Directing
Omer Ben-Shachar
Place of birth
Houston, Texas
Known for
Directing
Credits
5 titles
Omer Ben-Shachar is a Los Angeles-based writer/director. His debut short film, 'Tree #3', won a Student Academy Award, Urbanworld’s Best Young Creator Award, Palm Springs’ Audience Award, and was nominated for a Student Emmy. His follow-up short, 'Single Residence Occupancy', won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the Atlanta Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at Imagine Entertainment’s 'From Minutes to Movies' ShortFest. His latest film, 'Houston, We Have a Crush', won the Fanomenon Short Film Award at the Leeds International Film Festival and the Art Directors Guild Production Design Award at the GuadaLAjara Film Festival, with selections at SXSW Sydney, NewFest, and Austin. Hi…
Known for
8.0After he's been cast (again!) as a background tree in his annual middle school play, an ambitious and imaginative Israeli immigrant boy leads a revolution on stage that his intolerant drama teacher will never forget.
Tree #3
2019
6.5A Chinese immigrant living in a Single Residence Occupancy apartment receives news that her family's application for better housing is denied, and grapples with how to share the news with her children.
Single Residence Occupancy
2024
4.0After finding a phone that was accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush.
Houston, We Have a Crush
2025
NRElijah desperately tries to fit into a world where everyone wears identical masks. But when his mask unexpectedly begins to peel off, Elijah starts to doubt if hiding his true identity is really worth it.
Down Here
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No synopsis available yet.
Left Brain
2023
Behind the camera
8.0After he's been cast (again!) as a background tree in his annual middle school play, an ambitious and imaginative Israeli immigrant boy leads a revolution on stage that his intolerant drama teacher will never forget.
Tree #3
2019
6.5A Chinese immigrant living in a Single Residence Occupancy apartment receives news that her family's application for better housing is denied, and grapples with how to share the news with her children.
Single Residence Occupancy
2024
4.0After finding a phone that was accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush.
Houston, We Have a Crush
2025
NRElijah desperately tries to fit into a world where everyone wears identical masks. But when his mask unexpectedly begins to peel off, Elijah starts to doubt if hiding his true identity is really worth it.
Down Here
—
No synopsis available yet.
Left Brain
2023