Credit for Murder

A shocking video of a double murder in Russia appeared on YouTube in 2007. The police investigation reached a dead end; two years later, director Vladi Antonevicz and his friend Dima “Shurabi” set off on a daring investigation of their own. Snooping around the darkest crevices of Russia’s neo-Nazi underground, they are determined to find […] >>

Souvenirs

Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers took part in a 10-day film lab in the Old City of Jerusalem, and the resulting anthology of four films breaths energy and life into the stories of the city, opening a window into the lives of the locals, who are regularly overlooked by tour guides: a 144 year old family […] >>

6 Open, 21 Closed

Two years ago a prison revolt was brutally suppressed by Warden Ronny Lefkowitz and his guards. Beersheba Prison now seems quiet, but sounds of discontent still seethe among the inmates. Lefkowitz is about to retire and the appointment of his successor, Shlomo Twizer, raises tensions and expectations among the prisoners and guards. Twizer grew up […] >>

Lost Angeles – Musical Documentary

In the past 30 years, Yosef Hurriye has worked in the chaotic watchmaker’s shop he inherited from his father. Yosef was the town genius, but his hometown was no place for genius children; Today he is 60, with mounting debts and looming local elections he decides it’s time. Against all odds he decides to run […] >>

The Cemetery Club

Every Saturday a group of elderly women and men carry plastic lawn chairs across the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem. In the shade of an old pine tree, they sit in a circle and discuss various matters. For over two decades, the “Mt. Herzl Academy” has held its weekly meeting at this cemetery. Seated […] >>

Shifra

Amnon (Shifra), 69, hangs dolls decorating the entrance of his home to process his childhood experiences. The film traces the sad clown’s journey in the wake of childhood loss and gives voice to Amnon, who tells his story with a lot of love and emotion. >>

Nora

Nora built a shelter in a rural village, where she lives with 500 fruit bats, a gang of turkeys all named Hertzel, a mayna bird named Itzik and her beloved dog Koper. Isolated from society, she provides care for the bats and every other animal that crosses her path. She soon discovers that there is […] >>

Yerus

Jerusalem (Yerus) is an Eritrean asylum seeker growing up in south Tel Aviv. Daily, she takes care of her younger brother, Dilet, while their mother works long hours. The siblings’ relationship is shaken when Jerusalem seeks to take care of herself. >>

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. >>

How to Say Silence

A photo found by the filmmaker in her grandmother’s house after her death seems strange. She has a pregnant belly. But she had told the story of adopting the director’s father because she was not able to conceive. Her old friends explain that the kibbutz decided state-building efforts preclude giving birth, and she had an […] >>

Nothing but a Jar of Oil

Tamara is 52 years old and stuck in a mediocre life. On the first night of Hannukah, she and her husband are helping their daughter prepare for her trip abroad. Throughout the night, Tamara understands just how estranged she is from her daughter and husband, and is forced to confront her menopause and the loss […] >>

Life in a Plate

In Efim Graboy & Daria Turetski’s film, Life in a plate, a bored youg girl creates an imaginary world of her own from the veggies on her luncheon plate. Her wandering thoughts and daydreaming shift us to another world made entirely of animated vegetables, fruits and other foodstuffs: the girl is made of a potato […] >>

Check Point

The yellow gate, which stands at the entrance to every kibbutz, was in the past a symbol of security and protection. Through conversations with the guards at the gate, we are exposed to thoughts about the unstable reality and the feeling that at any moment something might happen. Will the gate be able to protect […] >>

Until We’ll Find A Place

Two professional dancers around the age of 30, lose touch with who they are. Their childhood dreams have been fulfilled and now they are left with a sense of emptiness. The film follows their internal journey to find a new anchor that will give them their lost confidence back. >>

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 […] >>