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Saba Tuvia goes to the library with his grandchildren and tells them poems and stories about the Tanakh.

When Elio is about to be released from prison, he discovers that his brother was murdered during a gang war in southern Tel Aviv. Now he has two missions: to buy a maftir in memory of his brother at the synagogue, and to avenge his death. Elio embarks on a grim journey among underworld figures, corrupt police officers, and treacherous friends.

Yoni Kaplan, a young actor at the beginning of his career, receives a strange job: to read a eulogy at the funeral of Pini Gurevich, a man who wrote his own eulogy before his death. Yoni arrives late, after all the other speeches have already been given and just before the funeral is about to end. He quickly introduces himself, approaches the podium, and begins reading. The eulogy is written with a cynical sense of humor that reflects Pini’s strong personality. As Yoni continues reading, more details about Pini’s intriguing life are revealed. It becomes clear that Pini wrote the eulogy in order to reveal a secret to his family and friends before leaving the world. While reading, Yoni suddenly notices his mother among the mourners. She is shocked to see her son standing at the podium and tries to hide in the crowd, but it is too late. By the end of the eulogy, Pini’s long-hidden secret is revealed, astonishing everyone present.

Filmmaker Tal Maoz’s graduation project from Tel Aviv University’s Department of Film and Television Studies follows the story of Moran, an IDF commander of a basic training camp who must deal with a difficult soldier who is struggling to comply with the military’s code of conduct and seems to have developed feelings for her. When she brings him in for an assessment with an army psychologist who then recommends that he be discharged from service, private and commanding officer grow closer – but their newfound intimacy, in turn, unleashes a violent, dangerous outburst.

Ilan Yagoda’s short which he made as his graduation project from the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts’s film department, is a documentary that follows the story of far-left activist Rami Livneh, who had been a member of numerous Israeli reactionary organisations such as Compass (‘matzpen’), Struggle (ma’avak), and the Revolutionary Socialist Movement. Livenh was handed a prison sentence for liaising with a foreign agent, a Palestinian student affiliated with Fatah. Yaguda spent a full weekend shadowing Livneh and his family, six years after his release from prison and the very next day following the fatal domestic terror attack at a ‘Peace Now’ Jerusalem demonstration where a grenade thrown into the crowd claimed the life of Emil Grünzweig. The [originally Hebrew-rhyming] title of the film is also the name of a children’s story Livenh wrote for his kids whilst behind bars, about a boy who always does as he’s told as opposed to what he really wants to do.

The borders of Israel are fraught with high tension. Since October 7th, uncertainty about the enemy’s next move has left residents in a state of perpetual anxiety. The pressure leads to bizarre situations, with no clear end in sight. Stories oscillate between tangible borders and imagined ones, painting a picture of a society struggling to rise from the ashes.

Amidst the harsh Israeli desert, 16-year-old deaf Akram and his cousin tend to their 120 cows, struggling to provide them with water. Despite his duties, Akram dreams of spending his days driving carelessly in his Subaru Impreza. He remains determined to balance his responsibilities and chase his dreams, no matter the cost.

A psychological mystery-drama about Olivia, a lonely woman trapped in deep depression who is unable to move on with her life. Her world takes a surreal turn when she discovers a Jenga tower holding personalized questions, forcing her to embark on a journey to confront a hidden truth from the past.

A documentary about a group of Israeli teenagers and their weirdly dramatic journey through the development of their movie, and through life in the Israeli South.

A visualized letter to family living afar.

This musical is the story of a talented, streetwise kid from Brooklyn who attempts to escape his dead-end life through dancing.The year is 1979 and Tony Manero has only one ambition in life - to become the disco king. His weekend is spent at the local discotheque. There he luxuriates in the admiration of the crowd, and can temporarily forget the realities of his life, including a dead-end job in a paint store and his gang of deadbeat friends. Based on the 1977 ilm that became a cultural phenomenon, the electrifying score is packed with legendary hits from the Bee Gees.

Raziya, a 70 year old woman who lives on a moshav, and whose dream is basically having another grandson or two, embarks on a mission to save her son’s marriage, after he left home following a bitter argument with his wife. She drags her husband Yitzhakal’he along on a crazy adventure of two innocent moshav dwellers in the big city. She isn’t particularly healthy, nor is she young, but her maternal worries give her strengths of which she herself was unaware.