Tomer Heymann

Tomer Heymann (; born October 12, 1970, in Kfar Yedidia, Israel) is an Israeli filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the documentary films Paper Dolls, Mr.Gaga and Who's Gonna Love Me Now?.

Career Heymann has directed many documentary films and series in the past ten years, including long-term follow-ups and personal documentation. His films won major awards at prestigious film festivals, including his first film It Kinda Scares Me. Paper Dolls won three awards at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival and the audience’s award at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film and TV series Bridge over the Wadi, co-produced with the American ITVS, won the Israeli Documentary Film competition, participated in IDFA Festival's prestigious competition, and won many awards around the world. Tomer's new 8-part series The Way Home was recently broadcast by the Yes Doco Channel in Israel and won the best documentary series award at the 2009 Jerusalem International Film Festival. I Shot My Love premiered at the Berlin Int'l Film Festival in 2010, won the Best Mid-length Award at Hotdocs, and was screened in major film festivals, including Dok/Fest Sheffield, Taiwan Int'l Documentary Film Festival, Kassel Film Festival, and more. The 2016 documentary Who's Gonna Love Me Now?, directed by Tomer and his brother Barak Heymann, explores the life of Saar, a gay HIV-positive Israeli man living in London whom Tomer met in Tel Aviv in 1994.

Filmography 2000 - Laugh Till I Cry - 45 min 2001 - It Kinda Scares Me - 57 min 2003 - Aviv-F*****-up Generation - Documentary 35mm, 60 min 2004 - Paper Dolls - 6-part series 2005 - Bridge Over the Wadi - 4-part series 2006 - Cinderellas - 4-part series 2006 - Paper Dolls - 35 mm, 80 min 2006 - Bridge Over The Wadi - 55 min 2007 - Debut - Hofaat Bechora - 5-part series 2007 - Out of Focus - 52 min 2007 - Black Over White - 50 min 2009 - The Way Home - 8-part series 2010 - I Shot My Love – 56/70 min 2015 - Mr. Gaga - 100 min 2016 - Who's Gonna Love Me Now? 2019 - Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life 2022 - I Am Not

Films Festivals and awards I Shot My Love - Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Paper Dolls - Jewish Motifs International Film Festival Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life - Warsaw Golden Phoenix at Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (2019)