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Nir has given over 1,200 lectures around the world. In January 2020 he spoke at TEDx in Savyon in Israel about the power of film in post-traumatic growth. Nir resides in Kibbutz Ramot Menashe with his wife and three daughters.

Nir’s films have won several awards, including Best Documentary Film Award and Audience Choice Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Honorary Mention Award at the Woodstock Film Festival, and Best International Director Award at the Documentary Edge Festival in New Zealand.

Picture of His Life (2019) - tells the story of Amos Nachoum, a wildlife photographer with one final photographic dream remaining - to photograph a Polar Bear underwater, while swimming alongside it.

The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel (2017) - tells the story of a wealthy Jewish businessman and owner of Berlin’s largest department store in the 1930s, who was involved in saving 20,000 Jews during World War II.

My Hero Brother (2016) - tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome that set on a journey to the summit of the Himalayas with their siblings.

Nir co-produced and co-directed his debut film Dolphin Boy (2011), together with Dani Menkin. The film’s remake rights were acquired by Disney Pictures in 2012.

Dolphin Boy (2011) - tells the story of Morad, a boy who undergoes 3 years of dolphin therapy in Eilat, after being attacked and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Yonatan Nir grew up in Kibbutz HaZore'a, in Northern Israel. He served in an elite commando unit, and was injured during the 2006 Lebanon War, in which he participated as a reserve soldier. This experience led him to take an interest in post-trauma and rehabilitation; recurring themes in his films.

Yonatan Nir (born April 22, 1977) is an Israeli documentary film director and producer and a former photojournalist.