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H2 is the name given to the eastern part of Hebron – the only Palestinian city with a Jewish settlement in it. Here, along a one-Kilometer road, lies the holy Cave of the Patriarchs, where Jews and Muslims believe their common father, Abraham, is buried. Here the massacre of 1929, known as “year zero” of […] >>
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Based on a story by Lydia Davis, the film depicts a surreal symbolic deconstruction of the society through the eyes of a little girl. This short film is a part of a new cultural venture called ‘StoryVid’, combining a short story reading with visual videography. >>
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Cousins Gabriel and Omer spend the end of their summer break working in a packing warehouse owned by Omer’s dad, Elisha. The film follows the two teenagers, during another routine day at the warehouse from Gabriel’s perspective. Gabriel is a bit of an outsider. He is a slim boy, who likes to observe what’s happening […] >>
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Now, When The Waters are Pressing Mightily
A visual version with footage from the Tsunami Disaster. Following the publication of the poem at “The New Yorker” magazine. From the Project: “A sonnet for Yuda”, a cinematic visual tribute to the poems of Yehuda Amichai >>
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Subliminal is a proud Zionist rapper who, with fellow artist MC Tamer, a pro-Palestinian Arab, seeks co-existence in the underground Israeli rap scene. Their belief that the language of hip hop can traverse the political tensions of the region to reunite their people is soon shattered as lyrical battles begin to spill onto the streets. […] >>
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Dina falls in love with Avinoam. She decides to abandon her mother, leave her job and relocate from the southern town of Be’er Sheba to Tel Aviv, to live with him. However, underneath the veil of what seems to be a love story, reality slowly reveals itself as a horrific play in which she must […] >>
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Fox and Crow are pushed into the same landscape. The two fight for their territory in a video game that plays itself. A wildlife computer generated simulation with an open-ended narrative. >>
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Shadow of Truth is a 4-part documentary that deals with the murder of Tair Rada, a 13 year old girl whose body was found in the toilet of the school she attended in Katzrin. The series revolves around this murder, exploring the case in depth and breaking it apart. >>
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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. >>
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My grandparents, Gila (84) and Baruch (95) lived and worked together for 65 years. Although Baruch suffers from Dementia, Gila lets him go to their architects office every morning. While Baruch sits in the office coloring in children’s coloring books, Gila experiences the process of mental separation from her partner and the emotional turmoil that […] >>
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The last three weeks in Lena’s (99) life cast light on her complicated relationship with her daughter, Miri (75). Miri came to Israel to say goodbye, after learning that her mother disinherited her. Will this last visit be able to mend their relationship, with the shadows of more than 70 years looming behind? >>
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This is the story of four Ultra-Orthodox women, who dared to shout “we won’t be silenced!”. Through their revolution, we are able to get a glimpse into this very closed community, which has a very clear code of silence with regard to sexuality in general, and sexual assault in particular. The world of each of […] >>
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1,2,3,4 Adolf Hitler At My Door
Tami, an Israeli Journalist, travels to Germany to interview Israelis who have chosen to live there: Dr. Ruth Hertz, a judge in Colonge, Dr. Yoram Levi, a plastic surgeon in Garmisch, Naomi Tereza Salmon, a photographer in Weimar, and Prof. Michael Wolffsohn, a history lecturer at the German army Officers’ Academy in Munich. While Tami […] >>
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When my dying mother, Alegria, asks me, Meirav , a former detective, to stop the curse on the family, and on my brother Victor, I give her my word. My mother doesn’t remember that the curse already took my brother’s life. As I try to understand what this terrible thing was that my grandfather Victor […] >>