Open Heart

Ami Shinfeld was a young boy from an ultra-Orthodox family in Bnei Brak who managed to fulfill his dream and become a top cardiac surgeon at Sheba Hospital. A few years ago, when the town of Sderot came under missile fire, Dr. Shinfeld decided to help its residents. Since then, he’s volunteered as a community […] >>

Sulha

In Ae’bleen, an Arab village in the Galilee, Rageb and Ward are best friends, and their Christian families enjoy excellent neighborly relations.  One night, during an argument, Ward’s brother, provokes Rageb, cursing his sister. Rageb pulls a gun and kills him. Now the victim’s family must avenge.  It’s a cultural norm. Their honor is at […] >>

10% – What Makes a Hero?

What makes a hero? What is heroism? Against all odds, what compels someone to maintain his/her integrity, go against the grain and fight for what is just? In this documentary, director Yoav Shamir sets out on an entertaining and insightful international travelogue, exploring the notion of heroism. In a journey spanning three years, Yoav travels […] >>

Yakantalisa

In May 1994, one of the most significant voices in the Israeli cultural scene was silenced abruptly. Hezi Laskaly, a poet, artist, choreographer, and critic, died of AIDS at the age of 42. In February 1996 a film crew set off on the trail of the words he left behind. “Yakantalisa” is a cinematic portrait […] >>

In Her Own Home

For years Leah has been abused by her husband, who suffers PTSD (Shell Shock). One evening with the help of her little daughter she decides to change her life. >>

Voices from the Balconies

From Moment in Isolation, Israel, 2020//Artistic Director: Noit Geva Thousands of lonely Russian-speaking elderlies have become even lonelier due to the pandemic. Stuck at home on their own and unable to communicate in Hebrew, the situation has forced a double isolation on them. The radio, the TV and phone calls with volunteers are their only […] >>

MADE IN ISRAEL

“Made in Israel” is a documentary series that features the history of five Israeli industries. Each 50 min. episode is dedicated to a different industry, telling its story from the early beginning in Israel to the present. The way to the heart of each story is told as an exciting voyage through production lines, hardships […] >>

Border Living

A young family that falls on hard times moves to a community on the Israeli border with Gaza, only to find themselves dealing with a reality that puts them in a constant state of insecurity. How will they face this new challenge and what will they learn about the boundaries of happiness? >>

Olimpia

One night, while delivering pizza to a middle-aged man, Ariel, a teenager, spots Olimpia, a hyper-realistic woman-like sex doll lying on the bed. He tells his friends (a boy and a girl) and they decide to steal Olimpia. Soon after, they’re drawn into a youthful game that quickly spirals out of control. >>

Love is Blind and Deaf

Adam and Eve move in together. Only this time there’s no Garden of Eden No snake to blame and not much of a god to be afraid of.Just two people struggling to get along together, one apple and some fig leaves. Based on a new story by Jonathan Safran Foer, this short film is a […] >>

A Visit to the Parents

My small and once close-knit has fallen apart. My father became religious, my mother converted to Christianity, my sister married a non-Jewish man and now my father hates her and won’t have anything to do with her or her daughters; I escaped all this and fled to Israel. After my divorce, I decided to return […] >>

The Man in the Wall

One night, one apartment and one mystery. A psychological drama set entirely during one night in one apartment in Tel Aviv. The apartment belongs to young couple Shir and Rami. Shir is woken up one evening by the doorbell. An angry neighbor hands over the dog Rami had taken out earlier in the evening. Rami […] >>

My Secret

The world of 17-year-old Tamar is shaken when a new piano teacher arrives at the kibbutz. Knowing she was adopted, Tamar wonders whether she might be her biological mother. >>

Next year in Jerusalem

In the year 2047, the government passes an amendment to the law of return stating that all Jews around the world must immigrate to Israel by the end of 2048. Through the stories of four young people, we learn what happened to Israel in the last hundred years and if it is the same Israel we […] >>

It Happened on our Ground

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. >>