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Flight 1812: Rediscovering Mom
On October 4, 2001, Oksana Zelser, aged 38, boarded a flight from Israel to Russia for a family visit. A long-range missile fired at the plane caused it to crash into the Black Sea, claiming the lives of everyone on board, including 51 Israeli citizens. Oksana’s son, Iliya, was only 13 years old when he […] >>
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Uri Avnery: A Warrior for Peace
This biography of veteran peace activist Uri Avneri follows both his personal and political life in a detailed account combining new, revealing interviews with original archival footage. At 79, Uri Avneri is still a complex, respected figure of the Israeli radical left who is a lifetime proponent of Israeli-Palestianian peace.He is a controversial figure who […] >>
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Two women, an Israeli and a Palestinian, are trying to build a business partnership. Brought together by a shared business acumen and knowledge of the logistics industry, the two combine forces to help Palestinian businessmen navigate the everyday absurdities of Israeli control of the West Bank. But while they help their clients to overcome the […] >>
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This cinematic adaptation of the award-winning play, “Arbeit Macht Frei”, accompanies the Acre Theater Group as it probes the innermost recesses of the Israeli psyche in the generation after the Holocaust. The film takes the viewer along the most difficult collective journey faced by Israeli society – the Holocaust – with an impact so sweeping […] >>
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In this documentary mosaic of a continued social disintegration, seven filmmakers bring to the screen protagonists and stories that live in an abyss of despair, in the chasm between those who have and those who do not. An old man rummaging for food in bins; a father who cannot give water to his infant daughter […] >>
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The film tells the story of the world of Israeli journalism – an industry now in deep crisis – from a unique point of view. Through the stories of two photojournalists, Eli Hershkovitz (Haaretz) and Eddie Israel (Maariv). Both reside in the south of Israel. Hershkovitz and Israel are both trying to survive their dying […] >>
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Over the nearly seven decades of its existence, the Mossad has cultivated its image as a daring, all-powerful intelligence agency for which no ‘mission impossible’ exists. This four part documentary brings to the screen for the first time the stories of 24 former spy-chiefs and operatives and with them a first-person perspective of the personal […] >>
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The Tel-Aviv Museum of Art’s plaza has always been a place where art and life meet. Even the museum’s own opening ceremony had a protest event organized in the plaza in front of it. Ever since its establishment, the museum plaza has been ground zero for artistic expression, protests and demonstrations. By studying the plaza’s […] >>
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On October 2015 Yael Gotman and Safi Hosh created the Desert Ark Community – a community that isn’t connected to the national infrastructures, thus creating an alternative way of life and a new vision of security, in the shape of a rock. Due to their extreme measures of security, this Utopian home soon turns into an […] >>
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Director Amir Stolar tries to recall the event of the day when his father abandoned him and fled the country, 12 years ago. His digging into this old wound blends with the inter-continental relationship he has with Victor, his Swedish partner. Gradually, things turn into a bureaucratic struggle intended to get Amir’s father to attend the […] >>
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A rare glimpse into the life of the residents of the village Jisr E-Zarqa, who cope with daily poverty, deprivation, discrimination and alienation. The film focuses on the stubborn struggle of a group of young, single women, trying to lead the village to a better place. These women struggle with tradition, family hierarchy and often […] >>
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Documentary series. A look at the historic and cultural evolution of the Israeli society as reflected through fashion. What does a look in the mirror of fashion and clothing trends tell us about social development? From the Jewish community in Palestine, through the early settlers, national austerity, the “Tzabar”, the big city scene, the beaches, […] >>
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“Appleless” by Aimee Bender is a story of a girl who is victimized in an apple orchard. In a somewhat parallel plot the film follows two young brothers who discover the power of dangerous play, while wondering in their grandparents’ house. This short film is a part of a new cultural venture called ‘StoryVid’, combining […] >>
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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 […] >>