JFilm is pleased to welcome Israeli filmmaker, Dana Goren, to Pittsburgh! Dana will be an Artist in Residence from September through December 2010 with the support of the Schusterman Foundation Visiting Artist Program and will create a short documentary film as part of her residency.
Dana graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem and studied photography in New York and Jerusalem. Her most recent work is the feature length documentary, Diplomat, for which she served as researcher, scriptwriter, and
director. Diplomat won the prestigious Wolgin Award for Best Documentary at the 2009 Jerusalem International Film Festival. The film highlights the experiences of Russian Jews who immigrated to Israel over the past decade. Dana has worked in various capacities on other documentaries and short films, has served as a lecturer, and has earned a number of awards and scholarships for her work.
Read more: Schusterman Visiting Artist Program.
