He later studied cinema in the Master of Arts program at the University of Southern California, where he wrote his thesis, "American Films in Israel".

He has also served in various roles, including as a director for the Israel Film Institute; as a radio producer for the Israel Broadcasting Authority; and as a lecturer and chair for the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University.

Gutman co-wrote the screenplay for Im Schatten von Gestern (1985)[11] with Maria Matray; they won the DAG Silver Award.

[12] Gutman has written and directed several documentaries for Israeli and German television, including: America, I love you (אמריקה איי לאב יו), Brothers and Strangers (אחים ורחוקים), and Highschool (מחר בגרות).

Produced and directed by Gutman, The Yeckes (variant spellings include The Jeckes and The Yekkes) is a documentary about the ailing German-Jewish community in Israel.