2014. Israel is at war in Gaza again. Inside an Israeli hospital, hundreds gather to boost national morale, and Uri, a wounded Israeli soldier, finds himself unwillingly turned into a war hero. A private family hardship turned public spectacle, offers an inside critical look into Israeli society and the way war as a state of mind is shaping it as a nation.
The animated triptych shows a sophisticated satirical look at the Zionist settlement in the Land of Israel. The seasons, agricultural work, kibbutznik dances and much more move endlessly in a circle in it, combining Jewish proverbs and images from the history of art, reminiscent, in particular, of the paintings of Brueghel and Bosch.
Suddenly we were prisoners in our homes. The count of ill and dead began, and we were globally under Siege. I am dancing on the roof. Under the sky, where open landscape meets cement, birds fly freely. I try to fly with them. My movements are limited. I am counting to 100
Georgian-born Israeli artist Meir Pichhadze never let emotion run his life. He hated nostalgia, but in the spring of 1999, he returned to Georgia with his friend Aaron and the spirit of his dark-eyed sister Makvalla. She died by suicide a year after arriving in Israel and it is said she died of longings for her homeland. It turns out that nostalgia was in fact simmering inside Meir and it led him back to Georgia to explore some old wounds.
Kibbutz Maoz Chaim children's house, 1943. A gunshot rings out, followed by silence.11-year-old Dvor'aleh is orphaned. She was told that her mother was killed by a stray bullet during weapons training, but soon begins hearing the word "suicide" whispered among the kibbutz members. Dvora is deeply troubled: was it an accident or was it suicide? If it was suicide, how could her mother leave her alone in the world like that? Only years later does Dvora discover the truth. Journeying to the past, her son, the filmmaker, revisits the childhood of a mother with "rain in her eyes", as she described herself - a mother whose tormented life story shaped her writing and her relationship with her children and family.
Tom adopts a dog with a hereditary skin disease. The special bond between them leads Tom to discover her hidden identity – she is a he, a transgender man
A woman who has lived in Vienna for more than fifty years leaves home and immigrates to Israel. In her last week there, she has to pack up, break up, come to terms with the loss of her husband, and examine her relationship with her son.
The difference between kids' love and grownup's love from two kids' point of view.
At the age of nine, the director was subjected to a physical trauma that resulted in heavy bleeding, an experience that felt like an abortion. His parents sent him to a specialist and it was taken care of. After all these years, the memory of this event still haunts him as he tries to investigate the case by reexamining past medical records. Did this really happen?
The samaritans, a tiny religious sect, are dying out. But they still maintain extremely harsh rules against assimilation. Three sisters leave the sect, one by one. This is their story.
A reservist posted at an oupost looking over a Gazan village, overlooks and sees the happenings through his binoculars, serving as the film's vantage point
Even after his dad told him he is going to lose his hair, johnny refused to believe him, until the day when it hit him right in the face. He tried to fight it with everything he got, tried to hide, cure and ignore, but all he ever needed was to let go. When he did, he was free again to enjoy and live a confident and happy life.
A Ladino lament song becomes a journey down memory lane, and a poetic farewell to a lost world.
The film follows a dialogue between the filmmaker and his Saba (Hebrew for Grandpa) at the last chapter of his life. Saba Beno tells his life story in his own words while trying to find the meaning of it all.
A crisis in a young woman's life forces her to return to her parents' home. Her reappearance shakes the delicate balance in the family nest.
