Directing
Tamir Anshtein
Born 2003-05-19 · Tel Aviv, Israel
Tamir Anshtein is an award-winning Australian-Jewish filmmaker known for his thought-provoking films that explore personal Jewish history and the Soviet refugee experience. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, he moved to Australia at the age of seven. His work is deeply influenced by his family's untold stories and the literary traditions of Soviet-era Jewish and non-Jewish writers, aiming to universalize the experience of Jews & Russian Jewish refugees. Anshtein's films have received international recognition. Trial and Error (2022), a Holocaust film told from a Nazi's perspective, was a finalist at the Cannes World Film Festival and the Papa International Historical Film Festival, and was featured in publication FilmInk. His short film Old Faces (2024) was selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions, and Levadia International Film Festival (L.I.F.F.). Someone Important (2024), was also selected for Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions. His films have played in French, Hungarian, English and Greek cinemas. With a bold storytelling style, Anshtein continues to craft narratives that challenge perspectives and shed light on forgotten histories.
Acting credits
NRA young woman trapped in her own mind grapples with a debilitating past mistake, overwhelmed by her inability to find the help or clarity necessary to heal.
Someone Important
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NRAn unpunished ex-SS officer is thrust into a mysterious mob trial, more than 75 years after his crimes were committed.
Trial and Error
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Behind the camera
NRA Jewish Soviet prisoner, who yearns to see his children one final time, suddenly wakes up in modern Melbourne, Australia.
Old Faces
2024
NRA Jewish Soviet prisoner, who yearns to see his children one final time, suddenly wakes up in modern Melbourne, Australia.
Old Faces
2024
NRA Jewish Soviet prisoner, who yearns to see his children one final time, suddenly wakes up in modern Melbourne, Australia.
Old Faces
2024
NRA young woman trapped in her own mind grapples with a debilitating past mistake, overwhelmed by her inability to find the help or clarity necessary to heal.
Someone Important
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NRA young woman trapped in her own mind grapples with a debilitating past mistake, overwhelmed by her inability to find the help or clarity necessary to heal.
Someone Important
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NRA young woman trapped in her own mind grapples with a debilitating past mistake, overwhelmed by her inability to find the help or clarity necessary to heal.
Someone Important
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NRAn unpunished ex-SS officer is thrust into a mysterious mob trial, more than 75 years after his crimes were committed.
Trial and Error
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NRAn unpunished ex-SS officer is thrust into a mysterious mob trial, more than 75 years after his crimes were committed.
Trial and Error
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NRAn unpunished ex-SS officer is thrust into a mysterious mob trial, more than 75 years after his crimes were committed.
Trial and Error
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