Don’t Call Me Cute

He calls himself TRA. He is 13, and he always was a little different. People tried to tame him. They hurt him quite a bit. “I was a fat kid who loved to daydream and draw fairies instead of playing soccer, and no one wanted to play with me. They bullied me, and then the […] >>

Caught in the Web

Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis had banned the internet right from the start. They did the same with Television and national Radio, and no one said a word. But when it comes to the digital world, it seems like they are losing the battle. The recent Covid-19 epidemic just made it clearer: the Haredi society refuses to stay […] >>

Love Letter to My Brother

Roni, who fights to preserve her special relationship with her twin brother Alon, goes through a journey that leads her to realize that true love for him means respecting his choices, even at the cost of separation. >>

All of Us: Hertzel

On October 7th, 1973, two gun patrol boats were sent alone on a suicide mission to attack the Egyptian coast. Miraculously, the boats returned after being stuck on the shallow shore under heavy fire. After 50 years, the investigations revealed the story of the hero from the battle whose story disappeared till this day, the […] >>

Budapest Diaries

“Budapest Diaries” depicts the events of the final year of WWII and the Holocaust of the local Jews as documented in diaries written in real time by the Jews, their persecutors and bystanders. The diaries, written by “ordinary people” document the various perspectives of the persecution of the Jews, the battles that almost destroyed the […] >>

One Hundred Percent

The village of Beit Jann in the mountains of the Galilee holds the highest record of high school graduates in Israel, and possibly in the world. While the school only held a 12% graduation rate up to a few years ago, it has now climbed to 100%. Beit Jann inhabits a population of 12,000 Druze, […] >>

Silver’s Uprising

Raised in an orthodox home, Amos Dov Silver dreams of becoming Prime Minister. But when the State continues to shun him, he soon finds unexpected solace in the velvety smoke of Marijuana. Spreading his new Torah, he establishes an online community using a mobile app that turns into the largest marketplace for drugs in Israel, […] >>

Unmistaken Child

The Buddhist concept of reincarnation, while both mysterious and enchanting, is hard for most Westerners to grasp. Unmistaken Child follows the 4-year search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog, a world-renowned Tibetan master who passed away in 2001 at age 84. The Dalai Lama charges the deceased monk’s devoted disciple, Tenzin Zopa (who had been […] >>

Phantom Pains

My grandmother lost her son in the Holocaust, and with him, her conscience and compassion. Conversations with the women in my family uncover her tragic story and the impact she and her experiences still have on us. >>

Hill 314

My childhood’s landscapes – the hills of Latrun. The village “Oasis of Peace”, was established on hill 314, and founded on values of coexistence, understanding and acknowledging the Other. Ibrahim, a Bedouin shepherd, has lived there with his family for 51 years. In a settlement signed in 1999 between the village and the nearby Monastery […] >>

Nala

A female couple is celebrating their anniversary in nature, along with their dog Nala. They find themselves in a hidden grove on the edge of a beautiful lake. Slowly they give themselves up to nature and each other until they experience a shattering change in their relationship. >>

Edna and the Dog

Lonely and forgotten, Edna finds refuge at the beach. An unexpected meeting with an abandoned dog, black as death yet full of joie de vivre, revives her femininty and upend the symbiotic relationship with her daughter Yael. >>

Highway 65

Daphna, 41, who was until recently a promising detective in the major city of Tel Aviv, finds herself in small town Afula, dealing with petty crimes, seeking shade from the heat, and dodging the nagging question: “how come you don’t have any children?” The disappearance of Orly Elimeleh ,36, a beautiful and rebellious army widow, […] >>

Souvenirs

Shahar is an unemployed filmmaker. His father, Sleiman, suggests that Shahar make a film about the Jewish Brigade, in which he served during WWII. Shahar becomes enthusiastic after discovering that his father may have impregnated two Dutch women while abroad and decides to make the film hoping to find his father’s lost offspring. Together they […] >>

Inbal Perlmutter- If You Let Me Go

Many remember the evening of Rosh Ha’Shana 25 years ago, when the news announced that 26-year-old Inbal Perlmutter was killed in a car crash. Despite her young age, the rebellious rocker had already achieved fame as lead singer for Ha’Mechashefot. Her career, as well as her personal life, had been turbulent, up until the inevitable […] >>