A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Original Title:
הפקות המזרח
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Bfilms
Kan
Ministry of Culture and Sport
The Israeli Film Council
The New Fund for Cinema and TV (NFCT)
Production Countries:
Israel
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 75
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.
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Additional Camera:
Ofer Bar
Assistant Camera:
Adam Horewitz
Cinematography:
Ido Berlad
Colorist:
Yair Nahshon
Dialogue Editor:
Yaniv Sela
Neal Gibbs
Director:
Yaniv Segalovich
Drone Cinematographer:
Amir Terkel
Editor:
Yaniv Segalovich
Editorial Consultant:
Gal Goffer
Executive Producer:
Itzik Cohen
Lighting Design:
Adam Horewitz
Eric Raphael Mizrahi
Makeup Artist:
Alin Shabtay
Tami Margalit
Michal Lasman
Original Music Composer:
Moshe Da'aboul
Post Producer:
Shelly Levy Russo
Producer:
Rafael Balulu
Emmanuel Berrebi
Production Assistant:
Alex Gurlik
Kobi Balulu
Production Design:
Adam Levinson
Researcher:
Nava Mizrachi
Script Consultant:
Chen Elmaliach
Sound Designer:
Neal Gibbs
Sound Recordist:
Gidon Arnold
Elad Dvortchin
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