No Child Spared

Meni Philip believed the days of teachers physically disciplining students belonged in the past, along with vague memories of abuse he suffered in school years ago. A viral post online proved otherwise, detailing brutality suffered at the hands of teachers in ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools and eliciting hundreds of similar stories. The responses sent Meni on […] >>

Longing

Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: The text written by Doron Rosenblum in 1990, “Longing for the present,” precisely expresses the abnormality of life here, a way of life that has become almost trivial. It is so hard to believe that the possibility of a normal life has disappeared like this, and that we must now […] >>

10% – What Makes a Hero?

What makes a hero? What is heroism? Against all odds, what compels someone to maintain his/her integrity, go against the grain and fight for what is just? In this documentary, director Yoav Shamir sets out on an entertaining and insightful international travelogue, exploring the notion of heroism. In a journey spanning three years, Yoav travels […] >>

Sderot Tatiana

A dance film showing Tatiana, a 76-year-old resident of Sderot, who immigrated to Israel from Moscow. she goes to the market twice a week and has to carry the full bags on her own. The film illustrates her fantasy to be free. >>

One of the Versions

My commander in the military called me to his office in the middle of the night. He took out a hand gun from his drawer, loaded it and placed it between us on the table. He ordered me to shoot my own head. By using animation I recreated that night. >>

Sulha

In Ae’bleen, an Arab village in the Galilee, Rageb and Ward are best friends, and their Christian families enjoy excellent neighborly relations.  One night, during an argument, Ward’s brother, provokes Rageb, cursing his sister. Rageb pulls a gun and kills him. Now the victim’s family must avenge.  It’s a cultural norm. Their honor is at […] >>

Evacuation

Dima and his family are forced to move out of their apartment, where they’ve been living for 20 years, ever since migrating from Russia. Where their house currently stands, a new residential tower is going to be built. >>

#AMiNORMAL

The manual of mental disorders, the DSM, grows thicker with each new edition. There seem to be more and more psychiatric disorders, notes the maker of #AMiNORMAL, Mika Orr, whose father is a psychiatrist. In eight 15-minute episodes, the series takes a humorous and compassionate look at various disorders. People from all over the world […] >>

My Beloved Country

A literary-documentary journey into Block 461 in Ma’alot. The film presents cooperation and confrontation between documentary expression and the literary text written by the novelist Sara Shilo. The Neighborhood – “This is a tolerant neighborhood, like the seashore. Wave after wave of immigrant families have broken on it for decades.” Snow-White – “Snow fell in […] >>

Le Grand Akshan

Grisha Starosta was 21 years old when he left his wealthy bourgeois home and followed his dream to become a pioneer in Palestine, but he had to leave the orange groves of Kfar Saba and return to Romania just a few months later when he learned he had a daughter. Many years would pass until […] >>

The Swimmer

Erez, a rising swimming star, arrives at a godforsaken training camp. The winner of the competition there wins one ticket to the Olympics. And then there is Nevo, beautiful and gifted, who awakens subconscious desires in Erez. >>

72 Virgins

Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: There is so much hate, our leaders are blind and there is nothing I can do to change the situation. On the other hand, I am willing to do anything, even the most absurd things, to stop this madness. Who’s with me? >>

Bedtime

Yoni is a 7-year-old girl who lives in Kibbutz Merhavia in the late 60’s. She doesn’t cope well with the communal sleeping in the children’s home. During bedtime, Yoni’s mother kisses her goodnight and goes out. Yoni lies in bed and can’t sleep. Out of the shadows creep the Havzuls. Fear overcomes Yoni and she […] >>

The Opposite of Love is not Hate

A dark secret is lurking under the floorboards of the house the four siblings are about to sell. In this personal documentary, the intricate balance of one family; questions about parents, siblings – and the echoes of one person’s story within the family are examined. The memories of the four children are presented in a […] >>

The Ceremony

At 80 years of age, Colonel David Rokni prepares to command the national ceremony on Israel’s Independence Day. Just like in each of the last 30 years, he goes through an arduous series of training, routine formation and foot drills for the traditional military parade – a job of which no other person is capable. […] >>