Winner of the 1991 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature, IN THE SHADOW OF THE STARS (1991) and National Emmy® Award for DIALOGUES WITH MADWOMEN (1994), (both with Allie Light). Saraf was born in Poland, raised and educated in Israel and has a B.A. in Motion Pictures from UCLA. He works in fiction and documentary film as producer, director and editor with over 150 films to his credit, mostly made for TV. He was the filmmaker of "Poland, Changing World" (Emmy nomination) and "USA Poetry: 12 Films About Modern Poets", (with Richard Moore & Philip Greene; 1966: NET). Saraf's directorial work includes "Going International" (six films about working abroad, producers: Copeland-Griggs) and "We Are Driven" (Japanese production in the U.S.; 1982: Frontline, PBS). Among his editing credits: "Battle of Westlands" (Columbia Dupont & Peabody Awards); "Death and Dying", Bioethics Series, KTCA-TV, St. Paul (Columbia-Dupont Award); LAS MADRES DE LA PLAZA DE MAYO (1985, Oscar nomination); and THREE WARRIORS (1978, United Artists release). With his partner Allie Light, Saraf has also produced and directed "Mitsuye and Nellie" (1981); "Visions of Paradise" (1982, five half hour films about contemporary American folk artists); SHAKESPEARE'S CHILDREN (1996, director); RACHEL'S DAUGHTERS: SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER (1997, HBO); BLIND SPOT: MURDER BY WOMEN (2000); "Children and Asthma" and "Good Food/ Bad Food: Obesity in American Children" (programs about children's health and the environment); "An Iraqi Lullaby" and "The Sermons of Sister Jane, Believing the Unbelievable". Saraf was founder and former head of the KQED-TV film unit and former manager of Saul Zaentz Production Company. During his tenure with Zaentz, Saraf produced a score of films and was post-production supervisor of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975). For many years he taught film production at San Francisco State University. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Best Achievement in Documentary Features 1991: IN THE SHADOW OF THE STARS - Producer (w. Allie Light) 1 nomination, 1 Award