Spotting Yossi 2019
A private diary of the actor Yossi Banai which tells his life in his own words and looks at the passing time
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Synopsis
Thirteen years after his death, the great Yossi Banai comes to life for one final encore. A cinematic memoir pieced together from numerous archival materials – films, plays, radio shows, songs and stage performances – this personal documentary is led by Banai’s deep iconic voice. An actor, singer, writer and director, Banai represented the pure essence and contradictions of Israeli culture: an atheist from a religious family, a native that insisted on importing European motives and a consensual Israeli figure that wasn’t afraid to take a political stand. From childhood to death, through love, family and life on the stage, Yossi Banai directs the spotlight on to his own image.
Credits
Executive Producers
Kobi Farag, Morris Ben Mayor
Directed by
Kobi Farag, Morris Ben Mayor
Written by
Morris Ben Mayor, Kobi Farag, Shauly Melamed
Edited by
Morris Ben Mayor, Shauly Melamed
Production & Research
Shir Helena Rosen
Original Music
Jonathan Bar Giora
Colourist
Aharon Pe'er, RGB
Sound Design & Mix
Yossi Appelbaum, DB Studios
Graphic Design
Merav Shacham
Supported by
Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8
Awards and Festivals
- Jerusalem Film Festival, Official Competition 2019
- Nominated, Ophir Award (Israeli Academy Awards), Best Documentary
- Won, Best Editor, the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum Awards – Morris Ben-Mayor and Shauly Melamed 2019
- Won – Best Original Music, the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum Awards – Jonathan Bar Giora 2019
- Docu.text Opening Film, Jerusalem, Israel 2019
- DocAviv, Galilee at Ma’alot-Tarshiha 2019
כתבות ועיתונות
- “בשביל אוהבי יוסי בנאי זהו סרט שאין להחמיץ” – גילי איזיקוביץ, “הארץ”
- “‘להאיר את יוסי’ משלים עוד מבט לא שגרתי על שחקן לא שגרתי” – נדב מנוחין, “וואלה”
- “מסע קסום, עוצר נשימה, לתוך ראשו של אמן מורכב, חדשן ורעב” – אילן שאול, “מעריב”
- קובי פרג’ ומוריס בן מיור מתראיינים אצל גאולה ולונדון – כאן 11
- אהוד בנאי על הסרט בתכניתו “זה המקום” – גלי צה”ל
- “הסרט ״להאיר את יוסי״ הוא סרט נפלא ויוצא דופן” – רדיו מהות החיים