Yippee | |
Director: | Paul Mazursky |
Producer: | Milton Kim Paul Mazursky |
Starring: | Paul Mazursky |
Music: | Walter Werzowa |
Cinematography: | Bill Megalos |
Editing: | Jeff Kanew |
Studio: | National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) |
Runtime: | 74 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Yippee, also known as Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy, is a 2006 documentary film directed by and starring Paul Mazursky. The film follows Mazursky's journey to a small town in Ukraine, to witness and participate in a three-day festival of over 25,000 singing, dancing and praying Hasidic Jews. It was Mazursky's only documentary.
Yippee made its North American debut at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.