Ronit Avni

Ronit Avni

Filmmaker and Human Rights Advocate, Founder of Justin Vision

Ronit directed and produced the award-winning feature documentary film, Encounter Point, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006 and won five major international awards.

She is also the founder and Executive Director of Just Vision, a non-profit organization that creates media about Palestinian and Israeli civilians who are working to resolve the conflict nonviolently. She has co-produced short videos and online video advocacy features in collaboration with filmmakers in Senegal, Burkina Faso, the U.S. and Brazil while working at Peter Gabriel’s organization, WITNESS.

She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005 and her work was featured on Oprah.com. Ronit was named a Young Global Leader in 2009 and joined the YGL Network.