Olimpia

One night, while delivering pizza to a middle-aged man, Ariel, a teenager, spots Olimpia, a hyper-realistic woman-like sex doll lying on the bed. He tells his friends (a boy and a girl) and they decide to steal Olimpia. Soon after, they’re drawn into a youthful game that quickly spirals out of control. >>

Jacob de Haan: A Voice Out of Time

The death of Jacob Israel de Haan is commemorated annually by both the ultra-Orthodox Jews of Neturei Karta in Jerusalem and the LGBTQ+ community in Amsterdam. He is a pioneer for both. In the early twentieth century, he published the first LGBTQ novel in the Netherlands. He then returned to his Jewish roots, migrated to […] >>

Underdogs – A War Story

The battle between rich and poor takes place on a grassy field. The town of Beit Shean’s soccer team is fighting for its life to stay in the National League. While grappling for control of the ball, the players are really engaged in a bitter class struggle. Beit Shean versus Tel Aviv, versus Haifa, and […] >>

The Beetle

Yishai Orian, the director of the movie and the owner of an old Volkswagen Beetle, is about to become a father. His mechanic says that the car will not last long, while his wife complains that the car is not suitable for driving a baby. Trying to keep his beloved car, Yishai goes on a […] >>

Better Late…

Itzik is the proud father of young twins. Conceiving seemed an impossible task, but after fifteen years of trying, his wife Ruthie got pregnant. She was already in her mid-fifties, while he approached 70. Suddenly, their home is flooded with joy. Despite their meager means and late entry into parenthood, they are able to provide […] >>

The Film Class

Filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks arrives to Rahat, a Bedouin town down in Israel’s Negev Dssert, to teach a group of Black Bedouin women a class in filmmaking. Rahat, partially populated by Black Bedouins who were originally brought to the Negev as slaves, is afflicted with pessimism, unemployment, poverty and violence. Kidnapped in Africa by Arab slave […] >>

The Insurance Fairy

A whimsical mother transforms her crumbling childhood home into a vibrant fantasy playground for her young son. But when their fairytale existence collapses under her mounting debts, she secretly sets a gas leak to burn the house for insurance money—unaware her son is still hiding inside, believing it’s all part of the game. As the […] >>

Troubled Water

This film follows the Goren family over a period of 15 years as they are removed from the fishing village in the Israeli settlement of Dugit, located on the north of the Gaza Strip, near the Israeli border. In 1984 the Israeli government designated this area to establish a fishing village until it was dismantled […] >>

The Ramadan Cannon of Jerusalem

Rajae Sanduka struggles with the daily hardships of a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem during the Holy month of the Ramadan, upholding a 120-year-old family tradition of firing the Ramadan cannon. In order to confront his frustrations without risk, he puts on a satirical play at the only remaining Palestinian theatre in the city. >>

The Gaon Family Show

To all, it appeared as if I grew up in a normal home: a house on a Moshav, with sprinklers watering the yard. My Mother was a kindergarten teacher, and my Father was a farmer. In the nineties, my parents decided to give up their orchards. Instead, they opened a business selling gasoline to other […] >>

A Fish Tale

Johnny believes in the future of Africa. He lives in Israel, but dreams of returning with modern fish farming techniques. His wife, Thérèse, sees little hope back home. She is determined to create the best possible future for their children, whatever the price may be. When their visas expire, tensions between the two arise, leading […] >>

Noise

Mira (60) takes her daughter Or to see a therapist. Or blames herself that she didn’t scream loud enough for help when the assault happened at the public bathroom at the beach. Instead of going to the meeting Or sits at the side of a swimming pool near the therapist building. At the middle of […] >>

Beyond Hitler’s Grasp

Beyond Hitler’s Grasp tells the story of Bulgaria, one of the smallest European nations, and how the country managed to save and protect its Jewish population while under German rule during World War II. A hopeful and inspring story amidst the horrors of the Holocaust, Bulgaria protected its Jewish minority from the death camps despite […] >>

Gila and Baruch

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 […] >>

Please Hold The Line

Tali, a single mom, finds out her bank account is blocked. The kindergarten payment fell through and her daughter is banned. She is lost between call centers, until she decides to gain back some self-respect. She takes her daughter to the call center of the insurance company that screwed her. >>