Iosif Berkhin was born on November 15, 1904 in Cherikov, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Cherykaw, Mogilyov Oblast, Belarus). Iosif was a writer and director, known for Chelovek za bortom (1931), Veter v litso (1930) and Litsom k litsu (1931). Iosif died in 1964.