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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).
- 1.80 m
- 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 13, 2016 · Queen Mimi: Directed by Yaniv Rokah. With Zach Galifianakis, Renée Zellweger, Yaniv Rokah, Graham McTavish. Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat.
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- Documentary, Biography, Comedy
- Yaniv Rokah
- 2016-05-13
Queen Mimi is a 2015 documentary film about the life of Marie Haist, an octogenarian homeless woman who lived in a Santa Monica laundromat for 18 years, directed by Yaniv Rokah and produced by Elliot V Kotek.
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.
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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). The film turned its leading lady into a media darling and brought the spotlight to Fox Laundry’s supporting role within the social fabric of Santa Monica.
