Isaac Florentine

Birth Name:

Yitzhak Florentine

Profession

Director, Producer, Assistant director, Stunts, Writer, Actor, Editor

Earned a Film & Television degree from Tel Aviv University in Israel
Made his feature film directorial debut with the 1992 action movie "Desert Kickboxer․"
Began directing in high school by borrowing his father's Super 8mm camera to create movies
Decided he wanted to be a filmmaker after watching Sergio Leone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" as a child
Began receiving high acclaim in his home country after creating the short film "Farewell, Terminator" in college
Has trained in martial arts from the age of 13 and once operated a karate school
Spent three years in the Israeli army after high school

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