PRODUCER | FILMMAKER | AUTHOR
About Omri
Omri Bezalel is an Israeli writer, filmmaker, and, producer. In 2022, together with veteran LA-based producer Andy Horwitz, Omri launched Big Swell Entertainment, a new home for the next generation of hands-on producers and storytellers who are passionate about creating content of all shapes and sizes. The company has already finished production on two films in 2026 so far: GREEN BANK—directed by Josh Ruben and starring Brittany O'Grady, Kumail Nanjiani, Tatiana Maslany, and Jim Belushi—about an infant sleep-trainer who discovers that the parents of the child she is caring for are far more than the clueless yuppies they appear to be. And DEDICATED TO MORRIS BURKE—directed by Will Ropp and starring Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Kate McKinnon, Amy Sedaris, Janeane Garofalo, and Andrew Rannells—about a woman who discovers that the final novel of her late husband isn’t dedicated to her like the others, but to a man named Morris Burke.
Omri has produced more than a dozen feature films, short films, and mini-series in Israel and the United States. Among others, he co-produced Natalie Portman's feature directorial debut, A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS, which premiered at Cannes in 2015, and before that he produced the film JAMIE MARKS IS DEAD, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, Omri produced DEDICATED TO MORRIS BURKE and COME CLOSER, the winner of the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film and Israel's official submission to the Oscars in Best International Feature
Omri wrote, directed, and produced the independent feature film LISTEN, starring Eden Epstein of Apple’s SEE and Anthony De'Sando of THE SOPRANOS. The film is available for rent and purchase. Omri's debut novel SILENT WATERS, based on his military experience, was published in June 2025.
Omri served for five years in Shayetet 13, Israel’s elite Naval Commando unit, equivalent to the US Navy SEALs. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from NYU, where he double majored in dramatic writing and journalism, as well as double minored in creative writing and producing. He was the recipient of the Founders Day Award, presented to the highest bracket of scholastic performance, and of the Zenger Award, presented to the top overall undergraduate journalism student.