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.
Yaniv Segalovich
Director, Writer
Rafael Balulu
Writer
Emmanuel Berrebi
Writer
Yamin Messika
Self
Avi Biter
Self
Tamir Gal
Self
Moshe Cohen
Self
Sarit Hadad
Self
Zehava Ben
Self
Shlomo Vazana
Self
Ya'akov Gini
Self
Yermi Kadoshi
Self
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McQueen74%
Above Majestic73%
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A Plastic Ocean75%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
My Mom Jayne80%
Night Will Fall76%
LA Originals69%
Tabloid64%
Public Speaking70%
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The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter72%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Being James Bond77%
Voyeur59%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Sherman's March67%
