Disintegration

In this documentary mosaic of a continued social disintegration, seven filmmakers bring to the screen protagonists and stories that live in an abyss of despair, in the chasm between those who have and those who do not. An old man rummaging for food in bins; a father who cannot give water to his infant daughter […] >>

Psagot Ramallah

Through the camera lens, and through the art works of a painter and a poet who grew up with him in the Israeli settlement of Psagot, this student director descibes his growing awareness of the neighboring Arab city of Ramallah and how it impacted his coming of age. >>

1,2,3,4 Adolf Hitler At My Door

Tami, an Israeli Journalist, travels to Germany to interview Israelis who have chosen to live there: Dr. Ruth Hertz, a judge in Colonge, Dr. Yoram Levi, a plastic surgeon in Garmisch, Naomi Tereza Salmon, a photographer in Weimar, and Prof. Michael Wolffsohn, a history lecturer at the German army Officers’ Academy in Munich. While Tami […] >>

Once Upon a Time There Was a King

Nissim Aloni was a king of the Hebrew theater. The magical realm he created onstage brimmed with imagination and poetry, giving voice and vision to the loftiest dreams. But in a world dominated by a mundane, populist democracy and controlled by functionaries, Aloni found he was a king in exile, without a kingdom, without an […] >>

The Insurance Fairy

A whimsical mother transforms her crumbling childhood home into a vibrant fantasy playground for her young son. But when their fairytale existence collapses under her mounting debts, she secretly sets a gas leak to burn the house for insurance money—unaware her son is still hiding inside, believing it’s all part of the game. As the […] >>

The European Dream

I never knew about my great-grandparent’s art collection. One day in 2016 I received an email from my aunt’s German attorney, Mr. Fritz Enderlein, who informed me that such a collection existed. This new information sent me on a quest that took me back in time to the cultural and artistic world of the Jews […] >>

Twinless

This is Millie’s story, the story of a young woman dealing with the pain and loss that have tormented her since the prenatal death of her twin sister. On her birthday, Millie is drawn through her birthday cake into the depths of her memory. This journey exposes her coming of age process in the shadow […] >>

The Komediant

Pesachke Burstein was a singer, a dancer and a comedian born in a Jewish town in Poland at the end of the nineteenth century. When he was 14-years-old he ran away from home to join an itinerant group of entertainers. He went on to live a life of theater, and was famous for his incredible […] >>

Too Much Reality

A love story between Yuli, a young woman who suffers from anxiety and doesn’t go outside and Adam- the ghost who haunts her place. >>

Moments, Israel 2002

17 very short films by 17 Israel filmmakers, presenting the different faces of Israel and exploring the complexity and intensity of life in Israel. In the Name of Defensive Shield/Anat Even Kheira’s Smile/Ariella Azoulay Security Groove/Idan Alterman Hatikva/Rafi Bukai Status Quo/Gur Bentvitch, Nir Miterraso 72 Virgins/Uri Bar-On Crazy/Uri Barabash Times are bad/Amos Gitai Mouth of […] >>

Ungrateful

After her estrangement from her family, Asia comes to find a dilapidated childhood home. During her visit, Asia realizes her siblings are suffering from the same neglect that she had suffered from as a child. Now, she’s torn between escaping the anguish caused by her abusive mother, to her duty to her siblings. >>

Karaoke

The world of Meir and Tova, a middle class couple in their 60’s, is shaken up when Itsik – a pleasure seeking bachelor with a fondness for karaoke – moves into their building, causing a stir in their lives. >>

Pole, Dancer and a Movie

Pole dancing may have started in strip clubs, but over the past few years it has won international recognition as an art form, a sport and a means of empowering women. Director Isri Halpern follows Neta Lee Levy, the founder of Israel’s first pole dancing studio, as she competes for the European title. He discovers […] >>

The Accident

Omri reunites his family for a drive to the desert. He asks them to recollect and talk about the fatal car accident they had on the way to his Bar Mitzvah 15 years earlier, an accident that led to his parent’s divorce. >>

Game Changer

Game Changer is a series that brings the stories of people from different corners of Israeli society, for whom video games are not only a way to escape reality but also a way to cope with reality. This is a series about people and their emotional experiences. The games in the series function as a […] >>