Daniel Syrkin

Daniel "Danny" Syrkin is an Israeli film and television director and screenwriter. He was born in Moscow to a Jewish family, but immigrated with his family to Israel as a baby residing in Jerusalem. Syrkin studied at the Tel-Aviv University's School of Cinema and started his professional career in the late 1990s.

Hallelujah (2003)

When Israel is hosting the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest soldier Shuki knows it is his chance to ask his girlfriend's father for her hand. His commander, major Magen David, will do his best to prevent this from happening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Syrkin
CAST:  Tzion Baruch  •  Efrat Aviv

When Israel is hosting the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest soldier Shuki knows it is his chance to ask his girlfriend's father for her hand. His commander, major Magen David, will do his best to prevent this from happening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Syrkin
CAST:  Tzion Baruch  •  Efrat Aviv

Out of Sight (2006)

Ya'ara, a blind PhD candidate in Mathematics at Princeton University, hears of her cousin Talia's suicide. Ya'ara rushes back to Israel. They were best of friends and twin spirits. Talia saw for both of them, and was always the one who believed and led Ya'ara to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Syrkin
CAST:  Tali Sharon  •  Assi Dayan  •  Sandra Sade  •  Michael Aloni

Ya'ara, a blind PhD candidate in Mathematics at Princeton University, hears of her cousin Talia's suicide. Ya'ara rushes back to Israel. They were best of friends and twin spirits. Talia saw for both of them, and was always the one who believed and led Ya'ara to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Syrkin
CAST:  Tali Sharon  •  Assi Dayan  •  Sandra Sade  •  Michael Aloni

Douze Points (2019)

A comedy-thriller created by mixing ISIS operatives, tough Mossad agents and a unique relationship between two young Muslim guys in the most rainbow-colored, song contest imaginable. Was previously a miniseries, now edited into a feature film for the festival circuit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Syrkin
CAST:  Adel Djemai  •  Zacharie Fakiel  •  Itzik Cohen  •  Mali Levi

A comedy-thriller created by mixing ISIS operatives, tough Mossad agents and a unique relationship between two young Muslim guys in the most rainbow-colored, song contest imaginable. Was previously a miniseries, now edited into a feature film for the festival circuit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Syrkin
CAST:  Adel Djemai  •  Zacharie Fakiel  •  Itzik Cohen  •  Mali Levi

M.K. 22 (2004)

The bizarre adventures of "jobniks", office workers, serving their mandatory Israeli Defence Forces' service in a desert nuclear base.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Assaf Harel
CAST:  Nadav Abuksis  •  Haim Almakis  •  Roy Bar-Natan  •  David Cohen

The bizarre adventures of "jobniks", office workers, serving their mandatory Israeli Defence Forces' service in a desert nuclear base.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Assaf Harel
CAST:  Nadav Abuksis  •  Haim Almakis  •  Roy Bar-Natan  •  David Cohen