Dror Shaul (born June 28, 1975[1]) is an Israeli filmmaker, commercial director and film writer-director, residing in Tel Aviv, Israel.

His grandfather, Sydney Saul, born in Poland (Yanova Belarus today), is a descendant of the Vilna Gaon family, whose parents were massacred in a pogrom in 1904, and he fled to the United States to his aunt Lena Gordon in Philadelphia.

In Kissufim, Ami met Tzipora Yefet, who was of Yemenite descent and grew up in the Hatikva neighborhood.

Dror's two parents were interested in archeology and music, played various instruments and served in key social, financial and security roles in the Kibbutz.

In the same year, Shaul participated in the Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs with Sweet Mud which was released in September 2006 and won 4 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film.