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I'm a creative filmmaker and video editor passionate about impactful documentaries and storytelling. I work across production phases and collaborate with stakeholders to bring ideas to life. I am fluent in English, Hebrew, and Arabic, and have a C1 level in German.…

Badoor Jbara

Video Editor, Filmmaker, Film Director, +6

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I'm a creative filmmaker and video editor passionate about impactful documentaries and storytelling. I work across production phases and collaborate with stakeholders to bring ideas to life. I am fluent in English, Hebrew, and Arabic, and have a C1 level in German.…

Available to hire

I’m a creative filmmaker and video editor passionate about impactful documentaries and storytelling. I work across production phases and collaborate with stakeholders to bring ideas to life.

I am fluent in English, Hebrew, and Arabic, and have a C1 level in German.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Beginner

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Beginner

Final Cut Pro X

Beginner

Language

Arabic

Fluent

Hebrew (modern)

Fluent

English

Fluent

German

Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Filmmaker & Video Editor at Various clients

January 1, 2019 - Present

Collaborated with organizations, businesses, and independent directors to create diverse visual content, including documentaries, ads, and branding videos. Served as director, videographer and editor of a documentary for Arte. Edited content for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Filmed and edited a series of plays for Hadabe Theatre for promotional use. Created content for the educational Instagram account Cyberwise.

Video Editor at I24News

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Full-time role coordinating with directors, journalists and producers on news and digital documentaries. Notably edited the film Auschwitz: The Common Journey.

Director and Filmmaker at One Vision

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Directed and filmed a short documentary about the world's first independent group of women in cross-country biking, following three riders through daily life, training, and races to illuminate friendship, freedom, and perseverance.

Director at Insight (Arab Blind Association)

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Directed a film about the Arab Blind Association; part of a four-short documentary anthology focused on Jerusalem's Old City; screened at Visions du Réel (Nyon) and Haifa International Film Festival 2023.

Director & Editor at The Street

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Video art project capturing the life and rhythm of Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, treating the street as a character and weaving diverse lives into a shared urban tapestry; showcased by World Press Photo Foundation Local Testimony 2022.

Director / Videographer / Editor at Hadassah Academic College – Jerusalem

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Isleen is a short documentary about a girl in Kafr Aqab choosing to follow her dream despite societal constraints; produced during a Videography and Video Editing course, with mentorship from Snow R. Shai and Benji Cohen.

Camera / Cinematography at Der Al Sultan

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Documentary exploring daily life within the Coptic Orthodox monastery Der al-Sultan, its spiritual significance and ownership tensions reflecting the broader story of Jerusalem.

Camera / Co-Director at We Must Talk Now

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Co-directed and photographed this documentary about Israelis and Palestinians honoring lost loved ones at a joint memorial ceremony amid threats of violence; examines grief, justice, and reconciliation in wartime.

Producer / Filmmaker (in production) at A Place Like This

January 1, 2023 - Present

Current documentary-in-progress examining love, identity, and belonging as a Palestinian citizen of Israel, tracing the journey to parenthood during a time of war.

Freelance Filmmaker & Video Editor at Self-employed

January 1, 2019 - Present

Collaborated with organizations, businesses, and independent directors to create diverse visual content, including documentaries, ads, and branding videos. Directed, shot, and edited "Dialog in Nahost" for Arte; edited "Can You Hear Me" for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum; filmed and edited a series of plays for Hadabe Theatre; created content for the educational Instagram Cyberwise.