Near Far (Qorbeh Ghorbe)

Near Far is a six-part documentary series focusing on the Y and X generations of the 1948 Palestinians. We follow seven charismatic and opinionated young people, who are debating about where to live: should they stay where they grew up, move to a mixed city or one with a Jewish majority, or return home? The […] >>

Emil: A Hero’s Journey

After Nazi forces take his father away, 11-year-old Emil must use the only two things he has left—creativity and imagination—as he embarks on a perilous journey to find his father. Inspired by the true coming-of-age story of a Holocaust survivor. >>

Women of Freedom

Women of Freedom follows the stories of women who were murdered in the name of ‘honor killing,’ women whose lives are under threat, women who survived murder attempts, even that of a killer expressing remorse. The documentary tries to unravel the social and political circumstances that have led to this custom. The murder of a […] >>

The Last Card

This film reveals the painful relationship between my 87-year-old mother and me, her son, who has suffered all his life from the silence that dominated our family. My mother’s silence always stood between us. It concealed secrets concerning our family story, during the Holocaust, and created a sense of distance and anger within me. The […] >>

119 Bullets+Three

On Purim 1994, Dr. Baruch Goldstein fired 119 bullets at a group of Arab worshippers at the Cave of the Patriarchs. The horrible massacre motivated Prime Minister Rabin’s government to ban the “Kach” and “Kahane Chai” movements. However, Israel’s extreme right reorganized immediately to oppose the peace process, culminating with Yigal Amir shooting three bullets, […] >>

Home

Dorin takes great care for her beloved sick father. She will do everything she can to postpone their seperation, however, the upcoming chain of events will make her face reality and her greatest fears. >>

Via Dolorosa

The film was produced in the framework of the “Souvenirs” program – a film lab for Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers in the Old City of Jerusalem. The film follows pilgrims walking the path of Jesus on his way to the crucifixion. While immersed in their religious experience, the daily reality in the old city unfolds. >>

Warm Snow

“Warm snow” is an animation short about the relationship between a father and his grown up daughter. It starts out in an ordinary situation with the father and daughter sitting at the kitchen table. The daughter is waiting for her food to get warm and is annoyed by her father’s questions and suggestions. The situation […] >>

The Unrecognized

When the Israeli government forms a plan to urbanize Bedouin villages in the Negev, the lives of 120,000 citizens are on the verge of radical change. Othman, a local young man, is appointed to convince the people of Bir Hadaj to embrace modernization. Soon, he realizes that the true potential for change lies with the […] >>

Kippur

Aviad, a devout Jewish boy, starts his first full fast of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of atonement. But a nocturnal incident during the fast shakes his inner world and threatens his identity. >>

The Death of Cinema and My Father Too

A father and son try to freeze time through cinema, but the father’s illness threatens to cut their quest short. >>

The Ugly Duckling

An adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling” built from the personal and family archives of the director, from his birth, until he is 30 years old. >>

Becoming

Evyatar (28) and Aviv (28) are expecting their first son. This is an amazing time for them. They know that against the whole world they are strong as long as they are together. After Arbel was born, Aviv doesn’t leave the bed. The depression that suddenly emerged in the lives of these new parents leaves […] >>

Shadow of Truth: The Verdict

In the winter of 2006 13-year-old Tair Rada was found dead inside a locked toilet stall at her school on the northern tip of Israel. A week later the police arrested Roman Zdorov, a Ukrainian Immigrant, who had worked there as a temp, and eventually he confessed to the murder. But many still believed he […] >>

Labour

How far will a man go to provide for his family?  Sahsha and Rita are new immigrants from Dagestan, trying to deal with a foreclosure order and Sasha’s job loss. >>