Having completed an extended stint as an officer in the Israeli Defence Forces and graduating from Tel-Aviv University magna cum laude in Math, Philosophy and Economics, Aner took the next logical step and came to Los Angeles to study film.

While at the University of Southern California he made sure to apply as many of the practical skills he acquired as possible while shooting a documentary thesis project about butts (philosophical thinking was central to this piece), as well as a narrative thesis about a lesbian love triangle (several of the characters were army veterans, so there's an obvious connection).

In spite of once being a big bad Israeli soldier, having exploding missiles shot at him was quite a disconcerting experience. He is inspired by the many camerpersons out there putting their lives at risk so that we can all know more about what is happening in our world.