Full Name Elyezer Kenner Citizenship Film Residence Jerusalem Education Masters degree | Nationality Israel Name Elly Kenner Other names Eli Kenner Role Film director | |
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Born October 7, 1948 (age 75) ( 1948-10-07 ) Jerusalem Alma mater Boston University, United States Movies Invasion of Terror: The Black Room People also search for Aaron C. Butler, Jimmy Stathis, Clara Perryman | ||
Elly Kenner (b. Elyezer Kenner, October 7, 1948) is an Israeli film editor, director, and producer.
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Early life
Born in Jerusalem, Kenner attended Gymnasia Rehavia before serving in the Israeli Air Force. He later studied psychology and theater at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1972, Kenner enrolled at Boston University in the United States, where earned for a Master's Degree in Film.
United States career
In 1976, his film Falling received positive reviews in The Boston Globe and The Los Angeles Times. It won a Cinematography award from the American Society of Cinematographers.
In 1976 Kenner moved to Hollywood where he edited films for the American Film Institute's program for Women Directors.
His second feature film, The Black Room was released in the United Kingdom in 1983.
Return to Israel
Kenner returned to Jerusalem in 1984.
After returning to Israel, he became director of Hello Jerusalem, a series screening in the United States.
In 1989, he made an episode of the Israel television news program Mabat Sheni, "No Free Enterprise." The program received positive reviews from Heda Boshes of Haarets Newspaper and Sima Kadmon of Maariv Newspaper.
Later, Kenner became partner in the Jerusalem advertising agency "Sheta", where he established a department for commercials and image films and produced Visions of the Holy Land.
Mystical period
The 6-part film series Esoterica Jerusalem deals with Healing and Channeling. One of the chapters of this series was screened in January 1992 at the Film Festival at Tours in France. In the newspaper BaMachane Eitan Bar Yoseff called Kenner "Atlantis's Ambassador to Israel."
In 1992, Kenner produced The Sixth Dimension, a weekly program dealing with mysticism and alternative medicine, on Israel's then temporary Channel 2.
Later career
In 1994, Kenner directed a short dramatic film for the "Israel Film Service" about the new peace accord agreement with Jordan, starring Dubi Gal and Oded Menashe. The film was screened in schools around the country by the Ministry of Education.
1995, Kenner produced and directed feature film Mi Ha'Abba? (Who is the Father?) starring Dubi Gal, Nitza Shaul, Uri Banai and Maria Ovanov. The film was invited to screen at the International Film Festival in Shanghai in 1997.
Television
1988-2011, Kenner was a news editor for the Jerusalem Bureau of the National French television station France 2.