Ofra Bikel Explained
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
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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ofra Bikel | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site. PBS.
- Web site: Producer Ofra Bikel | About Us | FRONTLINE | PBS. pbs.org. 15 June 2016.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/01/weekinreview/conversations-ofra-bikel-the-patience-and-passion-of-a-documentary-film-maker.html "Conversations: Ofra Bikel; The Patience and Passion Of a Documentary Film Maker"
- Web site: 2007 Chancellor Award Winner - Ofra Bikel - The Journalism School Columbia University . www.journalism.columbia.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203104148/http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175373378568/page/1175373377534/simplepage.htm%3E . 2009-12-03.
- Web site: News Emmy Awards - 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award Press Release - PART B. https://web.archive.org/web/20100922170136/http://emmyonline.tv/emmy/25newsb.html . 22 September 2010 . dead. 15 June 2016.
- Web site: NACDL - News Release ~ 11/04/2000. criminaljustice.org. 15 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20071116182555/http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/Newsreleases/2000MN018. 16 November 2007. dead.
- Web site: Banff Television Festival (1994). imdb.com. 15 June 2016.
- Web site: Ofra Bikel - IMDb. imdb.com. 15 June 2016.