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Mom’s food, the touch of her hands, Taste of her stories. Six women from Yeruham take the stage with the spotlight on them. Cutting tomatoes, frying garlic and hot peppers, with the smells filling up the nostrils and the mouth salivating. They cook and tell each other of themselves. The music rises and so does […] >>
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A group of citizens set out to change the municipal plan to demolish and reconstruct Rabin Square. This film seamlessly connects venue with emotion, exploring the personal stories, national dramas, and every day life of a space which can see, absorb, and experience, but can only tell its story through the people who visit it. >>
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Arabs and Jews have lived in ongoing conflict for over a century. A group of dreamers decided to challenge everything they know about their nationalities and histories and founded a village in 1970s Israel as a social experiment. The film follows the many children who were brought up in this unique environment. In this bold […] >>
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The film delves into an almost forgotten event that took place in Kfar Qasim in October 1956, when 47 innocent civilians were shot and killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers. Through a gripping narrative structure, like a suspenseful legal drama, the film unfolds the historical, political, and psychological reality that had shaped and triggered 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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This is the story of eight Israeli Arab widows forced to enter the workforce for the first time with no vocational training. As widows with no income, they are condemned to stay at home and raise their children on a meager social security allowance. The film tracks the progress and development of the unconventional pickle […] >>
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“A journey through Kabbalah, heroin, chaos and redemption. For 10 years I’ve filmed my mother’s and my own life change dramatically. Mom, a holocaust survivor, married Rabbi Ashlag when she was 45 and he 40 years older. He taught her the secrets of Kabbalah and then passed away. Since then mom, Rebbetizin Faiga, has been […] >>
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The Susita is well known: for many years it was considered a groundbreaking Israeli invention in the world of industry that had put Israel on the map. Its fiberglass shell, made it an international vehicle. The young State of Israel was convinced it had started a revolution. The Golden Age of the first Israeli automobile […] >>
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Shlomo Bar – a Musical Documentary
Shlomo Bar is one of Israel’s most important and original musical artists. For forty years, together with his band “Natural Gathering” he has created music that expresses the complex heart and soul of the Israeli experience – a stirring blend of East and West that yields compositions of exceptional beauty, while also expressing social protest […] >>
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Following the October 7th massacre and allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the kidnappings, the agency made headlines around the world. Israel enacted legislation to suspend cooperation with UNRWA, despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The film presents a historical examination of UNRWA’s role—a temporary agency, initially mandated to resolve the refugee crisis […] >>
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The film will focus on 8 months in the life of Liad (13) a girl on the autistic spectrum. During which she and her parents are required to choose between secular high school studies in Hod Hasharon and a religious high school in Petah Tikva – both educational institutions adapted to the disabled. Liad’s family […] >>
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In April 2002, following a series of Palestinian terror attacks in Israeli cities, the IDF invaded the West Bank with heavy forces in order to destroy Palestinian terror bases. The operation, known as Defensive Shield, lasted 40 days during which Palestinian sources mislead the world with false Information about thousands of casualties and about a […] >>
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“Heavy and tired with a woman on a porch/ ‘Stay with me’. Like men, paths also find their end. With silence or with a snap/ stay with me. I want to be you” The afternoon routine of a very loving couple in their late 70’s. Loving, but in a different way. More different than anything […] >>
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One Street in Silwan tells the story of “Batan al-Hawa” Street (East Jerusalem), which overlooks the Temple Mount and serves as a microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On one side of the street, live Israeli settlers in a house that once belonged to an evicted Palestinian family. On the other side, a Palestinian family faces […] >>


With the support of the Ministry of Culture - The Israel Film Council