Nadav Kurtz is an Israeli/Japanese/American filmmaker. His work has shown at festivals such as Sundance, True/False, and Sheffield. His directorial debut, Paraiso, won Best Documentary Short at multiple festivals, nominated for a Cinema Eye award and short-listed for an Academy Award. He directed the award-winning campaign, One Chicago, for the City of Chicago, directing thirty-five short, personal accounts of immigration. He also has two decades of experience as an editor. Untitled Sam and Omar Project is his first feature film.