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Yaniv Rokah grew up on the Mediterranean in Netanya, Israel. As a young adult, he moved to New York to become an actor. Career. Rokah moved to New York in 1999, and to Los Angeles in 2006. He attended New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Yaniv Rokah. Director: Queen Mimi. Yaniv Rokah is known for Queen Mimi (2015), World War Z (2013) and Dig (2015).
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- 2 min
- Actor, Director, Producer
May 13, 2016 · Rokah cites Mimi's youthful personality and contagious spirit as one of the reasons he wanted others to know her story, but it took some time—five years to be exact.
- Jessica Radloff
May 18, 2016 · Yaniv Rokah certainly wasn’t the only Los Angeles barista working part time while chasing his full time dreams. As an aspiring actor and filmmaker, Rokah was logging time at a Santa Monica café when he met an extraordinary 89-year-old woman named “Mimi”—soon to become the subject of Rokah’s feature documentary debut.
Among them was Yaniv Rokah, a neighborhood coffee barista who made the octogenarian the subject of a 77-minute documentary titled Queen Mimi (available through iTunes and Netflix).
May 14, 2016 · Yaniv Rokah shares how he met and befriended Mimi Haist, a homeless woman who became a local celebrity in Santa Monica, and how he made a film about her life. He reveals how Mimi's past, her philosophy, and her personality shaped his perspective and inspired him.
Feb 20, 2016 · Yaniv Rokah is a filmmaker who discovered and documented the life of Mimi Haist, a 89-year-old laundromat worker and friend of celebrities. He shares his journey, challenges and insights in this interview with LAmag.
