2026 Albert & Judith Goldberg Award
Through two years of devastating war and intense protest, the diverse cast and crew of Tel Aviv's Opera persists, their art and individual stories reflecting a society torn between hope and despair, creation and destruction.
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Ran Tal - Director / Producer: Ran Tal is an award-winning Israeli documentary director and graduate of the Tel Aviv University Film Department. His films explore Israeli history, society, and memory, and have received major honors including the Ophir Award, DocAviv, Jerusalem Film Festival Volgin Award, and the Landau Prize. His work has screened at leading festivals including Berlinale, Toronto, Telluride, and Hot Docs. His films include Children of the Sun (2007), The Garden of Eden (2012), The Museum (2017), What If: Ehud Barak on War and Peace (2020), and 1341 Frames of Love and War (2022). He heads the MFA Documentary Film Program at Tel Aviv University.