Discoveries from Israel World Cinema

The protagonists of this documentary are three Palestinian women in a state of internal exile. Dalal, arrested at sixteen for associating with a terrorist organization, returns home after twelve years in an Israeli prison only to face rejection, both because she adopted a male role and because she is a single woman. Um Muhammad, a peasant living in a refugee camp, places her trust in God alone, while Mary Chass, a Christian from Haifa, moved to Gaza only to find herself and her family were strangers there. The film addresses the notion of the ‘other’ from various perspectives, but privileges the perspective of Palestinian women, removed from the focal point of the Palestinian struggle, isolated behind their veil.

In the midst of the ever-fraught Israeli-Palestinian political landscape, two women, one Israeli and one Palestinian, attempt the seemingly impossible: to build a business together. Fighting against societal and family pressure, anti-normalization currents and a chauvinistic, male-dominated industry, the two combine forces to create a logistics company which helps Palestinian businessmen to navigate the everyday absurdities of Israeli control of the West Bank. But while they help their clients to overcome the obstacles of Israeli occupation, the divisions between them threaten to tear their partnership apart. Can the bond between them overcome the impossible?

Bored with her life as a housewife, Irith Shor envies her lawyer friend Irith Katz. But Irith Katz has grown tired of the professional world and would like nothing more than to lead a simple life. Their solution: swap lives with each other.

The film depicts a day in the life of the children's village, Kfar Yeladim near Afula. The children write letters describing their daily routine.

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In a little Jerusalem apartment, surrounded by dolls and cats, Miriam Yalan-Shtekelis wrote children’s songs that have captured hearts for many generations of Israelis: The Doll Named Zehava, The Soap that Cried a Lot, Michael, and many more. The director, photographer, editor, designer and writer Reuven Brodeski created the atmosphere of a Russian legend about Yalan-Shtekelis, using miniatures that he fashioned himself for the film, interviewing people who knew her, and telling the story of Israel’s most important figure in children’s literature.

After the death of its leader, a community of religious extremists from Yavne'el gets into a violent battle of inheritance that exposes its dark secrets.

A soldier is trying to get on with his life following his friend’s death in active duty – simultaneously living in the past and present, in hellish memories and new ones made with his spouse at sea, and between the bustling metropolis and the graveyard.

Tomorrow bring a sandwich with cheese to school and when nobody is looking switch it with Gaya's sandwich

Tel Aviv central bus station

A Documentation of Amit Bar in his early days as an amputee

An animated corporate video produced by Histadrut. In order to protect its members’ standard of living, Histadrut operates many different initiatives: trade unions, which protect workers’ rights, the Strike Fund (which pays wages of striking workers), nursing homes’ chain Mishan, construction of apartments for the poor, cultural and educational activities for adults, care for working youth, sports club Hapoel, banking services provided by Bank Hapoalim, a chain of affordable department stores, and most of all funding of medical services for members of Kupat Holim Clalit.

Fairuz, a seventh-grade student from the Hatikva neighborhood, attends a school for children of immigrant and asylum-seeking parents. When Fairuz experiences a crisis in her studies, her teacher, Dodi, does not let her give up until she achieves success. The film won second prize for documentary in the Wim Van Leer Competition for High School Students. The prize is sponsored by the David Herman Film Award.

A young woman is trapped in her daily routine, across a 24-hour period. After her husband gets out of bed and heads off to work, the woman goes out and embarks on an intimate odyssey.

Sarah feels like she’s desperate for a break from her grim hometown of Jerusalem. She grabs her husband and two kids and heads to the seaside for a much-needed ‘breather.’ The camera, through the rear window, captures the car with the family inside as they drive further and further away from Jerusalem, leaving the city behind on the picturesque mountains. A tyre puncture causes a brief delay to their road trip but eventually, the camera reveals the Mediterranean Sea and its vast expanses in all their glory. However, there too, things continue to go awry as Sarah slowly comes to realise that getting away for a ‘quick breather’ is, in fact, not as simple a plan as she might have hoped.

a mockumentery about the life of Lillan Levy, an israeli poet rejected by the israeli elite.

The film presents the settling of the Negev according to the narrative of “making the desert bloom”.

A three-part film exploring the limits of human existence through body, mind, and soul. A powerful visual work in which fear, longing, and solitude intertwine into a total experience of disintegration and revelation. Through a fusion of emotional realism, surreal imagery, and immersive sound, the film observes the human spirit at the moment it loses its grip on the world, on itself, and on meaning.

What happens when the Okimata band goes on a hitchhiking trip from Metula to Eilat? A video was born that is both an adventure, a human encounter, and a small lesson in love for Israel. Through our encounters of all kinds, we heard moving stories, laughed, got excited – and most of all, we rediscovered the best in the people of Israel: the kindness, openness, and broad-heartedness found everywhere in the land. This is an educational and entertaining video, suitable for those who love the country, the people in it, and the path shared among them.

Forced to guard his mother’s body alone in his childhood home, Yuval is strictly ordered to remain at the scene and wait for the burial society to evacuate the body. Trapped in this nightmarish vigil, he fights the silence by paying an escort to stay on the phone, weaving a fantasy life to escape the grim reality of mechanically tending to the corpse. When dawn breaks and the body is finally taken away, the distraction fades, leaving Yuval alone to face the absolute finality of his loss.

Patrick Kim, the respected C.I.A agent is sent to Israel on an ambiguous mission to retrieve a proof of the construction of the third Jewish temple. The movie is inspired by the Patrick Kim the karate man, a beloved Israeli pulp fiction franchise from the 60's!

Indie short biopic about Ravid Plotnik

Trying to hide a harsh reality from her young son, single-mom Daphna uses games and imagination in order to paint a brighter world. But as the secrets she must shield him from become darker, the games become more dangerous and ominous.

A young playboy has a picnic with the naked woman he’s abducted. When he takes her back to his flat, the power dynamics dramatically shift.

An inexperienced director and a young actor get locked in a theater after an audition. The unexpected night becomes a clash of artistic perspectives, but also a rare opportunity to connect, learn, and grow closer. Amid the chaos, an unexpected friendship blossoms — maybe even something more.

On his 24th birthday, Eden finds out about Almog’s betrayal and leaves him to face the consequences of his mistakes. Based on Almog’s real-life experiences as a young oriental gay man and the problematic history with his ex-boyfriend.

Eden had an interesting day in Tel Aviv and had a lot to say about it.

experimental movie about someone who admires a room close to a roof

documentary about 90 year old theater actor joshua bertonov

An Israeli soldier returning for her grandfather's shiva is haunted by buried memories and rising conflict with her mother, exposing intergenerational trauma and the cost of silence.

A heartbroken young Israeli woman meets an elderly jewelry designer whose wisdom and creativity help her navigate life’s struggles.

A hot-dog stand worker falls in love with a vegan protester.

Nur is getting pulled over for getting old and underachieving. After a glance to a not so bright future, she's motivated (mainly by anxiety) to take control of her life, facing reality's unlikely circumstances.

Since his wife's passing, Yigal refuses to lock his door, burying himself in grief. a short film about loss, unexpected connections, and quiet compassion.

While her husband participates in the battles for Israel’s independence, Naomi, a nurse at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, does not rest for a moment, taking care of the wounded and midwife. Naomi finds out that her little brother is coming to Israel on the Aliyat Hanoar ship and she is going to pick him up. When she returns to the hospital, she discovers that her husband has been wounded in battle, but she must not lose concentration while assisting a pregnant woman in critical condition.