Orit was born in Israel in 1983. She graduated from the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel

School with honors in 2012, winning her class’ ‘Promising Director’ Award.

Her diploma film "Staring Match" was screened in festivalsall over the world,

including: San Sebastian, Montreal, Munich and won the Grand Prix award at the
Hangzhao Festival in China, Best Screenplay Award at Tel Aviv Student Film Festival,

and an Honorable Mention at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

After graduating, Orit co-directed a documentary series for the Israeli Channel YES Doco; worked as a
film facilitator and director for Israeli NGO, making films with at-risk youth; worked as a filmmaking
teacher of groups of women in Acres and Givat Haviva. She also conducted research for a
documentary by the Oscar-award-winning director Alex Gibney, and wrote and directed two short
fiction films – "You Remain Silent", that was a part of the Abraham Heffner tribute "Voice Over" and
premiered in Sarajevo and Jerusalem Film Festival 2018 and The MOMA, and "Veil" that that was selected
to various festivals around the world including The Oslo Short Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival and
Brussels Short Film Festival.

 

Cinema Sabaya, Orit’s Debut feature film, won 5 Ophir (Israeli Film and TV Academy) Awards for Best
Picture, Best Director for Rotem, and Best Supporting Actress for Joanna Said. The film also received Best
Picture Award and audience Award at the Jerusalem International Film Festival. Cinema Sabaya is the
official Oscars® entry for Israel.