Ruso

Ruso, a migrant worker from Georgia, begins another cleaning shift at the University. She keeps her head down, does her job as required, and passes the shift on phone calls with her son. Usually no one notices her. That’s not the case today. >>

How to Say Silence

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 […] >>

Frozen

A frozen memory raises a journey of longing for a present-absent father. >>

Sin on Sin

Ten-year-old Sara is accused of theft at her school. Following a confrontation with Sara, the principal calls her father, Mologita, and informs him of her suspension. Once home, Mologita enters Sara’s room and discovers a large stash of sweets hidden in her closet, fueling his anger and frustration. As he prepares to exit the room, […] >>

Appleless

“Appleless” by Aimee Bender is a story of a girl who is victimized in an apple orchard. In a somewhat parallel plot the film follows two young brothers who discover the power of dangerous play, while wondering in their grandparents’ house. This short film is a part of a new cultural venture called ‘StoryVid’, combining […] >>

Walker

The year is 2624. All life on Earth has become extinct. Walker, an android, embarks on a journey to secure humanity’s resurrection on a new planet. Walker is guided by a robot-drone, named Polaris, who attempts to convince him that the mission is a terrible idea. >>

#Nova

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 […] >>

Don’t Touch My Holocaust

This  cinematic adaptation of the award-winning play, “Arbeit Macht  Frei”,  accompanies the Acre Theater Group as it probes the innermost  recesses  of the Israeli psyche in the generation after the Holocaust.  The film  takes the viewer along the most difficult collective journey  faced by  Israeli society – the Holocaust – with an impact so sweeping  […] >>

Dad’s Age

At 80 years old, the actor and holocaust survivor Shmuel Wolf loses his ability to stand on stage. Also his marriage to Miki, who is 20 years younger than him, is going through a transformation forcing them to redefine their roles. Directed by their daughter, Roni Wolf, the film chronicles Shmuel’s journey as an artist, […] >>

Inside The Pipelines

Experimental documentary film that combines video and animation. The film documents wandering around Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station. >>

Nissim

Hadassah and Arye Cohen are a couple of immigrants from post-war Europe. Arye, a police officer in his position, came to the help of his friends on a stormy night, saving babies from a maternity home whose roof had collapsed. Arye and Hadassah, childless, are asked to look after a baby of Yemeni origin named […] >>

After Midnight, The City’s Darkest Secret

Alon Kastiel, a convicted sex offender, operated in Tel Aviv for a whole decade, unhindered. One Facebook post changed everything, opening up the floodgates. 17 women filed official complaints and for a moment it seemed like justice would be served, but Kastiel was convicted of lesser offenses in a plea bargain. He was sentenced to […] >>

Web Junkie

China is one of the first countries in the world to label overuse of the Internet a clinical condition. To combat what authorities deem the greatest social crisis for youth today, the Chinese government has created treatment facilities to detox and cure teenagers of their addictions to online life. But what starts out as an […] >>

Wild West Hebron

Like all good Westerns, Wild West Hebron challenges the ideas of hero and villain. In the often-violent area of Mt. Hebron, a conflict between Palestinians, Israeli settlers, and anti-occupation activists may seem clear-cut, but the journey of one settler defies common preconceptions. Yochanan Sharet, born to a Protestant family in Bavaria, visited Israel as a […] >>

The Key

As Margalit and Ilan, the only two Jews in a remote Arab village, fight over the right to own the key to an ancient synagogue, a third Jew decides to build a rival synagogue. This film is a tragic-comic allegory on the human urge to fight and unite at any cost. >>