  staring:LENA FREIFELDBAT-EL DOTAN DOVER KOSASHVILIdistributed by_ Gargantua Filmsscreened at_Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Jury Award) San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (Jury Award) Mecal Pro International Film Festival (Grand Prize) Tacoma Film Festival Venice Film Festival Orizzonti (preselected) The Speed Of The Distance Between Us https://yuvalshapira.com/The-Speed-Of-The-Distance-Between-Us Tue, 13 Jun 2023 23:03:13 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/The-Speed-Of-The-Distance-Between-Us                           THE SPEED OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN USDOCUMENTARY | 19 minutes | Israel, United States | 2024 An unflinching look into the lives of parents who lost a child (or two) as they journey through parenthood after loss. director and editor YUVAL SHAPIRA producers by YUVAL SHAPIRA & ILYA MARCUS executive producers by KATHRYN EVERETT, SAUL GERMAINE & NOAM ARGOV cinematographer ILYA MARCUS design AVIGAIL GUTFLED original score DANIEL KICZALES sound design  ROTEM DROR Gila Who Walks Alone https://yuvalshapira.com/Gila-Who-Walks-Alone Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:21:15 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Gila-Who-Walks-Alone                           GILA WHO WALKS ALONEfiction | 20 minutes | France, Israel | 2022 Gila - an Orthodox Jewish woman - struggles to find her own voice inside her family's crowded apartment. Her road to self-determination goes through a date with a deaf-blind man and a nightly journey by foot to visit her holy mother at the tomb of Rachel the Matriarch – the only holy site in Judaism centered around a female figure. written and directed by YUVAL SHAPIRA produced by ALEXANDRA REVEYRAND-DE MENTHON, AVIV BEN-SHLUSH & ADI NAVON,cinematography by ILYA MARCUS edited by SHIRA HUCHMAN pruction design AVIGAIL GUTFLEDstarring BAT-EL DOTAN & RIKI BLICH screened at_Krakow International Film Festival Manlleu Film Festival (Winner of Best International Film) Riga International Short Film Festival Tacoma International Film Festival Shortlisted for the Israeli Oscars Babies https://yuvalshapira.com/Babies Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:49:13 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Babies BABIESfiction | 20 minutes. | Israel | 2017A young single mother leaves her crying infant at home in the middle of the night to go and buy baby formula. written and directed by YUVAL SHAPIRA starring AVIGAIL GUTFELD director of photography ILYA MARCUS edited by AVISHAI SIVAN produced by NEVO JAKOBOVITCH & FRANK HORTON International sales: Gonella Productions  screened at__Tel Aviv International Film Festival Festival International du Film d'Amiens (Special Jury award) Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Special Jury award) Trinity International Film Festival (Best Directing) Concorto International Film Festival Tacoma International Film Festival Beside the Point, Under It https://yuvalshapira.com/Beside-the-Point-Under-It Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:47:15 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Beside-the-Point-Under-It BESIDE THE POINT, UNDER IThybrid | 8 minutes | USA | 2015She wakes up. In the after-noon. She crawls out of bed. She stays overly committed to her internal-eternal suffering. It is a long night. Something will happen that will get her back on her feet. directed and writtened by YUVAL SHAPIRA starring AVIGAIL GUTFELD cinematography by RUBEN SALVADORI edited by YUVAL SHAPIRA screened at__ Reykjavik International film festival   Why Is We Americans? https://yuvalshapira.com/Why-Is-We-Americans Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:03:25 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Why-Is-We-Americans WHY IS WE AMERICANS? a feature documentary | 110 minutes | USA A portrait of the iconoclastic poet Amiri Baraka, his family, and their legacy of social activism, poetry, music, art and politics. <img width="1701" height="957" width_o="1701" height_o="957" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42a41addd67f26f1a95874790e9098edb91ef09de2ef08eaa99f807c7dcf0ec7/5.jpeg" data-mid="122865484" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42a41addd67f26f1a95874790e9098edb91ef09de2ef08eaa99f807c7dcf0ec7/5.jpeg" /> <img width="1716" height="965" width_o="1716" height_o="965" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab85ad8a260062b86702af38208935a81c1e50ddfd83346b1b5f4a2352c4b719/6.jpeg" data-mid="122865485" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab85ad8a260062b86702af38208935a81c1e50ddfd83346b1b5f4a2352c4b719/6.jpeg" /> <img width="1843" height="1037" width_o="1843" height_o="1037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/061ee0df77ffbcb2e20c996c7c6a8bb7729f6c9827586b04525e2b30f08a4cfd/2.jpeg" data-mid="122865494" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/061ee0df77ffbcb2e20c996c7c6a8bb7729f6c9827586b04525e2b30f08a4cfd/2.jpeg" /> <img width="1843" height="1037" width_o="1843" height_o="1037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c79cc6eb93a5fa42c2c59c24a4ba7e1c2de4236c58d05132f8e3dad8b196f5fb/12.jpeg" data-mid="122865474" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c79cc6eb93a5fa42c2c59c24a4ba7e1c2de4236c58d05132f8e3dad8b196f5fb/12.jpeg" /> <img width="1836" height="1033" width_o="1836" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c6ac809e841a827861a2a213000ca2d11e2cdb31625a3b13e07b83455a9616f/3.jpeg" data-mid="122865495" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c6ac809e841a827861a2a213000ca2d11e2cdb31625a3b13e07b83455a9616f/3.jpeg" /> <img width="1798" height="1037" width_o="1798" height_o="1037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ba0edc6482a13da0ccb83c1e4ac70a35a592ba08e96e9c0f9c61064aa5c6e04/4.jpeg" data-mid="122865496" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ba0edc6482a13da0ccb83c1e4ac70a35a592ba08e96e9c0f9c61064aa5c6e04/4.jpeg" /> directed by UDI ALONI & AYANA STAFFORD-MORRIS produced by OREN MOVERMAN executive produced by MS. LURYN HILL, JULI GOLDMAN, MOSHE EDERY cinematography by AMNON ZLAYET consulting editor JAY RABINOWITZ edited by YUVAL SHAPIRAstarring MS. LURYN HILL, RAS BARAKA, AMINA BARAKA, AMIRI BARAKA, MAYA ANGELOU, CORY BOOKER, ROXANNE SHANTÉ Opened at__IFC Center Bystanding: The Feingold Syndrome https://yuvalshapira.com/Bystanding-The-Feingold-Syndrome Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:10:09 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Bystanding-The-Feingold-Syndrome   BYSTANDING: THE FEINGOLD SYNDROMEan immersive interactive VR docufiction | Israel | 2021 On that day, Jasmin Feingold, an Israeli rowing champion, was out practicing on the Ha’Yarkon River. During her practice, she lost consciousness and capsized. Jasmin remained submerged for almost five minutes, while on the riverbank, dozens of passersby learned of the accident. None took any action to help. created by NIM SHAPIRA and ROI LEV co produced with ANOTHERWORLD VE & KNGFU screenwriting by LIOR ZALMANSON live action editing by YUVAL SHAPIRA screened at__ Cannes Film Festival: Marché Du Film, XR3Tribeca Film Festival, Immersive Non-Fiction Competition Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma Jerusalem Design Week Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Tales of a Ritual https://yuvalshapira.com/Tales-of-a-Ritual Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:49:21 +0000 Yuval Shapira https://yuvalshapira.com/Tales-of-a-Ritual TALES OF A RITUALvisual ethnography | 40 minutes | italy | 2013 A small village in Southern Italy is the scenario of an ancient and controversial flagellation ritual which draws believers and many curious visitors. Thousands crowd the old streets to see the Vattienti, characters who run around the town while beating their legs with splinters of glass attached to disks of cork. What is behind this ritual? What pushes these people to perform such an act? Tales of a Ritual is a hybrid of anthropological research and journalism that analyzes this phenomenon and explores the blood relation between faith and identity. directed by RUBEN SALVADORI & YUVAL SHAPIRA edited by YUVAL SHAPIRA cinematography by RUBEN SALVADORI screened at_Religion Today Film Festival, Trento, ItalyEcologico International Film Festival, Lecce, Italy