Ofra Bikel
Ofra Bikel (born in Israel) is a documentary filmmaker, and television producer. For more than two decades she was a mainstay of the acclaimed PBS series FRONTLINE producing over 25 award-winning documentaries, ranging from foreign affairs to critiques of the U.S. criminal justice system.[1]
She graduated from the University of Paris and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. She was married briefly to actor and folk singer, Theodore Bikel. She was a researcher for Time, Newsweek, and ABC Television. She moved to public television, producing films for the WGBH series World and later for the long-running series Frontline. In the mid-1970s, Bikel moved to her native Israel and produced more than 15 films. She returned to the U.S. in 1977.[2]
Her documentary films intersperse long interviews with sharp, silent, moments.[3]
Awards
- 2007 John Chancellor Award[4]
- 2003 The Hillman Prize
- 2002 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
- 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
- 2002 Emmy Award Outstanding Investigative Journalism—Long Form[5]
- 2000 NACDL Champion Of Justice Award[6]
- 1994 Grand Prize at the Banff World Television Festival[7]
Works
- The Confessions, 2010
- Close to Home, 2009
- The Hugo Chávez Show, November 2008
- When Kids Get Life, 2007
- The Unexpected Candidate, March 2006
- The O.J. Verdict (2005)
- The Plea (2004)
- Requiem for Frank Lee Smith (2002)
- Saving Elian (2001)
- The Case for Innocence, January 2000
- Snitch (1999)
- The Search for Satan (1995)
- Divided Memories (1995)
- Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill: Public Hearing, Private Pain (1992)
- Poland—The Morning After (1990)
- American Games, Japanese Rules (1988)
- Israel: The Price of Victory (1987)
- The Russians Are Here (1983)
- Who Killed Sadat? (1982)
- Innocence Lost: The Plea (1997)
- Innocence Lost: The Verdict (1993)
- Innocence Lost (1991)[8]
References
- ^ "Ofra Bikel | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site". PBS.
- ^ "Producer Ofra Bikel | About Us | FRONTLINE | PBS". pbs.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Conversations: Ofra Bikel; The Patience and Passion Of a Documentary Film Maker", The New York Times, Susan Chira, 1 August 1993
- ^ "2007 Chancellor Award Winner - Ofra Bikel - The Journalism School Columbia University". www.journalism.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009.
- ^ "News Emmy Awards - 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award Press Release - PART B". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "NACDL - News Release ~ 11/04/2000". criminaljustice.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Banff Television Festival (1994)". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Ofra Bikel - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
External links
- "PBS Frontline: 'The Hugo Chavez Show'", The Washington Post, 26 November 2008