Esti Almo Wexler

Esti Almo Wexler was born in 1980 in Ethiopia

Esti Almo Wexler was born in Ethiopia in 1980. She came to Israel at the age of 4, joining her father, who had arrived 2 years before the rest of the family. In high school she studied art and design, took part in theater after school, and made an animated short called Written in the Sand.

After her military service, she earned a bachelor's degree at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. She then completed a master's degree in film and television at Tel Aviv University. Unable to find work in the field, she moved back to her parents' home and began making films about her community.

Her first professional work was the short film Summer of 89, released in 2013. Her first feature, Lady Titi, is a comedy-drama that deals with poverty, underemployment and institutional racism, and her sister Elza played the lead. She also directed the documentary Looking for Tena, about a family searching for a relative in Sudan who converted to Islam.

With her husband Elad Wexler, whom she met at Bezalel, she founded Abayenesh Productions, where she creates and manages content. In 2018 she appeared in the documentary series White Land on HOT 8, and in 2020 in a documentary about women directors. The couple has 2 children.