Tomer Heymann is a renowned Israeli documentary filmmaker with a storied career spanning over two decades, boasting some of the most successful films in Israeli documentary cinema's history. His critically acclaimed films have garnered widespread recognition, screening at prestigious festivals worldwide and garnering prestigious prizes at the Berlinale, The Israeli Academy of Film and Television, Hot Docs, SXSW, and IDFA. Notably, two of his films, "Mr. Gaga" (2015) and "Who's Gonna Love Me Now?" (2016),have been streamed on Netflix, with "Mr. Gaga" receiving a European Academy Award nomination, a theatrical release in 17 countries, and the distinction of being the most viewed Israeli documentary in the country's history.
Heymann has been previously recognized as one of "The Top Ten Most Influential People in Israeli Art" and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Monterey International Film Festival in Mexico. His films have been the subject of several retrospectives in New York, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, and Istanbul.
Heymann's most recent films include "Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life" (2019),which won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary and aired on the esteemed BBC documentary series Storyville, and "I Am Not" (2021),which premiered at Docaviv and received both Best Director and Best Cinematography Awards. In 2022, a re-edited version of "Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life" received a theatrical release in the US, earning critical acclaim in prominent publications such as The New York Times, Deadline, and IndieWire.
