Tysir is 15 when released from prison on parole. The only one waiting for him is Yonatan, a social worker from the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority. Yonatan tries to help Tysir to beat the statistics where 3 out of 4 teens return to prison. The deal, which seemed attractive behind bars, becomes a rocky journey in an impossible reality.
Molètai is a small town in Lithuania with a dark past. On Aug. 29, 1941, Molètai residents, in partnership with Nazi officers, massacred the Jewish townspeople. These victims had been rounded up a few days earlier and locked inside the local synagogue without food or water. Around 2,000 Jews were then marched to the edge of the town and murdered. Locals dumped their bodies into a pit.
Four ultra-orthodox women who dared to yell “we won’t be silenced!”.Through their revolution, we manage to make our way inside a closed off community with a very clear code of silence in regards to sexuality in general, and sexual assault in particular. Following these events, the worlds of each of these women has been overturned, whether because she herself has been a victim of sexual assault or a woman in one of their close circles.
Bushkida is a documentary film about Judeo-Spanish, also called Ladino. Ladino was the language of the Sephardic Jews, who were expelled from Spain in 1492. It is a miracle that this language is still spoken, despite the many tragedies throughout the ages. With our film we try to understand this miracle by searching for Ladino-speakers and their culture.
Nurit walks us through her journey into motherhood, which begins with a silent birth, continues to fertility treatments, and ends up with fixing the Eilat cemetery, where she finds closure.
The agents of the Jewish General Security Services (SHABAK) are known as "Moses' Spies". This film addresses recruiting undercover agents to infiltrate and assimilate into outposts suspected of hostile subversion.
The older brother of the main character, schoolboy Daniel, died in a car accident. The boy deeply mourns the tragedy and blames his parents for not paying enough attention to his brother's memory. Meanwhile, Daniel's classmates are preparing for the annual Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism: children whose families lost relatives in military conflicts will give speeches at the solemn ceremony about their loved ones. Daniel asks his teacher for permission to participate as well, even though his brother was not a war hero. The film by Yinnon Weil was a finalist at the Moscow International Children's Film Festival in the category of «Best Short Student Film» (2022).
Binyamin Haneman's graduation project is dedicated to his homeland — the Israeli settlement of Psagot, situated on the border with Ramallah and Palestinian villages. Using a camera, old photographs, and conversations with two other individuals from Psagot — poet and writer Yonatan Berg and artist Yifat Steinmetz — the director reconstructs the history of the place where, during their childhood, there were no fences with barbed wire and armed militants on the border between the two countries. He remembers how in 2000, at the start of the Second Intifada (escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), the town rapidly transformed into a site of deadly conflict between two nations, ideologies, and religions.
Meitar Libi Flam's student work is a lyrical self-portrait of the 26-year-old filmmaker, woven from dreams and fantasies, words, music, and visual images. Flam believes that art helps formulate and convey the most hidden feelings that otherwise remain unreflected, causing restlessness and anxiety. In this sense, the artistic form serves as a way to delve deep within oneself and holds a therapeutic function. The film by Flam reached the semi-final stage of the Student Oscars (2021) and was also honored with a special mention by the jury at the Bordeaux Short Film Festival (2022).
Matan Peretz with part one of his new special about his childhood, his younger sister, and how it was being a religious teenager.
Grandma Haya decides to stop eating, stop taking her medication, and begins organizing her farewell party from life. Her friends and family try to dissuade her, but Haya is adamant about her decision.
01.08.2009: An armed man bursts into the “BarNoar”, an LGBTQ youth club, and opens fire. The bullet that hit me, turned my life upside down. 13 years later – I embark on a journey where I revisit old wounds, deal with the trauma and talk with my family for the first time about that evening and the secrets revealed in its wake.
The story of a brother and sister who run away from their violent home and are dragged into a chain of events that leads them to learn about closeness, responsibility and patience.
A buffalo 66' tribute, by a mad mad fan.
