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A coming out story shot during the gay pride parade in Tel-Aviv, June 2010.

Anastasia is trapped in an abusive relationship with Noam – a talented pianist haunted by his past. At the steps of the Rape Crisis center, Anastasia meets the pop-star Libby. Their encounter helps her to break free from the constraints of Noam, but also results in her adopting aggressive patterns of her own.

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 wedding of Amir’s brother, Roni.

On a regular date between a girl and a boy an unexpected natural twist raises questions about the desires and the urges of modern day people.

Two hot Israeli hitmen are hired to kill each other, but will they let their work get in the way of budding love?

Librarians documents communities and librarians struggling to preserve books and the culture of reading in the digital age. Will they succeed? How do libraries function these days ad are they able to adapt to changes? What will be the fate of printed books? The movie exposes the unique characters and fascinating life stories of librarians and enthusiastic readers, who are still in need of the smell and touch of books, and the stories and history of the small and remote settlements, mainly Kibbutzim (collective settlements) in the Negev region, in which they live and operate.

Yoni and Shira are seen kissing through the window of the family home by Yoni's mother and suddenly find themselves the object of her attention. Yoni, who is deep in the closet, is torn between her great love and her family, when only a window separates the two.

We have all heard of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mount Meron, but many of us do not understand the appeal of the place and the meaning of the faith that causes hundreds of thousands of people to ascend to the tomb all year long. The film presents a poetic and intimate observation of this special place through a collection of authentic moments combined with the personal stories of several women who visit the place regularly.

A short documentary about the anonymous manager of one of the biggest meme pages in Israel - Elijah Grapes.

During his show, a TV host is left scared as he recalls a disappointment with his mother, his identity crisis, and a hideous green suit.

Sarai Golden sets out on a mission to change her fate. She will do whatever it takes to land a job she is considerably under qualified for. Even if it means she does it in a not so conventional manner.

A gay man and his estranged brother rebel against their upbringing in an Israeli occupied West Bank Jewish settlement. Dan now lives with his male partner in Brussels as the speechwriter of the European Commission's Vice President and a co-founder of an organization which fights against nationalism. Noam works as a model and filmmaker in Tel Aviv. In this debut film, Noam attempts to understand his older brother's transition and what made run so far away.

“The Poetry of Non-Self” is a short animation film that deals with moments that hold beauty, with how the sense of self is absent from such moments, and with the notion that this is, in a way, what childhood is like.

A man dreams that he is to bring the Messiah to Jerusalem. The next day he chances upon a white donkey and makes the bold decision to bring it to Jerusalem.