About Micha Shagrir
Filmmaker, producer, and reporter ā a life devoted to documenting Israel's story across five decades.
Micha Shagrir was a leading Israeli filmmaker and prolific producer whose career spanned 50 years. He began as a reporter for Al HaMishmar and later worked as a radio reporter for Kol Israel in the early 1960s, before becoming a respected documentary director and producer.
As an IDF Radio reservist, Shagrir was embedded with Ariel Sharon's caravan in the week before the Six Days War in 1967. During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, he served as an IDF Radio reporter alongside Security Minister Moshe Dayan and reported from beyond the Suez Canal.
His body of work includes television documentaries, news reports, and feature productions spanning from the 1960s through the 2000s. The Micha Shagrir Collection is the first online archive of its kind in Israel, preserving his creative legacy for researchers, historians, and the public.
Key Moments
- 1956 Interviewed Prime Minister David Ben Gurion as an Al HaMishmar reporter.
- 1960s Radio reporter for Kol Israel, covering national affairs.
- 1967 Embedded in Ariel Sharon's caravan as an IDF Radio reservist before the Six Days War.
- 1973 Reported for IDF Radio alongside Moshe Dayan during the Yom Kippur War; filed dispatches from beyond the Suez Canal.
- 1970sā2000s Directed and produced numerous television documentaries, news reports, and feature films.
Explore the full catalog of films directed and produced by Micha Shagrir.
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