The Children’s House

In the summer of 2005, the Tel Aviv Museum holds an exhibition called “Communal Sleeping” in which kibbutz-born artists living in towns portray through their works their childhood experiences of communal sleeping. This is a film about childhood experiences, sensations, pains and memories surrounding the unique experience of growing up on a kibbutz.The soul searching […] >>

The Inspector

From `Short:Long` – a tribute to Israeli cinema. A Tribute to The Policeman – 1971. Albert, an aging parking inspector from Tel Aviv is retiring after many years of loyal service. Worrying about life without work, he starts peeping at his neighbor Maya and her son, fantasizing about the day they’ll all become one big […] >>

Freedom Farm Sanctuary (Season 2)

The fascinating bond between beings who transcend language to communicate and love beyond words. The animals, residents of the freedom farm sanctuary, and their caregivers. Each episode shares tales of Farm volunteers and unique relationships, blending comic and tragic moments, coping with physical and emotional pain alongside joy, humor, optimism, and love. Through their stories, […] >>

Nira and Sausan – Mothers

Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: “It has been a woman’s task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope. lf we are united, we may be able to produce a world in which our children and other people’s children will be safe.” (Margaret Mead) >>

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 […] >>

From Now to Now

Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: The well-known saying that “when the canons roar, the muses should be silent” should be put differently. When the situation is really bad, the muses should take shelter. The true muses will know when to be quiet and about what. >>

On the Frontline

A group of youths, some religious, some secular, decide to postpone their mandatory military service and spend a year living together in the Gilo neighborhood in Jerusalem to promote understanding and cooperation between both communities, whose schism is tearing Israeli society apart.While concentrating on seeking mutual understanding among themselves, the group members find themselves at […] >>

Frequency

After leaving the ultra-Orthodox world, Dasi defies a court order to see her son. Their secret reunion in a quiet park stirs old love and new tensions. When faith and fear collide, Dasi is left behind—hoping one day to hear her son call her MOM again. >>

Believing in the Muse

For the first time ever, Zeruya Shalev, one of Israel’s most prolific writers, grants a documentary film crew access to her writing process, from concept sketches and character research, to the cover design and print release of her new book. In the course she reflects upon her writing habits, how her personal life and literary […] >>

The Settlers

Seven families live in Tel Rumeidah, or “Jesse’s Land,” in a controversial settlement in Hebron. They have been struggling for fourteen years to hold on to this small hill in the center of the town which they believe they hold the right to, and in doing so have stirred much political debate in Israeli society. […] >>

Point

Adam, a young man in his twenties, has been isolating himself in his room for a long time. The walls are covered with various phrases, yet the room itself remains almost empty. Silence fills the small space until, suddenly, it is broken when his ex-lover speaks, asking for her pictures. >>

Mukanda Model

Samuel Makanda is a man living two very different lives. He was born in  a small village in Northern Kenya where his wife and children now live in a stone house with no electricity or running water. He visits them for one month each year. For the past ten years, the rest of his time […] >>

From Language to Language

Ten artists, with language as an essential part of their life, speak about the relationship between their mother tongue, and Hebrew, Israel’s official language. Sometimes these artists live between two languages, and sometimes they do not speak the other language, but its music continues to echo… >>

The Girl Who Didn’t Know What to Do

The solar system is shaking, a girl sheds a tear, and a monster is drinking blood. Childhood drawings and stories assemble the author’s personal diary. Phone calls with her grandmother raise questions about hereditary melancholy. >>

The Inner Tour

A group of Palestinian tourists on a three-day sightseeing trip to Israel. The tourists come from the Occupied Territories. The windows of the bus open up onto an unknown portrait of Israel. And looking from the outside in, we get an unusual glimpse into the very heart of Palestinian society. Filmed in 2000, just months […] >>