Guy Nattiv

Guy Nattiv (born May 24, 1973) is an Israeli-born filmmaker who works as a director, producer, and screenwriter in the United States.

Nattiv studied film at the Camera Obscura School of Art in Tel Aviv before directing award-winning short films in Israel, including Mabul, Strangers, and Offside. After relocating to the US, his debut American short Skin (2018), which depicts the cycle of violence involving a neo-Nazi skinhead and his family, earned the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019, along with numerous international festival prizes.

His feature films include the biographical drama Golda (2023), portraying Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the Yom Kippur War and starring Helen Mirren—a casting choice that drew criticism for a non-Jewish actress portraying a Jewish historical figure, which Nattiv defended as essential to the film's perspective. Nattiv's work often explores themes of prejudice, redemption, and geopolitical tension, as seen in his upcoming film Tatami, a co-production with Iran focusing on an Iranian judoka defying regime pressures ahead of the Olympics.