Presenting Princess Shaw

People all over the world post video clips online. They cram their video notes into virtual bottles and toss them into the boundless ocean that is the Internet. All they want is for someone to find the hidden treasure and to be seen. Samantha (38) lives in New Orleans and works as a caregiver. She […] >>

Iraq n’ Roll

In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on the original music of his grandfather and great uncle, who were among the leading musicians in 1930’s-1940’s Iraq. Salah and Daud Al-kuweiti were Jewish-Iraqi musicians considered to be the creators of modern Iraqi music, and two of the greatest […] >>

The Poetry of Non-Self

“The Poetry of Non-Self” is a short animation film that deals with moments that hold beauty, from which the sense of self is absent. It portrays the notion that this is, in a way, what childhood is like – a beautiful, moonstruck stare, which is lived moment by moment and passes in a blink of […] >>

A Letter to David – The Complete Version

A Letter to David is a personal cinematic letter from filmmaker Tom Shoval to David Cunio, who was abducted by Hamas from kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and was released after 738 days in captivity. Ten years ago, David and his twin brother Eitan starred in Shoval’s award-winning debut feature film Youth (Berlinale […] >>

Wikiland

Wikiland is an arena for physical Wikipedia edit wars. Anyone can edit any entry on Wikipedia, and an edit war occurs when editors who disagree about the content of a page repeatedly override each other’s contributions, rather than trying to resolve the disagreement through discussion. Using sensors and software, Wikiland is an interactive project that […] >>

Two Shot

Naomi Golan, daughter of producer and filmmaker Menachem Golan, travels to India following her father while he shoots “The Return from India” in hopes of repairing their troubled relationship. After many years of failed attempts, Naomi decides to talk to her father in the only language he understands – the language of film. She puts […] >>

Maintenance

Michal, 49, is a boss lady—a mechanic in a man’s world—she is looking for a man for herself.  At the age of seven, Michal was repeatedly assaulted by her neighbor for years, an experience that deeply damaged her trust in men.  And yet, she chose to surround herself with men in every way—her employees, the […] >>

Home, Cry

Based on Avri Harling’s short story It’s been several days now that Yoav, a freelance real-estate agent, is having trouble sleeping because of obscure crying sounds. His wife, on the other hand, seems to be sleeping a lot more and very deeply so, completely undisturbed by the cries. Even though they share the same space, […] >>

Conversations with My Dead Friends

Claire was my childhood love. I heard Yonatan, a kibbutznik, lecturing on Marx and Tolstoy the day we both enlisted. Jacques was a painter; the sergeant major ordered him to smear the cannons with grease so they would shine in the parade. I met Hanoch after the army; every morning I would wake to the […] >>

Sonia Tsofia

Sonia meets the love of her life, Ariel, the Jewish Agency volunteer. She follows him to Israel and they start a secret relationship until Sonia has finally converted to Judaism. There are many obstacles in their path. Will Sonia find herself in Israel? The search for a Home begins. >>

Stains

“Stains” takes place between two summers. In the summer of 2008 the director left for Ukraine with her camera to tell a story of abandonment: the relationship of an abandoned daughter and an alcoholic runaway father. But as he started telling his stories of escapes, lies, and life as an anarchist fugitive under Soviet rule, […] >>

Words from the In Between

Nir has received a definitive diagnosis. She is going to die. She looks healthy now, but she knows that can change at any moment. The filmmaker suggests filming her, and over the course of a year, she watches her live with her approaching death. The film follows a young woman, a musician and a dancer, […] >>

Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive

A dark romantic comedy following the life of Ronen Matalon who starts conducting tours of famous terror attack sites along Jerusalem’s Jaffa Street. >>

Kosher Test

Tamar, an ultra-Orthodox girl from an extremist community, is taken to the hospital by her beloved father, who thinks she has had sex. Her relationship with her father and her virginity are tested. >>

Nissim

Hadassah and Arye Cohen are a couple of immigrants from post-war Europe. Arye, a police officer in his position, came to the help of his friends on a stormy night, saving babies from a maternity home whose roof had collapsed. Arye and Hadassah, childless, are asked to look after a baby of Yemeni origin named […] >>