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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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A biographical and psychological portrait of Dr. Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen, a man of extraordinary abilities but very little conscience: a brilliant physician and a pioneer of psychiatric research, but also an elusive con artist who became the only Jew in history convicted of Nazi war crimes. The film traces his journey from a small town in […] >>
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Itamar, a chubby and depressed young man, returns to his childhood home in the suburbs following a mental breakdown. As he struggles to get better under the care of his quirky and overprotective mother, old tensions about his sexual orientation arise – especially when he meets Ronen, a handsome lifeguard who leads him to confront […] >>
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To Be Like Avi is the coming-of-age story of three friends, refugees who fled Africa and left their families behind. They study in the Galilee and dream of following in the footsteps of Avi (formally Ibrahim), the only refugee who somehow obtained an Israeli citizenship and enlisted in the IDF. The film follows them during […] >>
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Freedom Farm Sanctuary (Season 2)
The fascinating bond between beings who transcend language to communicate and love beyond words. The animals, residents of the freedom farm sanctuary, and their caregivers. Each episode shares tales of Farm volunteers and unique relationships, blending comic and tragic moments, coping with physical and emotional pain alongside joy, humor, optimism, and love. Through their stories, […] >>
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Ben is a bar owner and Moran is the waitress. They have a non-binding affair. A quarrel between the two leads them to different places, in which they separately go through a night neither of them will soon forget. They meet the day after, but everything is forever changed. >>
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A photo found by the filmmaker in her grandmother’s house after her death seems strange. She has a pregnant belly. But she had told the story of adopting the director’s father because she was not able to conceive. Her old friends explain that the kibbutz decided state-building efforts preclude giving birth, and she had an […] >>
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“It was all as if a childlike picture, the mood wore an opera hat that eight reflections ricoheted off across the surface of ponds. The ghost dressed in a natty shroud, Was smoking a cigar at the window of his room, At the castlekeep’s top story, Where the sagacious crow told the cats their fortunes. There was […] >>
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Maya gives Omer an ultimatum: “Until the cigarette runs out, you must decide – him or me”. Three people, two love stories and one fateful night that will change their lives. >>
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During the October War of 1973, Israel’s military and political leadership, so confident of its superiority, suffered a nervous breakdown, as Israel faced a surprise attack by the Egyptian and Syrian armies. Senior officials, headed by Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan, devised wild and desperate ideas, among them the use of nuclear weapons. This 4-part […] >>
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In her Glasses Camera, Ruti Sela combines two optical devices: eyeglasses and built-in-hidden camera. She lets her two nephews shoot most of the film, thereby allowing us to see the world through the eyes of a child for a few minutes. Sela interweaves several discrete and seemingly incongruous genes: children’s films, documentary reportages, hidden camera, […] >>
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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. >>
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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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Three generations of women grapple with their family’s legacy of the Holocaust, its affiliation with the Nazi regime, and their resistance. “It Happened on Our Ground” is a sensitive exploration of guilt, memory, and the strength needed to heal. >>
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In the heart of Tel Aviv, between crowded parking lots and behind a pink fence, stands Jabotinsky Hostel, home to 23 adults on the autism spectrum. Adi, a staff member at the hostel, documents their lives over the years, both within the hostel and beyond it. Through her lens, a mutual relationship of trust, openness, […] >>


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