Quest for the Rock'N'Roll

EP.1 - Punkcorona

Director, Editor, Producer - Yahel Yakov

DOP - Roei Hirsch​

The night before the first lockdown I joined theOI LO band for their rehearsal for a tribute show to The Clash that was planned to be a month later. We filmed and spokeabout the meaning of music in their lives, about livelihood, and values while democracy and art are being questioned.

While concerts were banned and the government wasn’t offering crucial financial support to musicians, the Shredhead Metal rock band decided to protest. 

In the middle of the night, the band arrived at the Treasury Minister’s house with a mission to play their music at full volume and wake him from his sleep. Because if they can’t sleep at night, so should he.

Greg Perel was one of the busiest backliners, who worked on all the biggest stages in Israel as well as being the base guitar player for HaYehudim' band and the lead singer of 'Methods' band. When the pandemic hit, the music industry hit rock bottom and Greg found himself unemployed and had no support from the government. I joined him in his  protest to keep the culture world’s heart beating, hustling to create an income for his family and playing music for his soul and fans. 

Golda is the Israeli Skater Mecca. During the lockdowns people were forbidden to leave their homes. But skating is an inseparable part of this special group’s soul. I went to film and speak with the outlaws that 'skate or die' is much more than a catchphrase, it’s their real life motto.