Alma Har'el is an award-winning director who has brought to life a wide range of visionary work across various mediums, including documentary, music videos, television commercials, and scripted narrative.
She is notable for being the first woman in the history of the DGA Awards to be nominated for both commercial directing in 2018 and narrative directing in 2020.
Har'el's most recent film, Honey Boy, is a notable achievement, as it was written by and starring Shia LaBeouf, and made her the first woman to win the DGA Award for First-Time Feature Film. The film was distributed by Amazon Studios.
In addition to her directing work, Har'el is also the founder of a non-profit organization called Free The Bid, which she established in 2016. This organization aimed to transform the global hiring practices of female directors in advertising, and its success has led to the growth of a larger initiative called FREE THE WORK.
FREE THE WORK is a global organization that advocates for and showcases over 2,000 underrepresented filmmakers in 21 countries worldwide.
Har'el's dedication to promoting equality across the entertainment industry has earned her recognition on several prestigious lists, including Fast Company's "Most Creative People of 2018", Adweek's "Disruptors of 2018", and Indiewire's list of leading "Women Who Made the World of Filmmaking a Better Place in 2018".
