Amos GUTTMAN (1954–1993, Romania) made several long and short features with which he has won several prizes at national and international festivals. He studied film at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts. His films focus on queer themes and he created his very own cinematic language involving unique sounds. Amazing Grace (1992) won first prize at the Jerusalem International Film Festival and is shown at IFFR 2024 as part of the Cinema Regained programme.
Filmography
Drifting (1975, short), Returning Premiers (1976, short), A Safe Place (1977, short), Nagua (1981, short), Drifting (1983), Bar 51 (1986), Himmo King of Jerusalem (1988), Amazing Grace (1992)