Shine (film) "universal acclaim". "Shine" grossed $35,892,330 in the United States and Canada. The film also grossed $10,187,418 at the box office in Australia. Shine (film) Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997,
Joseph E-Shine Mizrachi – "Onwards", produced by Chris Shaw. Shaw, who has worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Weezer, and Run-D.M.C, was so impressed by Acollective's work, that he decided to travel to Israel for a two-week recording session. Onwards was finally released in March 2011. During the recording of Onwards, E-shine was asked to join the most successful band in Israel, "Hadag Nahash" (Hebrew for "the Snake-Fish") as their guitarist. He continued to perform as a session musician with dozens of Israeli artists, and started the two-year Onwards tour with Acollective. In 2012, the Onwards tour took E-Shine and