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One Street in Silwan tells the story of “Batan al-Hawa” Street (East Jerusalem), which overlooks the Temple Mount and serves as a microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On one side of the street, live Israeli settlers in a house that once belonged to an evicted Palestinian family. On the other side, a Palestinian family faces […] >>
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Tamar, an ultra-Orthodox girl from an extremist community, is taken to the hospital by her beloved father, who thinks she has had sex. Her relationship with her father and her virginity are tested. >>
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Everyone knows Meyer Lansky, the Jewish gangster who instilled fear during Prohibition-era America, yet few know his significant contributions to Zionism and Israel’s founding. This three-part documentary series explores Lansky’s dramatic escape to Israel, revealing his secret involvement, alongside fellow Jewish gangsters, in raising funds and procuring arms for Israel. It uncovers the dark history […] >>
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Precocious eleven-year-old Yoav and his family must leave their familiar neighborhood in Tel Aviv for new opportunties in the northern city of Nazrat Elit. Malka, his mother, finds a job in a hotel and with it, new confidence and assertiveness. His older sister Anat falls in love with a romantic would-be rock star whose own […] >>
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The story of 1977 Maccabi Tel-Aviv Basketball team making history by beating the Soviets and wining the first European title in a dramatic year which contains within itself the watershed of the State of Israel. >>
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The final chapter in the breakdown of the director’s family – one of many who did not survive the trials of immigration. The last thing that prevents the family’s collapse is a ground-level apartment in Jerusalem, where they managed to strike some roots. When the father leaves as well, they are faced with a dilemma: […] >>
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The Last Righteous Man portrays the story of the Abuhazira family, a Jewish-Moroccan dynasty that has been leading Jewish-Moroccan and Israeli communities for two centuries. Through the story of Baba Sali and his younger brother Baba Khaki, the film reveals the story of a Moroccan aristocratic rabbinical family and its transformation into a leading family […] >>
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Friendship, love, and freedom—these ideals drew young hearts from around the globe to Nova’s EDM music festival in the south of Israel. But as the sun rose on October 7th the fantasy shattered. Rockets sliced through the sky, and the music cut off. Confusion morphed into terror as gunfire erupted amidst the chaos. Hamas terrorists […] >>
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Boxer Johar Abu Lashin dreams of winning a world title in Nazareth and then in his hometown of Gaza, but faces challenges amidst the political situation in the Middle East. Can his journey to winning a title prize in the ring make him a hero in the eyes of both Israelis and Palestinians? >>
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The flat, on the third floor of a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, was where my grandparents lived since they immigrated to Palestine. Were it not for the view from the windows, one might have thought that the flat was in Berlin. There it was, furnished with heavy European pieces, with the best of German […] >>
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Victor, a male fairy, becomes depressed and files his resignation letter. He doesn’t want to work anymore – to help people. He feels disappointment for himself and the world. One morning, a fairy social worker barges into his apartment, telling him that his resignation letter has been rejected and that he must return to his […] >>
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Yair, a Yeshiva student, opens an electronics shop in “Geula”, a neighborhood that is the shopping epicenter for the entire Ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem. The religious character of the neighborhood is enforced by the “Geula Committee” and Yair strictly adheres to their rules. His shop is introducing a world of advanced technology that overnight becomes […] >>


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