A Friendly Man

Year
2019
Country
Israel
Duration
22’
Director
Łukasz Konopa
Joza’s humble appearance does not reveal his wild past. Now a tour guide in Jerusalem, he was once Israel's biggest cocaine dealer: he’s been constantly reinventing himself while making all the possible mistakes along the way.
CREW:
Director: Łukasz Konopa
Producer: Łukasz Konopa, Meital Gal, Anna Kardaszewska
Cinematographer: Yaniv Linton
Editor: Meital Gal
Sound: Ania Przygoda
Sales:
Meital Gal, [email protected]; Łukasz Konopa, [email protected]
Director
Łukasz Konopa
Łukasz Konopa has a master’s degree in documentary film directing from the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) and an MA in sociology from the University of Warsaw, Poland. His documentaries have played at festivals such as Hot Docs, Camerimage, Visions du Reel and SXSW. His film After won the CILECT Best Documentary film award, which is chosen by the association of the world’s major film and television schools. He regularly films in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the US.
Selected Filmography
After (2012); Vegas (2013); A Friendly Man (2019)
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