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Spotting Yossi

Thirteen years after his death, the great actor Yossi Banai comes to life for one final encore, with a cinematic memoir led by his own deep iconic voice. Pieced together from numerous archival sources - films, plays, radio, songs, and stage performances– Banai directs the spotlight on to his own image.``

  • Kobi Farag
    Director
    Photo Farag
  • Morris Ben-Mayor
    Director
  • Morris Ben-Mayor
    Writer
    Photo Farag
  • Kobi Farag
    Writer
    Photo Farag
  • Shauly Melamed
    Writer
  • Shir Helena Rosen
    Producer
  • Ben Mayor Farag Studio
    Producer
  • Ben-Mayor & Farag Film Studio
    Producer
  • Morris Ben-Mayor
    Editors
    Photo Farag
  • Shauly Melamed
    Editors
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    להאיר את יוסי
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 27, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Israel
  • Country of Filming:
    Israel
  • Language:
    Hebrew
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Jerusalem Film Festival
    Jerusalem
    Israel
    July 27, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Ben-Mayor & Farag
    Country: Israel
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-Mayor

Kobi Farag is an Israeli director, actor and film producer. In 2016 his debut film “Photo Farag'' was nominated for the Israeli academy awards. In 2016 he established Ben MAyor Farag studio in Tel Aviv alongside Morris ben Mayor. Since then the two have created 3 feature documentary films "Spotting Yossi'' premiered in JFF and had a big success in theaters nation-wide, Queen Shoshana about the life of Israel’s first diva Shoshana Damari opened Docaviv Festival in Tel Aviv.
Farag also works as an actor in television, film and theatre.

Morris Ben-Mayor is a director and a film and television editor. In 2018 he won An ophir Award for editing "Kirshenbaum diaries". He was the editor of various films and projects such as: “the Nobelists”, “line by line”, "Photo Farag" and more.
Since 2016 he co-owns Ben Mayor & Farag, a documentary film studio with Kobi Farag
In 2019 "Spotting Yossi" premiered in JFF and had a big success in theatres nation-wide. In 2021 Queen Shoshana Opened Docaviv Festival in Tel Aviv.

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