Honey Boy
2019
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Alma Har'el (Hebrew: עלמה הראל) (born July 2, 1975) is an Israeli-American music video and film director. She is best known for her 2019 feature film debut Honey Boy, for which she won a Directors Guild of America Award.
- Director
- Boaz Yakin, (m. 2004; div. 2012)
- 1976 (age 46–47), Tel Aviv, Israel
Alma Har'el is an award-winning director who made Honey Boy, the first film by a woman to win the DGA Award for First-Time Feature Film. She also founded Free The Bid, a non-profit that advocates for female directors in advertising and entertainment.
- January 1, 1
- 4 min
- Israel
3 days ago · “Honey Boy” filmmaker Alma Har’el penned the pilot and will co-write the rest of the series with Dre Ryan (“The Man in the High Castle”); Har’el will also direct.
Dec 27, 2019 · On Honey Boy, director Alma Har’el waded through “a burning mist of pain” to hit upon the raw truth she says she values most. Coming to her via Shia LaBeouf —who began writing the script in...
- Matt Grobar
Alma Har'el is an award-winning director who brought to life visionary work in documentary, music videos, TV commercials and scripted narrative. She is also the first woman in DGA Awards history to be nominated for both commercial directing (2018) and narrative directing (2020).
- July 2, 1975
3 days ago · Lady in the Lake, which comes from Alma Har’el, is based on Laura Lippman’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name. It takes place in ’60s Baltimore, ...
Nov 4, 2019 · Home. Awards. Industry. Shia LaBeouf Talks About Walking the ‘Honey Boy’ Tightrope, With Director Alma Har’el as His Net. As the children of alcoholics, the director and star share a deep...
