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I never knew about my great-grandparent’s art collection. One day in 2016 I received an email from my aunt’s German attorney, Mr. Fritz Enderlein, who informed me that such a collection existed. This new information sent me on a quest that took me back in time to the cultural and artistic world of the Jews […] >>
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The Opposite of Love is not Hate
A dark secret is lurking under the floorboards of the house the four siblings are about to sell. In this personal documentary, the intricate balance of one family; questions about parents, siblings – and the echoes of one person’s story within the family are examined. The memories of the four children are presented in a […] >>
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Pesachke Burstein was a singer, a dancer and a comedian born in a Jewish town in Poland at the end of the nineteenth century. When he was 14-years-old he ran away from home to join an itinerant group of entertainers. He went on to live a life of theater, and was famous for his incredible […] >>
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Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. Among them are the Binghams, a dynasty of Kentucky pastors, and their Evangelical congregants in an impoverished coal-mining town. They donate sacrificially to Israel’s foremost philanthropic organization, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews because they fervently believe the Jews are crucial to Jesus’s […] >>
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Nava, Miki, and Ilan have shared an unconventional family unit for five decades. The three live together in the same building and are raising May, their adopted daughter. Alongside their personal lives, they founded and continue to run a bold and iconic cultural institution — Tmuna Theater. Now, a necessary move from their crumbling building […] >>
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A cinematic journey investigating the brutal massacre of 17 Israeli prisoners by Syrian Soldiers in the Golan Heights. The two tragic events depicted in this film, clouded in secrecy and lies by the Israeli Defense Forces for over 50 years, serve as a metaphor for Israel’s weakness and blind arrogance during the early days of […] >>
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Director Amir Stolar tries to recall the event of the day when his father abandoned him and fled the country, 12 years ago. His digging into this old wound blends with the inter-continental relationship he has with Victor, his Swedish partner. Gradually, things turn into a bureaucratic struggle intended to get Amir’s father to attend the […] >>
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Avi and Yuval’s relationship was solid, until the devastating news arrived. Their son Nadav, a soldier in the Israeli army, was killed in Gaza. For three years, they each tried to cope with their individual pain, a process which slowly drove them apart. Then Yuval (47) announced: “I want another child.” The film follows the […] >>
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A portrait of Jewish life in Ukraine today, in the mirror of history and in the shadow of Russia’s full-scale invasion. ”The Community” captures the strength and resilience of Ukraine’s diverse Jewish community as they navigate the hardships of war. Through personal stories and interviews with a range of characters, the film reveals their essential […] >>
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Mili, “damsel in distress”, moves between lonely scenes in the snow-covered forests of Finland and the tough male-dominated Wild West of Israel. On her road trip to Yeruham, a small town in the Negev desert, she meets cowboys, herdsmen, hunters and a sheriff, all of them more pestering than charming. Armed with a Colt and […] >>
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In the ultra-Orthodox community men are educated not to look at women or think about them and a girl practices modesty in clothing, actions and thoughts. Marriage requires complete strangers to suddenly encounter their partner for the first time in an intimate situation with only rudimentary information. According to Jewish law, they are required at […] >>
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Sonia meets the love of her life, Ariel, the Jewish Agency volunteer. She follows him to Israel and they start a secret relationship until Sonia has finally converted to Judaism. There are many obstacles in their path. Will Sonia find herself in Israel? The search for a Home begins. >>
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How I Learned to Overcome my fear And Love Arik Sharon
As the elections approach, director Avi Mograbi sets out to make a documentary film about Israel’s most maligned politician, Arik Sharon. Sharon, a figure admired by many, is a legendary warrior and officer. Mograbi, who was a conscientious objector to the Lebanon War, has personal issues with Sharon, the mastermind of that war. Nevertheless, while […] >>
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Ben is a bar owner and Moran is the waitress. They have a non-binding affair. A quarrel between the two leads them to different places, in which they separately go through a night neither of them will soon forget. They meet the day after, but everything is forever changed. >>


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