Neta Ariel

Director of the Maaleh Film School. Directed the documentary film, A Mirror for the Sun. Neta Ariel was raised in northern Israel, served in the IDF, and studied Political Science, Theater History, and Communications at Hebrew University. During the 1970s, Ariel worked in youth programming at the Israel Broadcasting Authority. She edited newspapers and wrote articles for publications in Gush Etziyon and is the author of the children’s book – A Gift Child. In 1995, she began working as Assistant Director at Maaleh and in 2001, was appointed the school’s director.