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Orna and Ella

Orna and Ella

Twenty-six years after the iconic “Orna and Ella” restaurant opened in Tel Aviv, having become a celebrated culinary institution, Orna Agmon and Ella Shine decided to close their shared life’s work.

During the restaurant’s final week, director Tomer Heymann—who worked there for six years and for whom it was much more than just a workplace—documents the intense dynamics of the last days. Farewells to customers, recipes, and staff spark intimate and once-in-a-lifetime conversations.

The film reveals the complex relationship between these two groundbreaking women through a spectrum of powerful emotions: love, dependence, conflicting desires, and fears. It boldly raises questions about self-fulfilment, the cost of freedom, and nostalgia for an era that will never return.

Festivals and Awards:

Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025

Director: Tomer Heymann

Producer: Barak Heymann, Tomer Heymann, Leigh Heiman

Production Company: Heymann Brothers Films

Cinematographer: Rotem Karol Azulay

Editor: Ron Omer

Soundtrack Editor: Itzik Cohen

Original Soundtrack: Eran Weitz

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Hot8, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films

Colourist / Online Editor: Ido Karilla

Script: Tomer Heymann

Research: Tali Shamir Wertzberger

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: אורנה ואלה

Twenty-six years after the iconic “Orna and Ella” restaurant opened in Tel Aviv, having become a celebrated culinary institution, Orna Agmon and Ella Shine decided to close their shared life’s work.

During the restaurant’s final week, director Tomer Heymann—who worked there for six years and for whom it was much more than just a workplace—documents the intense dynamics of the last days. Farewells to customers, recipes, and staff spark intimate and once-in-a-lifetime conversations.

The film reveals the complex relationship between these two groundbreaking women through a spectrum of powerful emotions: love, dependence, conflicting desires, and fears. It boldly raises questions about self-fulfilment, the cost of freedom, and nostalgia for an era that will never return.

Festivals and Awards:

Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025

Orna and Ella

Director: Tomer Heymann

Producer: Barak Heymann, Tomer Heymann, Leigh Heiman

Production Company: Heymann Brothers Films

Cinematographer: Rotem Karol Azulay

Editor: Ron Omer

Soundtrack Editor: Itzik Cohen

Original Soundtrack: Eran Weitz

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Hot8, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films

Colourist / Online Editor: Ido Karilla

Script: Tomer Heymann

Research: Tali Shamir Wertzberger

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: אורנה ואלה

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