Ofra Bikel

Ofra Bikel (born in Israel) is a documentary filmmaker, and television producer.

She graduated from the University of Paris and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. She was a researcher for Time, Newsweek, and ABC Television. She moved to public television, producing films. In the mid-1970s, Bikel moved to her native Israel and produced more than 15 films. She returned to the U.S. in 1977.^[1]

Her documentary films intersperse long interviews with sharp, silent, moments.^[2]

Awards

• 2007 John Chancellor Award^[3]
• 2003 The Hillman Prize
• 2002 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
• 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
• 2002 Emmy Award Outstanding Investigative Journalism—Long Form^[4]
• 2000 NACDL Champion Of Justice Award^[5]
• 1994 Grand Prize at the Banff World Television Festival^[6]

Works

• The Confessions, 2010
• Close to Home, 2009
• The Hugo Chavez Show, November 2008
• When Kids Get Life, 2007
• The Unexpected Candidate, March 2006
• The O.J. Verdict (2005)
• 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)

• Innocence Lost: The Plea (1997)
• Innocence Lost: The Verdict (1993)
• Innocence Lost (1991)^[7]

References

External links

• "PBS Frontline: 'The Hugo Chavez Show'", The Washington Post, November 26, 2008