This documentary film tells the untold story of Shaike Ophir, one of Israel’s greatest actors, often hailed as the “Israeli Charlie Chaplin.” A performer who collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock and Marcel Marceau, Ophir became a beloved star at home, yet few knew the man behind the thousand faces. SHAI K. portrays the life of a tragicomic clown who longed to make people laugh and be loved—at a great personal cost. Through rare archival footage and testimonies from the women in his life and colleagues who knew him best, the film paints a compelling psychological portrait of an artist who became an icon.

Director: Ari Davidovich
Producer: Ari Davidovich
Produced with the help of: Rabinovich Foundation, Gesher & Avichai Foundation
Broadcaster: Yes docu
Associate producer and research: Anna Somershaf
Screenplay: Ari davidovich
Cinematographer: Phillippe Belaice
Editor: Noam Amit
Sound designer: Aviv Aldema
Music: Ran Bagno
Visual research: Eran Litvin
Design: Itay Ziv, Steve Sebban, Sahar Mor
Release Year: 2019