Bukra fil Mish-Mish ("Tomorrow, When The Apricots Bloom")

Israeli Documentaries Competition

  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Tal Michael
  • Israel 2019
  • 73 minutes
  • Hebrew, English, French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Shortly after the death of his unique uncles, Didier Frenkel descends to the basement of their shared home and finds a treasure: an ancient animated archive from Egypt starring Mish-Mish Effendi, the Arabic equivalent of Mickey Mouse. His uncles have kept this surprising chapter in their lives under cover.

Didier begins restoring the films and unveils the story of the rise and fall of these pioneers of Arab animation. Surprisingly, Didier’s mother strongly opposes the project.

Filmography:  Around the Bed of a Dying Collaborator (co-director, 2018), Pitbulls: Flesh and Blood (2014), Israel Cannot Wait Anymore (2005), Bench Player (2002).


  • Director Tal Michael
  • Production Hillel Roseman, Yael Abecassis, Serge Lalou
  • Script Avi Cohen, Tal Michael
  • Cinematography Phillipe Bellaiche
  • Editing Gabi Shihor
  • Music Ran Bagno
  • Sound Design Nin Hazan
  • Source Cassis Films (Tel Aviv), Les films d'ici Mediterranee
  • Produced with support by Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, Tel Aviv, France 3, Copro Animation Lab, AVI CHAI Foundation