Yoav Shamir (Hebrew: יואב שמיר), is an Israeli documentary filmmaker most noted for the films Checkpoint and Defamation.
A ninth-generation Israeli from Tel Aviv, he is the son of two elementary school teachers.
[3] Shamir's documentaries made him a focal point of criticism and garnered accusations of antisemitism.
[4][5] After the success of Checkpoint, Shamir was referred to as the "Israeli Mel Gibson" by American journalists and accused of antisemitism, fact that he described as a "total nonsense and a very offensive term for me".
[2] His latest film, 10%: What Makes a Hero?, is focused on the premise that a small minority of people, less than 10%, will always fight for what is just regardless of circumstance.