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Assi, a young gay sailor, returns for a one-day visit to his hometown which he left years ago. The alienation of his acquaintances does not stop Asi, who is determined to see his child, whom he has never met.
The dramatic life story of Tsvika Pick, Israel’s first pop star and the man who gave Israel a local, tangible version of “The Prince of Tides”. His childhood in Poland, an eternal foreigner in Israel, his breakout role in “Hair”, his transformation into a star and his painful downfall in the 1980s. The depressing days in the wretched clubs, his divorce from his lyricist, the remarkable comeback with his song “Diva”, becoming a reality star and a “Maestro”, a stroke, his rehabilitation, and then death. These are just a few stops in the journey that Pick himself describes in his final interview, alongside those closest to him. This journey tries to decipher the personality of one of the most famous and mysterious people in Israeli culture.
Since 1947, "La'Isha" has been Israel's top women's weekly. This film explores the 78-year bond between the magazine and its readers. From its male-led early years and beauty pageants to its feminist evolution, the magazine provided a "room of one's own" while fueling body image debates.
On September 13, 2024, knocks were heard on the doors of three women - activists involved in the protest against Member of Knesset Yuli Edelstein. Standing at the door were police officers, and as the women recount: "They came to take me."
Even though more than seventy years have passed, the state refuses to open the files of the investigative committees that conducted the question that haunts many: Who threw the grenade at the Shem Tov synagogue? The grenade, thrown in 1951, killed five, wounded about twenty, and is considered the major attack that led to the rapid immigration of most of Iraq's Jews in Operation "Ezra and Nehemiah." For years, a large portion of immigrants believed that the State of Israel was behind the affair, because it wanted to induce the affluent class of Jews to immigrate. But recently, a box of documents and testimonies was found at a university in the United States, intended for the "future researcher of the material," and deals with the question "Who threw the grenade?"
Although he spent most of his life fighting ethnic discrimination, Yosef Shiloach is best remembered by the public for his comedic roles in Bourekas films. Yet behind the clownish image that clung to him was a deep, complex, and courageous artist who sought to change Israeli reality. He met with Yasser Arafat in his office and fought for peace—actions that ultimately forced him to leave the country. Shiloach was also a prolific writer—of songs, poems, screenplays, and more. Through his writings and rare, personal footage filmed by his daughter, we gain insight into the inner world of a man who began supporting his family at age nine and became one of Israel’s greatest actors.
A documentary film, which examine the clear concept of an obsessive sensation.
Carol bristles at an unexpected proposal from her girlfriend Ray. Matters worsen as disturbing changes take hold of Ray, and Carol must decide how to respond.
What is sound? What is music? What is rain? 12 symbols with 12 associated sounds. What would happen if the images were multiplied? What happens to the perception of sound? What does music and storytelling mean? An investigation into the essence of cinema.
Mamadrama combines film clips, cultural commentary, interviews with Hollywood and Israeli filmmakers and footage from Schwarz's earlier films in an exploration of the image of the Jewish mother in film beginning with early silent and Yiddish films up through contemporary movies.
It's wartime 1942, and hapless entrepreneur Yaakov Gendelmayer has an idea for a morale-boosting publicity stunt: bring Jewish former heavyweight boxer Max Baer to Palestine to fight a German boxer, in an effort to recreate Baer's legendary bout against Hitler's darling, Max Schmeling. Sixty years later, Gendelmayer's son comes to Israel to meet old-timers and find out the truth about Max Baer's last right hook.
The flying dog, Before, continues an exciting trip to Europe with his friend Henry and the cute cat doll Betty. The Swiss Alps, Paris, France, Madrid and Seville, Spain, and the Netherlands, England, Scotland… Each unique adventure, cultural site, and perilous crisis await Before and Friends. Arriving in the Swiss Alps, Bipo and his friends feel a sense of crisis when they see the chocolate factory exploded due to a malfunction of the clock and turned into a chocolate mountain. At this time, Beepo, who got a brilliant idea, sets out with his friends in search of bark beetles...
School starts at 8am. Teachers and students awaiting to learn what's next on the syllabus. "What will we learn today?" Something slightly different, this time taught by the students. The teachers, our hard working educators, will sit back, and might even learn something - Learn discipline. So come on everybody, let's all embrace the new curriculum. Perhaps we'll begin to enjoy it.
The first feature film produced in pre-state Israel. This newly-restored silent film tells the story of a boy from a Moshav who goes on a daytrip with his classmates and gets lost on the way, having adventures in the Jezreel Valley as well as encounters with Bedouins, an eccentric tourist and various animals. “Today, 78 years after its making,” Ha’aretz film critic Uri Klein wrote recently, “the major interest in watching the film stems from its attempt to deal with the conflict between the collective and the individual.” Upon its initial release, the film was praised by both the public and critics: "A cornerstone for the Hebrew cinema was laid yesterday," announced Doar Hayom after the film's premiere at Jerusalem's Zion Cinema. Released in the USA in 1934 as THE LOST COMRADE, with an added opening sequence and narration in English, as well as songs and snatches of dialogue in Hebrew.
A Wild West gunslinger faces cardboard shooting targets bearing the faces of Mao Zedong, Golda Meir, and others. What is the ultimate shooting target and who will end up pulling the trigger?
Shadowed by the grand hotels of Eilat lies a hidden trailer park known as “Sun Bay.” Against the site's uncertainty, three of its residents attempt to settle the tension between their current loneliness and the lives they left behind.
A Tel Aviv taxi breaks down, and while the driver attempts to repair it, the passengers take shelter and relate tales to each other. One man relates how he became a hero, in a comic fashion, while on Army maneuvers; an elderly woman tells of her first visit to the big city; another woman tells how she and her husband invited his boss and his wife to their home for dinner, with the intent of getting the husband a raise, and they wound up in a hospital thinking they had food poisoning. Another story concerns how the police caught a demented-thief who stole from a bank to give money to the poor.
Although the late Republican Party consultant Arthur J. Finkelstein was little known in his native US, his kingmaking powers had played a major role in the rise of right-wing populism around the world over the last two decades. In 1968, aged just 23, he helped Nixon get elected, and later masterminded the stunning victories of Reagan in 1980, Orbán in 2010 and Netanyahu in 1996, a mere few months after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Finkelstein’s ability to manipulate public opinion and the media – using it to advance his clients’ careers while zealously protecting his privacy – however, could not stop the leaks about his long term same-sex relationship. Attempting to square Finkelstein’s gay, urban and Jewish identity with the views of the politicians he worked with, this fascinating film sheds light on a life full of mind-boggling, moral contradictions.
Hotline gets to the heart of a small NGO based in Tel Aviv: The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants. In exactly inverse proportion to the small-scale of this human rights organization, the issues they deal with are enormous, as are the numbers of those seeking help.
The first feature film produced in pre-state Israel. This newly-restored silent film tells the story of a boy from a Moshav who goes on a daytrip with his classmates and gets lost on the way, having adventures in the Jezreel Valley as well as encounters with Bedouins, an eccentric tourist and various animals. “Today, 78 years after its making,” Ha’aretz film critic Uri Klein wrote recently, “the major interest in watching the film stems from its attempt to deal with the conflict between the collective and the individual.” Upon its initial release, the film was praised by both the public and critics: "A cornerstone for the Hebrew cinema was laid yesterday," announced Doar Hayom after the film's premiere at Jerusalem's Zion Cinema. Released in the USA in 1934 as THE LOST COMRADE, with an added opening sequence and narration in English, as well as songs and snatches of dialogue in Hebrew.
The ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS returns for its second year in theaters with 12 charming family-friendly films. The films included are: • Stems - Ainslie Hendersen (Scotland) • Shift - Cecilia Puglesi & Yijun Liu (U.S.) • Pearl - Patrick Osborne (U.S.) • Crin-crin - Iris Alexandre (Belgium) • Mirror - Chris Ware, John Kuramoto, Ira Glass (U.S.) • Last summer in the garden - bekky O’Neil (Canada) • Waiting for the New Year - Vladimir Leschiov (Latvia) • Piper - Alan Barillaro (U.S.) • Bøygen - Kristian Pedersen (Norway) • Afternoon Class - Seoro Oh (Korea) • About a Mother - Dina Velikovskaya (Russia) • Exploozy - Joshua Gunn, Trevor Piecham, & John McGowan (U.S.) • Inner Workings - Leo Matsuda (U.S.) • Corpus - Marc Héricher (France) • Blue - Daniela Sherer (Israel) • Manoman - Simon Cartwright (England) • All Their Shades - Chloé Alliez (Belgium)
Although the late Republican Party consultant Arthur J. Finkelstein was little known in his native US, his kingmaking powers had played a major role in the rise of right-wing populism around the world over the last two decades. In 1968, aged just 23, he helped Nixon get elected, and later masterminded the stunning victories of Reagan in 1980, Orbán in 2010 and Netanyahu in 1996, a mere few months after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Finkelstein’s ability to manipulate public opinion and the media – using it to advance his clients’ careers while zealously protecting his privacy – however, could not stop the leaks about his long term same-sex relationship. Attempting to square Finkelstein’s gay, urban and Jewish identity with the views of the politicians he worked with, this fascinating film sheds light on a life full of mind-boggling, moral contradictions.
Raymonde - diva, queen, enigma, inspiration, survivor, widow, woman, and mother. Armed with a camera, Yael Abecassis followed her mother and stepped into a world where she had always been a stranger. "You know, daughter, Morocco is a kind of therapy," Raymonde says, and for the first time, they embark on a journey together: from a childhood in the mellah of Casablanca to the dunes of Ashdod and back to Morocco, where the mother became the legendary Raymonde El Bidaoia - a world-famous Moroccan singer. As they journey, Yael discovers a woman who articulates her weaknesses and the complexities of her choices with keen self-awareness, even when mother and daughter are transposed, twined together by guilt, admiration, pain, and above all else - limitless love and music.
Thirty-two days in the bunkers, positions, patrol vehicles and barracks with a group of reservists stationed along the Syrian border on the Golan Heights. Gradually, and not without difficulties, they open up to this woman who suddenly “invades” their world, and provide fascinating insights into the world of a group of 35-45 year old men: how they view male identity, friendship, family and what women really mean to them. Here is an amusing look at Israeli male society as seen from a totally unfamiliar perspective – the perspective of a woman
In Search of Ladino follows Ladino speakers, their culture, their memories and hopes for their mother tongue. This unique film is one of the earliest works presenting Ladino-speaking Holocaust survivors in Israel, and it provides rare documentation of their testimonies and songs. Filmmaker David Perlov’s camera glances on the faces of the people, as he listens carefully to their stories and songs. The film was meant to be part of a trilogy about languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino, but Perlov only managed to make the first film.
Jerusalem, Friday afternoon. Amnon takes his time while buying milk, and miracles happen...
A documentary film of Mandatory Palestine. Showing the construction of modern infrastructure and life in the cities, depicts scenes from the holidays and work in the villages.
After embarking on a sailing trip on the way to their wedding in Larnaca, Ruth and Yona find themselves stranded at sea with no wind in their sails. As they wait for conditions to change, Ruth's past resurfaces.
A young director loses his mind at the pre-premiere screening of his debut feature film.
History revolves around the Alexander Column on Palace Square, as if it were a cursed axis of time.
Elad persuaded his friends to communicate with a ghost he believes is haunting his house, unaware of the secrets from the past that this action may reveal.
Once in a while my mom says: my heart yearns for the snowy Siberian Plains... and then she takes a ride to the Dead Sea…A short animated film developed and produced with "Gesher fund" as part of "90 Seconds of Longing" project.
A woman undergoes brain surgery as her doctor asks her questions reflecting her life.
In the 1980s, the Mossad operated a vacation village in Sudan, which served as a cover for a secret headquarters that dealt with bringing thousands of Jews from Ethiopia to Israel. Mossad agents are interviewed in the film and tell about the operation.
This experimental animated short tells the story of the Dead Sea and its commodification within Israeli history.
State of Suspension is a drama of fragments in nine chapters; an unusual and provocative look at Israel, sixty years after independence. The film is a composite of satirical performances, music and poetry especially composed for the film, which transform the Israeli national anthem and the Declaration of Independence into inclusive rallying calls. These elements are interspersed with unique archival material, compelling situations, revealing statements by a variety of people, all related to the ongoing conflict and the occupation.
The film first reveals the struggle to close the strip clubs in Tel Aviv, from the point of view of the strippers and documents the first public struggle of sex workers in Israel, a struggle that was almost completely ignored by the media. A follow-up film over the years reveals to the audience a different and unfamiliar view of sex facts in Israel and of the organizations that struggle with them.
Isaac Zepel Yeshurun's debut film is a local tribute to European cinematic modernism, especially to Michelangelo Antonioni and Alain Resnais. An oldecouple and a young couple meet at a party. That's all reality has to offer, and from here begins a winding cinematic web of stream of consciousness, transitions between times, reality and fantasy.
The tragedy of battle in the West Bank and the lasting effects of war play out in the lives of two men struggling after their encounters in combat. Their difficult return to everyday life after battle is captured over a span of more than two years.
At the age of 28, I was drafted as a soldier in the Second Lebanese War. Instinctively, I grabbed my video camera. The movie recalls the lack of justice in this unnecessary war and the loss of valuable lives. This was my personal earthquake and the nation as a whole. (Yariv mozer)
An estimated 400,000 people were tattooed with serial numbers at Auschwitz, of whom only a few thousand survive today. This intimate and visually rapturous documentary details the current lives of some of these survivors, their memories of the camps, and their relationships with the numbers. Numbered is an emotionally affecting portrait of memory and history, and their enduring presence in individual lives.
Movie follows one night in the life of a Tel-Aviv prostitute.
This is a documentary about the 3 clumsy workers of a small family insurance agency. They are all in their late 50's, chubby bold, bearded with massive glasses, and though they are kind, easy going, sensitive and broad minded gentlemen, they know nothing about business and are on a verge of bankruptcy in any aspect of life. The film documents their survival attempt during the 2008's economical crisis.
Amnon's routine is disrupted when he takes care of porn star Danny Jokcs' car. The days go by and the vehicle waits for its owner who does not return. Amnon begins to look at the red car and his head fills with fantasies.
Just as the Festigal is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the COVID outbreak prevents it from taking place. Disappointed children and stars rally together to protest the legendary director, Hanoch Rosen, not to give up on the show, exactly when the kids of 2020 need it the most. The short film serves as a prologue to the full show and its preceding online activities, as well as an introductory video to the interactive elements of the Eko system, through which it was originally released.
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.
During a family trip to the beach, 5-year-old Ido, feeling overlooked and restless, discovers an enchanting friend when his shadow unexpectedly springs to life.
Ariel Dukeman is a teenage boy on his way to fight his first thai boxing tournament. With a lot of hard training and the help of his friends, he just might become... Ramat Yishai's Tiger.
An Israeli reserve soldier with deep reservations about his country's actions in Palestine captures what he witnesses in a deployment in the occupied West Bank.