Turn Over the Stones

Long after he was locked in jail, isolated from society, Sami won his freedom, but he still had a hard time forgiving himself. Sami lives his life in a small container in the middle of the desert, while the big house he built for his wife Kohava, stands empty. Sami suffers from manic-depressive psychosis that […] >>

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 […] >>

Iraq n’ Roll

In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on the original music of his grandfather and great uncle, who were among the leading musicians in 1930’s-1940’s Iraq. Salah and Daud Al-kuweiti were Jewish-Iraqi musicians considered to be the creators of modern Iraqi music, and two of the greatest […] >>

In the Dark Room

Magdalena Kopp was married to the most wanted terrorist in the world – Carlos “the Jackal.” She followed him through the birth of international terrorism, of which he became the star. From the small conservative Bavarian town where she grew up, to the 68’ revolutionary zeitgeist of Berlin and the radical leftist cells of Frankfurt, […] >>

The Woman Who Didn’t Know How to Love

Discovering my late grandmother’s personal archive sparks a cinematic journey into the relationship between my mother and me. Through audio tapes, 8mm films, and one present-day encounter, a three-generational dialogue emerges that could never have taken place. The film brings memory, secrets, and conflicting versions of love together, revealing what was passed down without ever […] >>

Wadi Grand Canyon

On the eastern skirts of Haifa sits Wadi Rushmia, a region of abandoned quarries from the days of the British Mandate. Throughout the generations this place has been home to a variety of immigrant populations, first to Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe and later from Ethiopia and Russia. Eventually, displaced Palestinian Arabs […] >>

Giado – Holocaust in the Desert

For seven decades, Yosef Dadush concealed a private diary, securely locked away in a closet at his home. Only after his passing was the diary unearthed, granting us a precious opportunity to peer into the harrowing existence endured by the inmates of Giado—a concentration camp situated in the heart of the Libyan desert. “GIADO” chronicles […] >>

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 […] >>

White Robes, Blue Jeans

The Samaritans, the world’s smallest and most ancient people, are caught between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. A religious community of less than 700 people, the Samaritans strive to maintain their traditions and rituals which date back to biblical times, including the Passover sacrifice. This film follows the lives of two young […] >>

The Interrogation

In 1946, Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss, the longest serving commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, is awaiting trial in a Polish prison. Albert, a young and successful Polish investigation judge, is appointed to interrogate Höss and get a perfect confession out of him. The encounter between the two men will unveil the frightening routine and banalization […] >>

Orna and Ella

Twenty-six years after the iconic “Orna and Ella” restaurant opened in Tel Aviv, having become a celebrated culinary institution, Orna Agmon and Ella Shine decided to close their shared life’s work. During the restaurant’s final week, director Tomer Heymann—who worked there for six years and for whom it was much more than just a workplace—documents […] >>

The Green Prince

A Palestinian in Ramallah, Mosab Hassan Yousef grows up angry and ready to fight Israel. Arrested for smuggling guns at the age of 17, he’s interrogated by the Shin Bet, Israel’s security service, and sent to prison. But shocked by Hamas’s ruthless tactics in the prison and the organization’s escalating campaign of suicide bombings outside, […] >>

The Samaritan: A Biblical People

Good Samaritan laws protect do-gooders and Good Samaritan hospitals heal us. Samaritans appear in our holy texts— in the Bible, the Talmud, and the Quran. The Samaritan people today number 850 souls, down from a million in the time of Jesus. They are split between Israelis and Palestinians. The Samaritans may soon go extinct, a […] >>

HotHouse

Almost ten thousand Palestinians, designated by the Israeli government as “Security Prisoners,” are incarcerated in Israel today. Most Israelis consider them murderers and criminals, but most Palestinians regard them as freedom fighters. Granted rare permission to film inside the country’s highest security facilities, Israeli filmmaker Shimon Dotan shows everyday prison life, including biweekly family visits, […] >>

Phantom Pains

My grandmother lost her son in the Holocaust, and with him, her conscience and compassion. Conversations with the women in my family uncover her tragic story and the impact she and her experiences still have on us. >>