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Yaniv Raz

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Yaniv Raz
Yaniv Raz most recently wrote and directed the feature film Eternal Return (Macro Studios) which will premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. Prior to that, he adapted and directed the award-winning Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (Hulu). Yaniv has written screenplays and developed TV shows for Universal, Sony, Warner Brothers, Netflix, Fox, Starz, and The CW. He also wrote, directed, and produced Things Fall Apart, a short film nominated for the City of Venice Award at the Venice Film Festival and named Best Short Film by The Times and The Guardian newspapers at the London Film Festival. Yaniv began his career working with the NY Metropolitan Opera and has worked as a writer for Cirque du Soleil.
BornNovember 29, 1976
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BornNovember 29, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    David Arquette, Jason Isaacs, Lisa Edelstein, Taylor Russell, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Chase Stokes in Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
    Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2021
    Portishead - Cowboys (2002)
    Portishead - Cowboys
    9.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2002
    Eternal Return
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2025
    Things Fall Apart
    8.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2003

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    Director



    • Eternal Return
      • Director (directed by)
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • David Arquette, Jason Isaacs, Lisa Edelstein, Taylor Russell, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Chase Stokes in Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
      Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Michael Jacques and Nicholas Alexander in Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2016)
      Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Mitt's Office
      4.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Danny Glover, Lorraine Bracco, Heather Graham, Joseph Cross, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler in Son of Morning (2011)
      Son of Morning
      3.9
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Things Fall Apart
      8.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Portishead - Cowboys (2002)
      Portishead - Cowboys
      9.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Writer



    • Eternal Return
      • written by
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • David Arquette, Jason Isaacs, Lisa Edelstein, Taylor Russell, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Chase Stokes in Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
      Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2021
    • Danny Glover, Lorraine Bracco, Heather Graham, Joseph Cross, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler in Son of Morning (2011)
      Son of Morning
      3.9
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Things Fall Apart
      8.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Portishead - Cowboys (2002)
      Portishead - Cowboys
      9.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002

    Actor



    • The District (2000)
      The District
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Student
      • 2003
    • Tempus Fugit
      6.2
      Short
      • Peter
      • 2002
    • Jack Guzman, Alyson Sullivan, Phillip Jeanmarie, Jessica Rey, and Ricardo Medina Jr. in Power Rangers Wild Force (2002)
      Power Rangers Wild Force
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Excited Student
      • 2002
    • Debi Mazar, Paul Sorvino, Ellen Burstyn, Kristin Bauer, Sonny Marinelli, and Heather Dubrow in That's Life (2000)
      That's Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Lecture Wrangler
      • 2000

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Yaniz Raz
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • November 29, 1976

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      He is related to the famous American playwright, Clifford Odets.

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