Amir Bar-Lev (born 1972) is an American film director, producer and writer from Berkeley, California. Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary films. He has directed such films as Fighter, a documentary film released August 24, 2001. The film received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The 2007 documentary film My Kid Could Paint That was directed by Bar-Lev, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was bought by Sony Pictures Classics in 2007. He also served as co-producer of the 2009 Oscar nominated documentary Trouble the Water. Bar-Lev also directed The Tillman Story, which premiered as a Domestic Documentary Finalist at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Bar-Lev directed Happy Valley, a film about the Penn State Jerry Sandusky Scandal. His most recent film, Long Strange Trip, explored the Grateful Dead. Bar-Lev has taught documentary filmmaking at New York University. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three children. Director/Producer According to IMDb Bar-Lev has directed or produced the following works: Fighter (2000) (director) VH1: All Access (2003) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes) Sundance Film Festival Dailies (2003) TV series (segment producer) Katrina (2006) (TV) (producer) It Could Happen Tomorrow (2006) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes) My Kid Could Paint That (2007) (director) Trouble the Water (2008) (co-producer) The Tillman Story (2010) (director) Happy Valley (2014) (director) Long Strange Trip (2017) (director) – documentary about the Grateful Dead, executive produced by Martin Scorsese References External links amirbarlev Amir discusses Long Strange Trip with Ira Haberman of The Sound Podcast Living people Artists from Berkeley, California Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California) alumni 1972 births Film directors from California American documentary filmmakers