Film and televisionאשר טללים

Asher Tlalim

Asher Tlalim was an Israeli documentary filmmaker and film teacher, known for films such as Don't Touch My Holocaust and the series All the Lonely People.

1950 to 2022Don't Touch My HolocaustThe series All the Lonely PeopleDig Dig Dug children's videosTeaching film in Israel and London

Died: 21 October 2022, London
Occupation: documentary filmmaker, film director

Asher Tlalim was born in 1950 in Tangier

Tlalim was born in Tangier in 1950 as Mesod Bentolila, to Ester and Jacob Bentolila. The family moved to Malaga, Spain, and came to Israel in 1960, where he took the name Asher. They settled in Bnei Brak, and he studied at a religious high school.

He joined the Golani Brigade in 1968 and served in Sinai during the War of Attrition. He later fought in the Yom Kippur War, in which his younger brother Carlos was killed. His war experiences shaped his first films.

Tlalim lived in Jerusalem for many years, directing, editing and teaching film. In 1986 he founded a film course at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, and in 1989 he was among the founders of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. His 1994 film Don't Touch My Holocaust won an Ophir Award.

In 1998 he moved to London with his second wife, Ronit, and taught at the National Film and Television School. He kept making films in Britain and Israel, including Galoot in 2003. He died of cancer in London on 21 October 2022 and was buried in Klil.