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In the small and historic town of Mazkeret Batya, Ron Glaser (Tuval Shafir) and Tal Dreifuss (Leah Lev), two rebellious and sarcastic teenagers, dream of escaping their stifling, monotonous reality through their rock band, “Kill the Hipster” – their ticket to changing the world. But when their bandmate, the disloyal Tomer Weinstein, unexpectedly quits, the […] >>
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Israel: A Home Movie tells the story of Israel and Palestine from the start of the 20th century up to the late seventies by means of personal home movie footage alone, filmed solely by amateur photographers; private citizens who owned cameras in 16mm, 8mm or Super 8mm format, as well as any unprofessional format from before […] >>
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Following the October 7th massacre, Netiv HaAsara and Kibbutz Zikim residents were evacuated to the ‘Ye’arim’ Hotel in the Jerusalem hills. The film portrays a diverse array of characters including evacuees, hotel staff, and volunteers, presenting a mosaic of voices and stories. Amidst the uncertainty and questions about returning home, it explores the reconstruction of […] >>
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Based on Avri Harling’s short story It’s been several days now that Yoav, a freelance real-estate agent, is having trouble sleeping because of obscure crying sounds. His wife, on the other hand, seems to be sleeping a lot more and very deeply so, completely undisturbed by the cries. Even though they share the same space, […] >>
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In Israel, one learns at a young age of the country’s constant “state of emergency”. The education system in collaboration with the “Homefront Command Office” are dedicated to inserting that notion into the public’s mind. The film follows a class of fifth-graders in their mandatory course on “Home-Command Education” while at the same time follows […] >>
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The film follows several Israeli and Palestinian teachers during a school year and the way they teach their national history. Through dialogues and challenges with their students, debates with the ministries curriculum and its restrictions, the viewers obtain the long lasting and profound effect that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict transmits onto the next generation. >>
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The Last Fisherman in the Sea of Galilee
An intimate and spiritual encounter of a Japanese director, a member of the Makuya community, who believe in the Hebrew Bible and in the New Testament, with an Israeli fisherman in the Sea of Galilee. The director has had only one question since his childhood. Why did Jesus choose his first disciples from the fishermen […] >>
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The story of women’s relationship with their breasts unfolds in the fitting room of a Jaffa bra shop. With each curtain opening, a woman confronts herself in the mirror, her mood dictating the framing of her shot. While attempting to find a bra that fits, she narrates her story because the story of boobs is […] >>
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“The Poetry of Non-Self” is a short animation film that deals with moments that hold beauty, from which the sense of self is absent. It portrays the notion that this is, in a way, what childhood is like – a beautiful, moonstruck stare, which is lived moment by moment and passes in a blink of […] >>
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Emma and Gregory, immigrants from Russia, are finding it hard to adapt to life in Israel. Their lives cross paths with Alon, an amateur artist and owner of a high-tech company who is in crisis with his wife Yael. Alon is preoccupied with his business and Yael is having an affair with his good friend […] >>
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Nominated for an Oscar®, the film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, Gibreel, the film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy […] >>
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Yaffa (80) lives in a care home. She relives her childhood through postcards sent by her father from all over the world. >>
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For the first time, the world largest Ultra-Orthodox seminary opens its doors to a camera crew.The Ponevezh Yeshiva, founded in 1943, was the first Yeshiva to be established in Israel. Among the constant prayer and scholarly study of 1,200 students, stand fragile confused young men. The filmmaker, a former student of the Yeshiva, captures daily […] >>
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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 […] >>
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Three characters produce a portrait of the Siemens workers’ neighborhood in Berlin, which became an open museum of the International Style buildings. A lonely worker who yearns for the good old Siemens days, a Jewish single mother who lives in a building from the Nazi regime, and a girl from a family of Ghanaian immigrants […] >>


With the support of the Ministry of Culture - The Israel Film Council