Omer Ben-Shachar

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Tel Aviv, Israel

Also Known As Omer Ben Shachar

Omer Ben-Shachar

Biography

Omer Ben-Shachar is a writer-director born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an American Film Institute (AFI) directing graduate and is now 1 of 10 directors selected to participate in the 2019 Viacom Viewfinder Directors Program, where he will shadow on a Nickelodeon TV series. Prior to his studies, Omer served his three years of mandatory military service as a film director in the IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit. Spending his childhood between Tel-Aviv and Texas, ballet training and army training, Jewish and public schools, Omer found that cinema was the ideal home for living in all worlds. Omer enjoys telling honest, character-driven stories that find the comedy in our insecurities and fears of being outsiders, and that ultimately celebrate the joy of individuality.

Known For

Director

Down Here

as Director

2023
Left Brain

as Director

2019
Tree #3

as Director

Writer

2019
Tree #3

as Co-Writer