Holding It In 2020
The story of a family who become a surrogate family for a couple that has lost all hope of having children. The surrogate couple aim the camera at themselves from the moment they make the decision.
The story of a family who become a surrogate family for a couple that has lost all hope of having children. The surrogate couple aim the camera at themselves from the moment they make the decision.
The story of Taliya's quest for finding love in the estranged world of Internet dating, based on a mouse, a keyboard and Photoshop tricks. In this comic-tragic voyage with the guidance of her flat-mate (extravagantly & cynically gay), she wanders from hope to humiliation.
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.
The world of backgammon collapses before the eyes of the observer-player. This leads to a storm of emotions and fears, blurring the line between reality and fantasy.
At a family dinner, pressure builds up as Omer refuses to say "Well done" to his Reality TV winning cousin.
Tamar is trying on her wedding dress for the last time before her wedding. During the measurement, she discovers that she is unable to open her palms. Will she tell her fiance about or not?
A family of four in a car are going through the desert to meet relatives who have come to visit from abroad. A dispute over the music in the cd player is all it takes for the pressure cooker to blow and the family to descend into complete and utter disarray.
Set in 1994, homophobic Amit returns home; a year after the death of his twin brother, Yoni, who died of AIDS. Amit is surprised to find that his family and Yoni’s former partner are going to a drag show in Yoni's memory.
a student wants to copy the exam, but doesn't understand the consequences.
a new student makes a mistake
“The Neighbour before the House” is a series of video probes into the landscape of East Jerusalem. Shot with a security camera, these images show that before and after instrumental "surveillance", there is inquisitiveness, jest, memory, desire and doubt that pervades the project of watching. In these specific times and places, camera movements and live commentary become ways in which Palestinian residents evaluate what can be seen, and speak about the nature of their distance from others.
Manya, newly repatriated from Russia in accordance with the Israeli Law of Return, meets Erez, a native-born Israeli Jew. She soon learns that to be with Erez she must undergo an Orthodox conversion (known as Giyur), even though she and her family already identify as Jewish. The film follows her as she reevaluates her love and redefines her Jewish identity.
A comedy that depicts the life of Matzliah, a high school student who wants to capture the heart of his girlfriend Romy, but can do so only by obtaining a driver's license. The plot describes Matzliah's way of obtaining the license as he goes through many obstacles and all in order to get his lover back.
Shirley is a new social NCO, turns up in a rugges, manly world. Assigned to a new IDF base, she's torn apart by her attraction to the authoritative Yaron, and the curious Daniel.
In Fluorescent, Avner Pinchover shoots a tube lamp from a cannon against a wall, capturing the resulting shimmer of shards – at 3000 frames per second.
As a young Haredi boy, Shmuel-Haim Pappenhym knew he must cover his eyes during Independence Day fireworks so as not to participate in "Zionist celebrations". Today, as a radical Ultra-Orthodox leader, he organizes mass demonstrations against the State of Israel. He is also the editor of an influential magazine of a radical Jewish sect known for not recognizing the State of Israel. In contrast, Ultra-Orthodox parliament member, Rabbi Avraham Ravitz, served in the Israeli Army, and has been involved in mainstream politics for many years. As national election day approaches, Ravitz anxiously tallies his party's projected parliament seats. Conversely, Pappenhym is counting on high numbers of voter abstentions. For Pappenhym, participation in Zionist elections is a grave sin.