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.
Cast
Crew
Yaniv Segalovich
Director, Writer, Editor
Rafael Balulu
Writer, Producer
Emmanuel Berrebi
Writer, Producer
Ido Berlad
Cinematography
Yair Nahshon
Colorist
Itzik Cohen
Executive Producer
Alex Gurlik
Production Assistant
Kobi Balulu
Production Assistant
Adam Levinson
Production Design
Adam Horewitz
Assistant Camera, Lighting Design
Ofer Bar
Additional Camera
Shelly Levy Russo
Post Producer
Alin Shabtay
Makeup Artist
Tami Margalit
Makeup Artist
Michal Lasman
Makeup Artist
Neal Gibbs
Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor
Gidon Arnold
Sound Recordist
Elad Dvortchin
Sound Recordist
Eric Raphael Mizrahi
Lighting Design
Moshe Da'aboul
Original Music Composer
Yaniv Sela
Dialogue Editor
Chen Elmaliach
Script Consultant
Gal Goffer
Editorial Consultant
Nava Mizrachi
Researcher
Amir Terkel
Drone Cinematographer