Roni Ezra

• Name — Roni Ezra • Born — 19 June 1973 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Education — Super 16 • Occupation — Director, screenwriter • Awards — Edith-Allers grant for up-and-coming artists (2007)

Born in 1973 in Copenhagen, Ezra is the son of a Jewish father from Basra, Iraq, and a mother from Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark. His brother Rene Ezra is a film producer. His father wanted him to be a doctor or lawyer, but his exposure of his son to films such as West Side Story, Spartacus, and Rebel Without a Cause led Ezra to pursue a career in the film industry. After graduating from secondary school, he worked for several years at a video store. He then studied at Super 16 Hold, a film school in Copenhagen, from which he graduated in 2008.

Ezra wrote and directed the short films Instinkt (2006), Marts (2007), and Panser (2008); he also wrote the shorts Helmer & Søn (2006) and Alliancen (2008). He wrote and directed the 2010 TV documentary Veninder på 1. klasse. In 2015, his first full-length feature film, 9. April (April 9th), was released. It was directed by Ezra, written by Tobias Lindholm, and produced by Rene Ezra and Tobias Radoor. The film follows the brief but valiant military resistance to the Nazi invasion of Denmark on April 9, 1940. According to Ezra, his interest in the subject is rooted on a school excursion to a memorial that commemorates the invasion. One of the lead characters in the film was loosely based on the life of the veteran Anders Justesen, whom Ezra invited during the film's premiere. Ezra has since directed the feature film Everything's Gonna Be Pink (2015), which was shot in New York, as well as three episodes of the TV series Gidseltagningen and six episodes of the TV series Sygeplejeskolen. Gidseltagningen, also called Below the Surface, is an eight-part Danish hostage action thriller commissioned by Studio Canal. It premiered on Kanal 5 in Denmark and was also aired in the United Kingdom by BBC. In addition to directing, Ezra has worked on various projects as an actor, second unit director, and assistant director. He has also made commercials, music videos, and documentaries. He is currently affiliated with the Nordic Film Production.

• Year — Title — Credit — Notes • 2010 — Veninder på 1. klasse — Director/Writer — TV series documentary • 2017 — Below the Surface (Gidseltagningen) — Director — 3 episodes • 2018 — The New Nurses (Sygeplejeskolen) — Director — 6 episodes

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the gender male. The register further records that roni Ezra was born on 19 June 1973. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. It is also recorded that roni Ezra is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Denmark.