Popilè Soti nan Israel

A boy meets a girl, meets a pita.

With the murders of over 50 gay men in the last 20 years Israel faces a serious problem. While many of the perpetrators have been caught and convicted on a case by case basis, this film looks at the underlying issues.

The film combines the testimony of four women who went through rape or incest and the myths of rape from Metamorphoses, and attempts to locate the forgotten, flickering voice. To tell the story from the inside, to allow a place for a narrative which is difficult to hear, that deviates from the aesthetic and illuminates the sordid outlines of our culture.

This extraordinary window onto Israeli society explores how the need to move, shift, and be in constant motion has produced generations of great dancers and choreographers that have turned the country’s modern dance community into an international success story. Through the works of leading choreographers Ohad Naharin, Rami Be'er, and Yasmeen Godder, the film delves into the exotic and vibrant world of Israeli dance culture, showcasing spectacular performances, rich archival material, interviews, and more to create a unique and surprising view of Israeli society and one of its most exciting and joyful aspects.

A one-man campaign for prime minister, unveiling an image of a man who has lost everything. In a crazy election campaign, different voices of Israeli society are heard and Mashiha’s voice suddenly sounds saner than all.

Yishai Orian, the owner of an old Volkswagen beetle is about to become a father. His mechanic says that the car will not last long, while his wife complains that the car is unsuitable for a baby. Attempting to keep his beloved car, Yishai goes on a journey that begins with the previous owners of the beetle, continues to Jordan to renovate the old car, and ends with the birth of his first child.

A unique cinéma vérite achievement, revealing the behind-the-scenes of the government and the private life of Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

They say that the Eurovision Song contest is the gay Mondial, but if you ask Rita, Leon and Daniel, they would prefer that the entire country cross fingers for 'Douze Points' for Israel. The film follows Asaf, a Eurovision fan, who is trying to get accepted into the 'Eurovisionist' community via the three members, Rita, Leon and Daniel. During his journey, Asaf finds out about their way of life, about the changing effect of the Eurovision Song Contest on it over time and the encounter between the glittering Eurovision world and Israeli reality nowadays.

This is the story of an Israeli 'bear' society - a group of gay men, who look a little like bears, struggling with weight problems, loneliness and memories of the past. The film focuses on the four main characters - Paz, Daniel, and the Motti and Motti couple - and follows them at the height of their journey for survival, on which they will have to choose between life and death, and between being alone or being in a relationship.

A chapter in the life of two friends in Tel Aviv. This peeking into their homes begins when Shir, Noy's younger sister, comes to visit him from the Kibbutz, when he'd rather throw her onto Mike - the perfect host. At his apartment, she is introduced to his anonymous blog on the Internet - an ongoing story in the first person, about a special air-hostess who lives in the shadows of the city, a bit like the author who invented her. Shir suggests giving her face to the storyteller, thus forcing Mike out of his self-afflicted anonymity.

Two songs from Israeli lesbian singer Sharon Ben-Ezer.

A documentary on the life, works, and death of Hezy Leskly, a controversial homosexual, choreographer, multi-media artist, and poet who died of AIDS in 1994.

Michael is a charismatic rabbi and much admired in a Jerusalem Yeshiva. A revealing confession made by Gadi, his favorite student, will shake the Rabbi's familiar and secure world.

Tamir Gal's Hello Sigal's sequel.

This urgent feeling... grandma is going to die. As if time were paused and all I have is this moment, to change her image of me, the way this relationship will have been engraved in memory." When Gil arrives at the hospital, she meets her grandmother, the myth, lying as a vegetable. This exchange in roles allows her to talk with her, as she never talked before. Is it possible to ask for forgiveness from an unconscious person? Perhaps acceptance can only come from within.

Alon, a married man in his thirties, falls in love and obsessively stalks Jonathan, a ballet student who lives with his older boyfriend. When Jonathan finds out, he becomes a stalker himself.

The film follows the attempts to harness wind and solar energy for the benefit of the Palestinian village of Susia. In the process we get to know extraordinary individuals from both sides of the conflict/ What was missing in Noam Dotan's otherwise perfect life? What made him and others leave symbols of success and devote themselves to a renewable energy project in a Palestinian village? what is this dream, shared with the residents of Susia, which is today coming to fruition? They work through action, rather than through protest or demonstrations. Three years in the making, they have created a renewable energy project at Susia, succeeded in supplying electricity for residents living in tents and caves, figuratively and literally lighting up their lives.

A great Hannukah show about Fantasia Kingdom, with Rinat Gabbay