Ari Folman

Ari Folman (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir (2008) and the live-action/animated film The Congress. Biography Ari Folman was born in Haifa. His parents were Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivors. Folman's wife, Anat Asulin, is also a film director. They live in Tel Aviv. Film career In 2006, Folman was head writer of the Hot 3 famous drama series BeTipul. Ari Folman's memories of the aftermath of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, which took place when he was a 19-year-old soldier, served as the basis for his movie Waltz with Bashir. The film follows his attempt to regain his memories of the war through therapy, as well as conversations with old friends and other Israelis who were present in Beirut around the time of the massacre. Where is Anne Frank is an animated drama film based on the life of Anne Frank, who was murdered in the Holocaust.