A native of Tel Aviv, Shirly studied film at the Beit Berl Arts College in Israel where she directed and produced her first short film Blocked. Her first feature documentary 100% was screened at the Docaviv- Documentary Film Festival, Haifa Cinematheque. In 2009 she released The Way Up which won the Best Documentary prize at numerous international festivals was nominated for a 2010 Israeli Academy award. Shirly is presently working as an editor and director of independent projects, as well as a tutor and facilitator of media and film youth groups and seminars.
