Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (2020)

June 19th, 20201h 16min

Documentary
0%

Overview

What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, United States' greatest performing arts school. This compelling portrait of the master teacher - the sole remaining founder of the school's legendary Drama Division - takes us inside the drama classes where Moni and his wife Mina pour their love and passion into preparing the next generation of actors for the spotlight.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras

Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras


Released on: 1997-06-25
Documentary, Music

Unprecedented access into one of the world's greatest musical talents and his larger than life lifes...

In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot

In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot


Released on: 1989-10-22
Documentary

Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's ...

Mucha: The Story of an Artist Who Created a Style

Mucha: The Story of an Artist Who Created a Style


Released on: 2020-10-01
Documentary, History

Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranks among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau...

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous


Released on: 2019-10-25
Documentary

Mark Rothko, a master of abstract expressionism, created 835 paintings during his five-decade career...

Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon

Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon


Released on: 2019-11-01
Documentary, History, Music, TV Movie

A kaleidoscopic portrait of the English actress and singer Jane Birkin, heroine of pop culture.

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live

Thelma & Louise: Born to Live


Released on: 2025-04-05
Documentary

The story was born from the pen of debutante Callie Khouri: Thelma, married to a macho man, and Loui...

Mayor of Lowell

Mayor of Lowell


Released on: 2025-03-21
Adventure, Documentary, History, War

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA com...

The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World

The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World


Released on:
Documentary

The Real Adam Smith: A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg, takes an intriguing, two-part look at ...

Tinkebell - Who Killed the Blue Bird?

Tinkebell - Who Killed the Blue Bird?


Released on: 2024-01-19
Documentary

Artist Katinka Simonse, alias Tinkebell, is a controversial, very mediagenic phenomenon. In her univ...

Karel Reisz, Ten filmový život

Karel Reisz, Ten filmový život


Released on: 2012-09-04
Documentary

101

101


Released on: 2012-07-06
Documentary

An exploration of the movie "The strange case of Angelica" and an understanding Manoel de Oliveira's...

The Pathological Optimist

The Pathological Optimist


Released on: 2017-09-29
Documentary

THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family from 2011- 201...

My Name Is Jonah

My Name Is Jonah


Released on: 2014-03-27
Documentary

What is the secret origin of this self-proclaimed 'real-life warrior, adventurer and musician'? How ...

The Last Book

The Last Book


Released on: 2019-10-10
Documentary

The film focuses on the exciting life journey of Swiss writer Katharina Zimmermann. She follows her ...

Fraňo Kráľ

Fraňo Kráľ


Released on: 1954-01-01
Documentary

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years


Released on: 2002-03-31
Documentary, Music

"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in wh...

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes


Released on: 2021-12-04
Documentary

From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure...

Tintoretto. Il primo regista

Tintoretto. Il primo regista


Released on: 2021-06-27
Documentary

A documentary about Tintoretto.

A Travelling is a Moral Affair

A Travelling is a Moral Affair


Released on: 1986-01-01
Documentary

Son of Sam, Son of Hope

Son of Sam, Son of Hope


Released on: 1998-01-01
Documentary, History

The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz testimony of his involvement into the occult, his descent into cold-...