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Shmuel Elmaleh

Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor, Cinematographer

Works on

  • Emigration
  • Homeland
  • Humor
  • Immigration
  • Jewish

Country: Israel

T-Port Partner: Maaleh Film School

Shmuel Elmaleh is an Israeli-American filmmaker living in Jerusalem. At age 21 Shmuel was drafted to the digital unit in the IDF as a military cinematographer and director. Shmuel completed four years of full-time study at the Maaleh film school, and is graduated January 2025. “We the People” is his graduating Live Action short. Shmuel is also a graduate of the Aspaklaria theater and works at various high schools with seniors as a drama instructor. Additionally, he runs a digital media business for commercial and social media.

Project in development

Filmography on T-Port

We The People

Josh, a new immigrant, takes his family camping on their first ever Israeli Independence Day....