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Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: The well-known saying that “when the canons roar, the muses should be silent” should be put differently. When the situation is really bad, the muses should take shelter. The true muses will know when to be quiet and about what. >>
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Gabi Abudraham, a dreamy young man from Beit She’an who is obsessed with Elvis and virtuoso musical virtues, creates an eccentric character named Charlie Megira and sets out on a rocky musical journey to conquer the world while fighting demons from the past. >>
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The tragic story of an Ultra Orthodox family. The film enters into the inner world of the believer faced with the silence of God. The story unfolds during three days of preparations for a longed-for trip to the Dead Sea, during an intimate and poetic journey to the protagonist’s world and the wishes of his […] >>
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Nora built a shelter in a rural village, where she lives with 500 fruit bats, a gang of turkeys all named Hertzel, a mayna bird named Itzik and her beloved dog Koper. Isolated from society, she provides care for the bats and every other animal that crosses her path. She soon discovers that there is […] >>
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A young couple, Stav and Avi, are preparing for their dream honeymoon through Central Asia. When Stav fractures her foot a week before the flight, the two of them embark on an alternative journey that complicates matters even further. >>
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A 12 year old girl, must complete a family history assignment for school. The boring task slowly becomes a sweeping drama embodying many secrets during three generations of one family, beginning before the Second World War, continuing as Holocaust refugees and ending with the fall of the collective kibbutz idealism. What does this heavy historical […] >>
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At the age of 75, Geula breaks up with her husband Arik, 77. A contractor is hired to build a wall that divides the family house in two, and each of them now lives in their own half. Director Shai Gal points his camera to his parents in an attempt to find out what happened […] >>
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Ben is a bar owner and Moran is the waitress. They have a non-binding affair. A quarrel between the two leads them to different places, in which they separately go through a night neither of them will soon forget. They meet the day after, but everything is forever changed. >>
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Moments, Israel 2003 – I have a Dream
The “Moments, Israel 2003 – I have a Dream” project emerged as the continuation of “Moments, Israel 2002”. This time, the project tried to transcend the boundaries of despair and focus on dreams for the future. Once again, each filmmaker approaches this question from his or her own unique vantage point. Through this project, the […] >>
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In Ae’bleen, an Arab village in the Galilee, Rageb and Ward are best friends, and their Christian families enjoy excellent neighborly relations. One night, during an argument, Ward’s brother, provokes Rageb, cursing his sister. Rageb pulls a gun and kills him. Now the victim’s family must avenge. It’s a cultural norm. Their honor is at […] >>
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A dangerous and deadly virus is spreading around the world. Zombies are everywhere, and citizens are forced to lock themselves inside their homes. Esther, an elderly woman who has cared for her sick husband for years, wants only one thing: for the outside world to leave them both alone. A visit by a young and […] >>
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The film follows Elroei and Dafna, a couple with cerebral palsy from birth, who have raised four beautiful healthy children. Through the publishing of Elroei’s book, his fulfillment of a lifelong dream and ten years of work, a courageous story spanning generations is revealed. One man’s “Sack of Talents”, and how he copes with life’s […] >>
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This is the story of two brothers who for decades feared to meet. Attempting to repress their past and build new lives, the brothers buried dark secrets in their hearts. Only when rare letters were found, letters from their parents who were in a concentration camp at the time, to the orphanage where the brothers […] >>
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A short documentary about a house and characters that cannot be shown. Two israeli tenants create a miniature world of found-objects. On a desk, with changing sceneries, they tell the story of the different narratives colliding in the Palestinian house they rent. >>