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From Moment in Isolation, Israel, 2020//Artistic Director: Noit Geva Isolated in his faraway home near the Dead Sea, the filmmaker’s conciseness drifts through the desert with the aid of his camera drone, which broadcasts live images from the outside world. Now all he has to do is figure out what these images mean. >>
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Like many of those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, Moshe Knebel has difficulty talking about his past with his children. They each have collected bits and pieces over the years, but none have the complete picture. Unlike other survivors, Moshe Knebel’s story is not just a story of survival, it is a story […] >>
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Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: What is the sound of fear? This short presents a cacophony of sounds related to Israel’s contstant state of alert. >>
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When twenty-three-year-old Ee Ya’aran’s parents lose all hope of winning the legal battle for their family ranch, they decide to dismantle the place and move to Portugal. Ee, who has lived her whole life on the farm sees it as a central and integral part of her identity. The new circumstances shake her world and […] >>
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The film presents the tragic events of the October 7th massacre at the Supernova music festival, as they unfold, minute by minute, using only festival survivors’ camera footage, and terrorists’ body camera recordings. The Nova tribe, a community of over 10,000 psychedelic trance music enthusiasts, has in recent years, gathered together for an annual outdoor […] >>
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A rare glimpse into the life of the residents of the village Jisr E-Zarqa, who cope with daily poverty, deprivation, discrimination and alienation. The film focuses on the stubborn struggle of a group of young, single women, trying to lead the village to a better place. These women struggle with tradition, family hierarchy and often […] >>
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Nominated for an Oscar®, the film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, Gibreel, the film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy […] >>
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Ron Glaizer is a rebelious young teenager who has to fight for his cat’s life, while his best friend slips away from him. He goes on a journey to fight for his last two best friends. >>
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Gadi Abaje is a 23-year-old Ethiopian immigrant, whose Christian mother was forced to stay in Ethiopia. He lives on the margins of Israeli society – in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station, supporting himself by petty thefts, and has a dream of turning the bus station’s P.A. system into a radio station that will serve as both […] >>
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Sima and Orly have recently turned their backs on secular life and joined the ultra orthodox “Shas” party. Svetlana is a recent Jewish immigrant from Uzbekistan desperately trying to adopt an Israeli identity and establish an independent life for herself and her two daughters. Jihad is a Palestinian Muslim, born to a family of refugees, […] >>
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A poetic journey in the Israeli desert shot through a thermal camera. In apocalyptic surroundings, detached from time or place, lies a fascinating encounter between ancient mythologies and the political present. >>
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One year inside the women’s section of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the biggest confessional in the world. The director, a woman who is breaking-up her marriage, documents the dramatic year in her personal life, juxtaposing phone conversations she has with her husband, family and friends, with occurrences at this unique and volatile site. Wall is a double portrait […] >>
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In 2007 Livi, a photography student, moves into an empty building in downtown Haifa. Just before her loneliness urges her to leave, Shahar, Zvi, Iddo and Talia move into that very building – young artists themselves. The friendship ignites in an instant and when Zvi can’t pay his rent, they decide to rent a space […] >>
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Fifteen years ago, Ronit Ifargan and her husband Itzik left central Israel with their children to live in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. The early years were documented in “border living” (2013). Since then, Ronit has continued filming the struggle to raise public awareness of the security situation on the Gaza border, while capturing the challenges of […] >>
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Tzipora And Rachel Are Not Dead
After 30 years of failed efforts, Tahel (Rachel at birth) finally persuades her sister Tzipora to leave Abarbanel Psychiatric Hospital and move in with her. Together, the two sisters challenge and dismantle language – both verbal and cinematic – until once again it becomes a tool they can use to speak the silence, the oblivion, […] >>


With the support of the Ministry of Culture - The Israel Film Council