Author: Yoav Shamir

Yoav Shamir is an Israeli documentary filmmaker most noted for the films Checkpoint and Defamation. Yoav Shamir was born in Tel Aviv in 1970. A ninth-generation Israeli from Tel Aviv, he is the son of two elementary school teachers. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a BA in History and philosophy. He obtained a MFA in cinema with honours. He served as an Israeli soldier in the Israeli-occupied territories.

Defamation (1:28:19)

By Yoav Shamir ∙ February 1, 2020

Defamation (Hebrew: השמצה‎; translit. Hashmatsa) is a 2009 documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Yoav Shamir. It examines anti-semitism and, in particular, the way perceptions of antisemitism affect Israeli and U.S. politics. Defamation won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Interesting? Yes, the film is peculiar in the sense, that this…

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