Overview
The story of Yamin Masika, the “Don Quixote" of Israeli cinema — a director, social activist, and cultural entrepreneur who played a pivotal role in transforming Mizrahi culture from the margins to the mainstream. In the 1990s, after repeated rejections by the Israeli film industry, Masika began creating underground, low-budget films and music videos featuring Mizrahi artists like Avi Bitter, Tamir Gal, Moshe Cohen, Sarit Hadad, and Zehava Ben. Though ridiculed and dismissed by the establishment, these films resonated deeply with audiences who had been excluded from mainstream media for decades, leading to a cultural revolution.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Hebrew
- Spoken languages
- Hebrew
- Countries
- Israel
- Production
- The Israel Film Council,Kan,Bfilms,The New Fund for Cinema and TV (NFCT),Ministry of Culture and Sport,The Israeli Film Council,The New Fund for Cinema and TV
- Cast
- Yamin Messika,Avi Biter,Tamir Gal,Moshe Cohen,Sarit Hadad,Zehava Ben,Shlomo Vazana,Ya'akov Gini,Yermi Kadoshi,Ron Cahlili
- Director
- Yaniv Segalovich
- Producer
- Rafael Balulu,Emmanuel Berrebi,Itzik Cohen
- Music
- Moshe Da'aboul
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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