From ‘The Blues Brothers’ and ‘Masada’ to a film about Ukrainian women: Dean Liras will meet with the audience in Tel Aviv — October 18, 2026

There are people whose last names almost never appear prominently on the poster, although without them, half of the famous scenes in movies would simply look different.

Dean Liras is one of those. An American cinematographer, specialist in complex filming, a member of the second director's group, and a producer. His professional biography includes 'The Blues Brothers,' 'Con Air,' 'Dumb and Dumber,' 'Masada,' and other major projects.

Author: Pavel Shveiko

On October 18, 2026, he will be in Tel Aviv.

But the meeting itself is interesting not so much for the opportunity to hear more stories about Hollywood. Here, everything turned out to be noticeably more complex. Liras's Hollywood career intersects with Israel, the memory of the Holocaust, and a new documentary project about Ukrainian women.

The meeting is organized by Israeli Friends of Ukraine. It will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv.

When Hollywood couldn't be 'painted over later'

Dean Liras's career began in a completely different cinematic era.

Today, a complex scene can be shot with digital cameras, drones, stabilizers, and then assembled and corrected in post-production for a long time. During…

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