Boaz Yakin

Boaz Yakin is a screenwriter and film director based in New York City. Yakin studied filmmaking at New York City College and New York University. As a producer he has been involved in bringing projects as diverse as Hostel and the award-winning Bombay Beach to the screen. His most recent graphic novel, Jerusalem: A Family Portrait, illustrated by Nick Bertozzi, will be published later this month.


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Articles by Boaz Yakin

A Question for You

Hey, I have a question for you: How important is it for you to identify as a Jew? As a ...

Beyond Words

In New York City, in our Upper West Side apartment, my little brother and I watched my father act out ...

Empathy and Conflict

It seems to me that it’s hard for a feeling, empathetic person to know where to place himself in the ...

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