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Guy Nattiv

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Guy Nattiv
TATAMI - Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Maryam, who travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran's first gold medal. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose. With her own and her family's freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: feign injury and comply with the Iranian regime as Maryam implores her to do, or defy them both and fight on, for the gold.
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Guy Nattiv is an American Academy Award© winning filmmaker. His first American short film, "Skin", won the 2019 Academy Award© for Best Live Action Short, and played over 300 festivals around the world. Nattiv is only the second Israeli ever to win an Oscar. The feature version, also entitled "Skin", stars Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle Macdonald, and premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Fipresci Critics Prize. It was distributed globally by A24 and Voltage in 2019. Guy recently directed the feature "Golda", starring Dame Helen Mirren playing Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the controversial Yom Kippur war. It was distributed by Bleecker Street in 2023 after premiering at the Berlin Film Festival. His latest film, Tatami, premiered to significant acclaim at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival and won two awards at the Tokyo international film festival, which he co- directed with Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir Ibrahim ("Holy Spider"). It is the first cinematic collaboration between an Israeli and Iranian filmmaker and was shot secretly in 2022 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Guy lives in Los Angeles and runs New Native Pictures with his wife and partner Jaime Ray Newman.
BornMay 24
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BornMay 24
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 54 wins & 97 nominations total

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    Known for

    Skin (2018)
    Skin
    7.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Jamie Bell in Skin (2018)
    Skin
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Tatami (2023)
    Tatami
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2023
    Strangers (2007)
    Strangers
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Harmonia
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Tatami (2023)
      Tatami
      7.5
      • co-writer
      • 2023
    • Jaime Ray Newman, Guy Nattiv, Noga Erez, Ori Russo, Ayelet Imberman, Yuval Orr, Yaniv Fridel, Meni Aviram, and Ofer Shabi in Life, Unexpected (2021)
      Life, Unexpected
      5.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Jamie Bell in Skin (2018)
      Skin
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Skin (2018)
      Skin
      7.1
      Short
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Dear God (2014)
      Dear God
      7.3
      Short
      • story
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Magic Men (2014)
      Magic Men
      6.9
      • idea by
      • story & screenplay
      • co-writer ...
      • 2014
    • Over (2011)
      Over
      Short
      • story
      • 2011
    • The Flood (2010)
      The Flood
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Strangers (2007)
      Strangers
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Offside (2006)
      Offside
      6.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Strangers (2003)
      Strangers
      7.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2003

    Director



    • Harmonia
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Tatami (2023)
      Tatami
      7.5
      • co-director
      • 2023
    • Golda (2023)
      Golda
      6.0
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • Jaime Ray Newman, Guy Nattiv, Noga Erez, Ori Russo, Ayelet Imberman, Yuval Orr, Yaniv Fridel, Meni Aviram, and Ofer Shabi in Life, Unexpected (2021)
      Life, Unexpected
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • 2019 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2019)
      2019 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Jamie Bell in Skin (2018)
      Skin
      6.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Skin (2018)
      Skin
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Dear God (2014)
      Dear God
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Magic Men (2014)
      Magic Men
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Flood (2010)
      The Flood
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Strangers (2007)
      Strangers
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Offside (2006)
      Offside
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Strangers (2003)
      Strangers
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Mabul (2002)
      Mabul
      8.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Producer



    • Tatami (2023)
      Tatami
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Wild Summon (2023)
      Wild Summon
      6.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Mariah Aaliyah Pharms, Stephen Laroy Thomas, Bruce Lemon, and Richard Nevels in Hallelujah (2022)
      Hallelujah
      8.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Jaime Ray Newman, Guy Nattiv, Noga Erez, Ori Russo, Ayelet Imberman, Yuval Orr, Yaniv Fridel, Meni Aviram, and Ofer Shabi in Life, Unexpected (2021)
      Life, Unexpected
      5.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • The Criminals (2020)
      The Criminals
      7.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Jamie Bell in Skin (2018)
      Skin
      6.8
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2018
    • Skin (2018)
      Skin
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Offside (2006)
      Offside
      6.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Strangers (2003)
      Strangers
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2003

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    Videos7

    TATAMI 2024/5
    Demo Reel 2:06
    TATAMI 2024/5
    GOLDA 2023
    Demo Reel 2:22
    GOLDA 2023
    GOLDA 2023
    Demo Reel 2:22
    GOLDA 2023
    SKIN - MAKING OF
    Demo Reel 12:58
    SKIN - MAKING OF
    skin the short trailer
    Demo Reel 1:24
    skin the short trailer
    SKIN WINS THE OSCAR 2019
    Demo Reel 1:38
    SKIN WINS THE OSCAR 2019
    SKIN feature trailer A24 - 2019
    Demo Reel 1:01
    SKIN feature trailer A24 - 2019

    Personal details

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      • Official Site
      • Official Site
    • Born
      • May 24
      • Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Spouse
      • Jaime Ray NewmanApril 2, 2012 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Alma Ness Newman Nattiv
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      He and his wife, Jaime Ray Newman, won their first Academy Award on February 24, 2019. They received the Oscar for their short film Skin (2018), a 20-minute elegy about racism in America.

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