As a producer, Yakin formed the company 'Raw Nerve' with partners Eli Roth and Scott Spiegel, from which they unleashed the “Hostel” films on the world. He then made a foray into comedy with “Uptown Girls”, starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning.

The film was a box-office success, and a perennial audience favorite. Yakin next took on his first studio project “Remember the Titans”, starring Denzel Washington, for producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Yakin's experiences with the Chassidic community informed his next directorial effort, “A Price Above Rubies”, which was released by Miramax Films. Wanting to take on more personal material, Yakin directed his own screenplay, “Fresh”, attracting talent such as Samuel L Jackson and Giancarlo Esposito to star in it, and the film won critical raves, earning the Filmmaker's Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival, as well as prizes in the Tokyo film festival and other festivals throughout Europe. A year later, Yakin's next screenplay, “The Rookie”, arrived in theatres, starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen.

Yakin worked in the film business helping to develop projects for several companies and saw his first screenplay reach the screen when “The Punisher”, a vehicle for Dolph Lundgren, was released. He soon moved on to New York University and made his first deal for a screenplay at the age of 19. After graduating from high school, Yakin opted to study filmmaking at New York City College. Yakin's parents had a creative bent - they met in Paris while both were studying mime and movement for actors with Etienne Decroux. A writer and director with a gift for dealing with controversial issues on personal, human terms, Boaz Yakin was born in New York City.

Jerusalem by Boaz Yakin