Suri Drucker, a native New Yorker, is the Director of the Film & Media Collaborative, which is under the auspices of AVI CHAI and The Gesher Multicultural Film Fund.
She has been involved in cultural projects and the media industry since immigrating to Israel in 1991. In her current position she is leading the AVI CHAI effort in encouraging and initiating the development and production of award winning films and television series which feature Jewish – Israeli culture. She has recently spearheaded a collaborative partnership with the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund to use motion pictures, television, and new media to generate among Israeli society a greater openness and engagement with their Jewish cultural roots.
Prior to AVI CHAI, Suri founded the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, promoting and supporting films which bring to the screen an authentic representation of the cultures of minority sectors of Israeli society. Suri has extensive production experience in the fields of digital animation, musical events, promotional films and marketing quality programs to prime time television.