Oren is a comedic filmmaker and vfx artist.
He grew up in the Middle East and now lives in LA.
Oren has helmed commercial campaigns for brands including PINTEREST, PAYPAL, PEPSI, POPEYES, PARAMOUNT and a non-P-company, QUIZNOS, where he also served as a creative director. His QUIZNOS campaign videos have won two Telly Awards, an IAC award, thrice landed on Ad Week’s Top 10 Spots list. He directed a bunch of episodic shows including the Sci-Fi Comedy Series MISS 2059, for Verizon’s Go90, which was nominated for three Streamy Awards.
Oren’s debut feature, THE HAMMER, premiered at the AFI Film Festival, winning the Breakthrough Film Award. The movie is based on the life of UFC Fighter Matt Hamill and features a cast of primarily Deaf actors. It won seven consecutive audience awards before its theatrical run and release on Netflix. He followed it up with the pulpy action thriller, A MOTHER’S RAGE starring everyone’s favorite aunt and college admissions advisor Lori Loughlin. He is currently writing the Audible Original Series, GIRL WITH WINGS, which was developed in partnership with Temple Hill Entertainment.
Between directing jobs, Oren works as a Visual Effects Artist on films such as Oscar films Nomadland, C’mon C’mon and 20th Century Women. He loves talking to other directors and has hosted over 400 episodes of "Just Shoot It", a podcast about the craft and business of being a filmmaker.