The Principle of Grace

House calls are routine for Rita, a nurse working for Social Security. Mali, a young trainee, joins her and Rita is determined to pass on her philosophy on how to get the job done. At the end of the day, after an emotionally charged visit in the afternoon, Rita decides to make one last visit, […] >>

A Song of Loves – R. David Buzaglo

Rabbi David Buzaglo was the greatest Hebrew liturgical poet of the twentieth century. Born in Morocco in 1903, his literary output had a major impact on a community of hundreds of thousands of people. From his prolific period in the Diaspora to the years he spent in a ruptured Israel, Buzaglo’s poetry has initiated an […] >>

No Child Spared

Meni Philip believed the days of teachers physically disciplining students belonged in the past, along with vague memories of abuse he suffered in school years ago. A viral post online proved otherwise, detailing brutality suffered at the hands of teachers in ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools and eliciting hundreds of similar stories. The responses sent Meni on […] >>

Salsa Tel Aviv

Vicki, a Mexican salsa dancer and a poor single mother, leaves her young son with her mother and flies to Israel dressed as a nun in order to sneak in. She plans to work and follow Beto, her boyfriend and the father of her child. On the plane she meets Yoni, a young Israeli scientist, […] >>

Her Name Was Zehava

Zehava, a young trans woman, was denied asylum by Israel and repeatedly imprisoned due to her “second-class” status as a Palestinian. She fled from the West Bank to Israel after surviving sex trafficking and attempted murder—only to face new obstacles as an undocumented, homeless Palestinian, with the constant threat of deportation. In her perilous journey […] >>

Rule of Thumb

Guy (21), a bulimic homosexual, decides to leave his parent’s home and set out on a new journey in Tel Aviv but becomes enslaved to his eating disorder. >>

“Write Down, I am an Arab”

“Write Down, I Am an Arab” tells the fascinating story of the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish. His poetry molded Palestinian identity and helped shape entire generations on its behalf. Darwish grew up under a military government, which denied him freedom of movement and left him confined to the city of Haifa. In 1964 he […] >>

Sound Of Torture

Ever since Europe closed its gates to African refugees, thousands of Eritreans have fled the brutal dictatorship in their homeland and traveled north, to Israel. Many were seized by Bedouin smugglers as they crossed the Sinai desert. They are now held in camps and tortured until they pay a ransom. This film follows Eritrean radio […] >>

Digital Diary

18-year-old Anton hangs out with thugs who steal cell phones in order to blackmail their owners. But when Anton pinches Meitar’s phone, he becomes obsessed with the world she has compulsively been recording on her phone. >>

Shadya

Shadya Zoabi, a 17-year-old Muslim girl from a small Arab village in northern Israel and a World Champion in Karate, lives according to her own distinct principles and does not want to be like other Muslim women. Shadya’s brothers disapprove of her practicing Karate. In their view, a Muslim woman has a specific path in […] >>

My Own Telenovela

An immigrant from Argentina, Jorge Weller has built a life for himself in Ra’anana, Israel but constantly yearns for the family he left behind in South America —  His aging father, his older sister Graciela, and his younger sister Clarisa, a zestful, mentally challenged woman of 30. Clarisa’s genuine wisdom shines through her clinically defined […] >>

Choose to Fight

Three generations of fighters .Trained by his father in a method developed by his Holocaust surviving grandfather, Idan had no choice but to become a martial arts champion. But how do you react when your father is your coach, and he in turn was taught by his own father? The film follows an extraordinary childhood […] >>

I’ll See You Again

Grandma Rivka is forced to leave her home and memories to move in with her children and grandchildren. She finds the transition unbearable, but her family shows her love and sensitivity as they lead her toward a new life, where there is room for memories as well. >>

Stefan Braun

More than 16 years have passed since furrier Stefan Braun passed away, but for Eliezer Rath, his lover and life-partner for 39 years, Stefan’s heart is still beating. Day in and day out he sits in Stefan’s room which hasn’t been touched since Stefan passed away, recording himself talking to him. Eliezer has recorded hundreds […] >>

Hard Change

Yichia (14) and Hamam (8) come from a village in the area of Tul Karem, in the Palestinian Authority. While their parents and elder siblings cannot cross checkpoints to enter the state of Israel, the two brothers work as child beggars. The young children find themselves serving as the sole providers for their family of […] >>