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A successful Israeli choreographer living in Spain, is invited to create a dance piece in the south of Israel. On his way, he encounters scenes of war and occupation. The reality gradually seeps into the rehearsal room >>
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Obsessed with the disappearance of his uncle Yisral some 65 years ago, filmmaker Eran Barak returns to his family’s old neighborhood. In his search he turns to his various relatives: Uncle Gavriel, who was just released after 35 years in prison; Uncle Aryeh, wallowing in thoughts while lounging on his mother’s sofa; and uncle Uri […] >>
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A worker flees during a coffee commercial shoot. As the presenter pursues her, their chase spirals through a world of advertisements, exposing the dark reality of consumer culture. >>
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Independence Day 2008. Batchen, a 13-year-old girl, stands by the road begging for help. Inside their car her father is unconscious, surrounded by her three younger siblings. Many cars pass by, but only one Druze man stops. He performs CPR and stays until help arrives, then vanishes without a trace. Batchen’s father didn’t survive, and […] >>
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In April 2002, following a series of Palestinian terror attacks in Israeli cities, the IDF invaded the West Bank with heavy forces in order to destroy Palestinian terror bases. The operation, known as Defensive Shield, lasted 40 days during which Palestinian sources mislead the world with false Information about thousands of casualties and about a […] >>
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Lonely and forgotten, Edna finds refuge at the beach. An unexpected meeting with an abandoned dog, black as death yet full of joie de vivre, revives her femininty and upend the symbiotic relationship with her daughter Yael. >>
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The film “Ben David” tells the story of the complex relationship between a religious Israeli Secret Service officer, and his teenage settler informant. The film present the difficulties in recruiting ISA (‘Shabak’) source from the ‘Hilltop Youth’ for information about ‘price tag’, while presenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a new angle, as an internal conflict […] >>
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A boy arrives to an empty field, with nothing around him. In the distance he sees a Large Dark Cosmic Orb, It is the grand storyteller that tells a tale about love. >>
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A visitor to the old city of Jerusalem is struck by the immense variety of people of various nations and religions thronging the narrow alleys. Each hat and headdress serves not only as protection against the weather, but also as an identity card, a product of many centuries of tradition. This is a story about […] >>
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About 700 Palestinian minors are arrested and jailed every year by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank. They are taken from their homes at night and interrogated, with mental and physical pressure, which violate international law. Almost all of them are convicted and sent to prison. The most common offence is stone throwing; […] >>
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The story of the Israeli “bear” society, through the eyes of one group of gay, overweight men with similar preferences, who are struggling with weight problems, loneliness and their pasts. The film focuses on four main characters, Paz, Daniel, Motti and Motti, and follows them on their journeys for survival, during which they will have […] >>
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The yellow gate, which stands at the entrance to every kibbutz, was in the past a symbol of security and protection. Through conversations with the guards at the gate, we are exposed to thoughts about the unstable reality and the feeling that at any moment something might happen. Will the gate be able to protect […] >>
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Arna Mer Khamis was a legendary activist against the Israeli occupation. Born into a Jewish family, she married a Palestinian Arab and and moved to the West Bank. She founded an alternative education system for Palestinian children whose lives had been disrupted by the Israeli occupation. In the Jenin refugee camp, Arna opened a theatre […] >>
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The A-Kitzar Program, an initiative of the New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT) in collaboration with the Culture and Arts Council of Mifal HaPais and the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, is a program designed to support and provide a platform for Haredi women filmmakers who wish to develop and produce independent, powerful short […] >>
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Women Between the Holy and the Profane
They give birth to children year after year. Raising them, carrying on their shoulders ever-growing household and serving their husbands who spend their days praying and learning. Even though the higher purpose of raising an ultra-Orthodox family with multiple children, they remain independent. A documentary four-year in the making reveals the unconventional struggles with unconventional […] >>


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