Yoav Potash is a renowned documentary filmmaker with a diverse range of projects under his belt. His feature documentary, "Crime After Crime", premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to earn over two dozen awards, including the National Board of Review's Freedom of Expression Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the Golden Gate Award for Investigative Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival, among many others.
"Crime After Crime" had a national prime-time broadcast on OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, and Potash's work on the documentary showcases his dedication to storytelling and his ability to craft compelling narratives.
In addition to "Crime After Crime", Potash has also directed and produced the one-hour documentary "Food Stamped", which premiered at The Mill Valley Film Festival and earned the Jury Prize at The San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SFIndieFest). "Food Stamped" was nationally broadcast on PIvot, Participant Media's cable network.
Potash's earlier works include the half-hour documentary "Life on the Inside", which began airing on PBS stations in 2007, and a short narrative film entitled "Minute Matrimony", which earned a Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival and a Grand Festival Award at the Berkeley Video & Film Festival.
He has also produced short documentaries and videos for various companies and non-profits, including Apple Computer, Neutrogena, Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Koret Foundation, and the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco.
In addition to his work in film, Potash has also taught film courses at the Bay Area Video Coalition and Academy of Art University, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where he received the university's top prize in creative writing.
