A Film Unfinished

At the end of WWII, 60 minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled simply “Ghetto,” this footage quickly became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record of the Warsaw Ghetto. However, the later discovery of a […] >>

The Flat

The flat, on the third floor of a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv, was where my grandparents lived since they immigrated to Palestine. Were it not for the view from the windows, one might have thought that the flat was in Berlin. There it was, furnished with heavy European pieces, with the best of German […] >>

Don’t Cry for Me, Edinburgh

A fringe theater group that brings the stories of gay people in Israel to the stage takes on the Edinburgh Theater Festival in Scotland. This film follows the troupe from the birth pangs of their English-language production, through its trip to Scotland – the initial disappointments upon arriving there are swept away when the actors […] >>

Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive

A dark romantic comedy following the life of Ronen Matalon who starts conducting tours of famous terror attack sites along Jerusalem’s Jaffa Street. >>

Mike Brant – Laisse Moi t’Aimer

Mike Brant’s body was found on the sidewalk on Arlanz’e St. in the 16th quarter of Paris, on the morning of Friday, April 25th, 1975. He was lying on his back, facing the sky, in a blue shirt and barefoot. Seemingly intact on the outside, but shattered to bits on the inside, he was 28 […] >>

Hatikva

Part of “Moments, Israel 2002“: Natasha is hurt and Sasson doesn’t understand why. All he did was sing a little song in Arabic. That’s how it is when there are difficulties in communication. That’s what happens when you don’t speak the same language. >>

Missed Calls

Hezi and Shmuel are driving in a taxi, navigating through changing landscapes from urban roads to highways. Missed calls from Raz, Hezi’s son, echo throughout the journey, guiding their direction while pain and hardship arise. >>

Mindy’s Star

Mindy, A shy nerdy young girl, is trying to catch a star. While she looks at the sky, her neighbor watches her. From here on starts a competition between the two that will make the main character learn an important lesson about friendship. >>

Get Out and Come Back

After being kicked out of every school, 14-year-old Kiki is about to enter a closed institution for juvenile delinquents for violence offenses and drug trafficking. Just before, his sister Gal manages to convince the welfare authorities to give him one last chance: an experimental therapeutic journey in the desert. With the help of her friends, […] >>

Tantura

When the State of Israel was established in 1948, war broke out and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated in its aftermath. Israelis know this as the War of Independence while Palestinians call it “Al Nakba” (the Catastrophe). This is a story about one such village: Tantura. The film examines why the Nakba is taboo […] >>

Yael’s Room

Yael returns from India to the Kibbutz, where she lives with her mother, with her leg in a cast. She yearns for a room of her own, outside her mother’s house. Will Yael be willing to pay the price for her own space? >>

Uri Avnery: A Warrior for Peace

This biography of veteran peace activist Uri Avneri follows both his personal and political life in a detailed account combining new, revealing interviews with original archival footage. At 79, Uri Avneri is still a complex, respected figure of the Israeli radical left who is a lifetime proponent of Israeli-Palestianian peace.He is a controversial figure who […] >>

On The Edge

On May 2013, Avner took off in his ultralight aircraft. Above the desert he turned off the engine and jumped. Who is Avner? Why did he choose to end his life so unusually? Avner was paralyzed from the chest down. He was a world champion in skydiving and Base Jumping. When he was 28, he […] >>

Menachem and Fred

This is the story of two brothers who for decades feared to meet. Attempting to repress their past and build new lives, the brothers buried dark secrets in their hearts. Only when rare letters were found, letters from their parents who were in a concentration camp at the time, to the orphanage where the brothers […] >>

Nala

A female couple is celebrating their anniversary in nature, along with their dog Nala. They find themselves in a hidden grove on the edge of a beautiful lake. Slowly they give themselves up to nature and each other until they experience a shattering change in their relationship. >>