Dror Moreh

Dror Moreh is an Israeli film director and cinematographer, known for the documentary The Gatekeepers.

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Born: 4 November 1961, Jerusalem
Occupation: film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, film producer
Education: Tel Aviv University

Dror Moreh was born in 1961 in Jerusalem

Dror Moreh was born in Jerusalem on 4 November 1961, under the name Dror Moalem. He studied film and television at Tel Aviv University.

He began his career as a cinematographer for film and television. Early in the 21st century he started to direct and produce documentary films. His first film as director was Sharon, about the appeal of prime minister Ariel Sharon.

His 2012 film The Gatekeepers presents interviews with 6 former heads of the Shin Bet about its work and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. In 2014 he published a book with the same title.

The Human Factor, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was released in January 2021. In 2022 he directed The Corridors of Power, on United States foreign policy after the fall of the USSR. A series of 8 episodes on the subject, made with the BBC, came out in August 2024.