Letter from Chaimie

YIDLIFE CRISIS

Written, Directed and Created by

Episode 3: Double Date

Starring

Mayim Bialik
as "Chaya"

Producers

Coby Greenberg
Jamie Elman & Eli Batalion

Director

Jamie Elman

Editor

Gadi Mozes

Sound Editor/Re­Recording Mixer

Joe Barrucco

Colorist/Subtitles/Online Editor

​Alain Omer Duranceau

Yiddish Translation/Coaching

Rivka Augenfeld

With

​Tara Grammy
Nikhol Boosheri
Rob Adler Peckerar
Tomek Adler

DP / A Camera Operator

Casey Goode

B Camera Operator

Danny Reams

Sound

David Gresinger

Hair & Make Up

Linda Cowan

Set Photographer

Jason Safir

Music

The Klezmer's Freilach ​and
Adir Hu ​performed by Tantz

Stock media provided by EclipseFilms / Pond5.com

Thanks to:

 
Esther Kustanowitz Phil Kalin­-Hajdu

Eddy Portnoy Joshua Rosenbaum

Ronni Seller Chris the sushi chef

Wendy Cohen and Lane Shadgett

Special Thanks to:

 
Le Sushi Abbie Phillips

Alice Usiskin Rev Nechemiah

Sheiny Satanove (Jerome Sable)

The Elmans The Batalions

Episode 2: Yingl Belz

Producers

Philip Kalin-Hajdu
Jamie Elman & Eli Batalion

Director

Jamie Elman

Editor/Colorist/Subtitles/Online Editor

Alain Omer Duranceau

Yiddish Translation/Coaching

Rivka Augenfeld

Starring

 
Waiter Winluck Wong

Waiter's Mother Zhimei Zhang

Waiter's Father Jason Xiang

Jewish Mother Gisele Rucker

Jewish Husband Pinchus Blitt

Jewish Son Joel Fink

Egyptian Father Assaad Zahran

Egyptian Mother Margot Azoulai

Egyptian Son Michael Zahran

With

Edna Katz­-Silver
Martin Dansky
Hyman Batalion
Honey Dresher
Maxine Sanders
Stephen Sanders
Yegal Sanane
Margo Elman
Harvey Elman

Director of Photography

Bryan Wilkat

Cameraman

Danny Reams

B Camera Operator

Rafael Willitts

First Assistant Director

Beatrice Moukhaiber

Sound Recordist

Thomas Sédillot

Sound Editor / Re­Recording Mixer

Joe Barrucco

Assistant Cameraman

Timothy Catchlove

Hair and Makeup

Stephanie Goulet

Set Production Assistant

Alice Usiskin

Production Assistants

​Ronni Seller
Joshua Rosenbaum

Casting Director

Josa Maule

Additional Extras Casting

Rachelle Glait

Set Photographer

Olya Krasavina

Creative Designer

Jason Safir

Music

“​Maoz Tsur” (traditional) by Jacques Schwarz­Bart, in the Jewazz Project
“Rock the (Belz)” by Socalled

Background Performers

 
Josh Trager Audrey Finkelstein

Yannick Ziyang Yip Trinh Minh Tran

Albert Azoulai Sandy Wolofsky

Cole Gurman Eli Kogut

Michaella Weintraub Robert Shuster

Karen Scoda Shana Fruchter

Van T. Cao Michael Aronovotch

Lloyd Underwood Matthew Van Casteele

Tamir Weintraub Darone Bader

Tep Yith Ira P. Salman

Ilan Rose Oscar Lopez

Sebree Laurie Tifany Segovia

A Dank/Merci/Thank You

 
Peggi Rabinovitch Rabbi Bernath

The Batalions The Elmans

Lisa Ouaknine Nathalie Lachapelle

Oliver Kalin­-Hajdu Spencer Kalin­-Hajdu

Dominique Guerin Marco Yau

Brian Yau Tammy Wong

Jacky Cheung Cindy Bach


Emmagination Cupcakes (they were insanely delicious!)​

Montreal School of Performing Arts

Patisserie de la Gare

Cinepool (DJ Matrundola)

Departement Camera (Martin Gravel)

Insurance - Plan B Solution Tournage

Camera - Departement Camera

A Groissen Dank/Special Thanks to

​Tchang Kiang by Yangtze
Charles & Lynn Schusterman Foundation and the ROI Community
Helen Zukerman
Joel Segal

Special Episode: YidLife Crisis vs. Howie Mandel

Producers

Jamie Elman & Eli Batalion

Just For Laughs Staff

Emma Hunter

Camera/Sound

Ray Lavers

Sound Editing

Calibre Audio

Bouncers

Allan “Fluffy” Schwartz
“Big” Bill Wright

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Editor

Gadi Mozes

Special Thanks:

 
Rich Thurber Kimmie Hemar

Mike Marks Alevy Productions

Philip Kalin-Hajdu Place des Arts

Aaron Carpman Paul Ronca

Nick Brazao Just For Laughs

Helen Zukerman

Episode 1: Off The Top

Producers

Philip Kalin-Hajdu
Jamie Elman & Eli Batalion

Evelyn

Erika Rosenbaum

Samir

Abdul Butt

Chavah

Rachelle Glait

Mohel

Sam Stein

Director of Photography

Bryan Wilkat

Editor

Gadi Mozes

First Assistant Director

Beatrice Moukhaiber

Colorist / Online Editor

Alain Duranceau

Sound Recordist / Sound Editor / Mixer

Joe Barrucco

Camera Operator

Rafael Willitts

Assitant Camera / Gaffer / Grip

Timothy Catchlove

Creative Designer

Jason Safir

Makeup Artists / Hair Stylist

Alexia Baillargeon

Translator / Yiddish Coach

Rivka Augenfeld

Set Photographer

Olya Krasavina

Extras Casting

Josa Maule

Music

“S'u Sh'arim”
by Samuel Naumbourg, arr. and conducted by Stephen Glass
performed by the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir


“Woulda, Coulda, Meshuggah!!!”
by Philip Rankin, performed by Bubbeleh


“Schmultzy-Glasses”
by Gregory Zilboorg, performed by Bubbeleh


“Vos Hob Ich”
lyrics by Ehud Manor, Yiddish by Miriam Trin
performed by Yoni Eilat
Avinu Malkenu / Terk in Amerika (traditional)
by Lev-Yulzari Duo
Remixed by DJ Killa Jewel


“Besame Mucho”
composed by Consuelo Velázquez
performed by Lev-Yulzari Duo


“(Rock the) Belz”
by SoCalled

Extras:

 
Jillian Chandler George Soussanie

Haniya Hussain Honey A. Dresher

Ian Ostroff Ilan Rose

Josa Maule Josh Trager

Karen Scoda Kira Blumer

Lloyd Underwood Michael Aranovitch

Nadine Blumer Natasha Sukhdeo

Olivia Dhepagonan Osnat Skoblinski

Rajesh Vadavia Rita Gervasi

Steven Wagner Tep Yith

Annabella Hart Taylor Broening

Production Assistants

Camille Hummel
Jasper Monroe-Blanchette
Alice Usiskin

Equipment Provided by

Cinepool
DJ Matrundola

Post Production Services Provided by

Cineground
Nguyen-Anh Nguyen

Insurance Provided by

PlanB Solutions Tournage inc.

The Producers wish to thank:

 
Bagels on Greene Trattoria Micco

Patisserie de la Gare Marche de fleurs

Marlene Kalin Peter Hajdu

Lisa Ouaknine Florence Kalin

Gideon Zelermyer Zvi Herscovitch

Schneur Silberstein Haniya Hussain

Rajesh Vadavia DJ Killa Jewel

Guillaume Meloche Calibre Audio

The Elmans The Batalions

Mark Bendit Kngfu

Ezra Soiferman Darren Curtis

Cote St. Luc Hospital for Animals Fabienne Elkeslassy Parisien

Ali Shafy Katharine Romanow

Cintia Soluna Jeff Anders

Jonathan Trager Evara David

Andrea Elalouf Katherine Muller

Daniel Schachter Mik Perlus
Art Direction by Jason Safir