Israeli Film Festival
of Philadelphia

Philadelphia's Annual Showcase of the Best in Israeli Film. Join Us

🥁 2025 Season: March 22-30, 2025

Join us at the 29th season of the Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia, taking place between Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 30th, 2025, in select venues in the Greater Philadelphia area. See our full list of movies >>.

2025 Opening Night

Bliss
חמדה

Step into the lives of Sassi and Efi, an endearing couple whose love and humor light up the screen in Shemi Zarhin’s acclaimed film Bliss. As they navigate the struggles of life, including the debts left behind by Sassi’s estranged...

Saturday, March 22, 2025 • 8:00 PM Gala reception • 9:00 PM Movie • at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History • Guest Speaker: Shemi Zarhin, Director

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Children of Nobody
ילדים של אף אחד

Set in Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek neighborhood, Children of Nobody follows Jackie (Roy Assaf), a former at-risk youth, who inherits the responsibility of running a crumbling shelter for neglected and abused teens after the passing of its founder, Margalit (Tiki...

Sunday, March 23, 2025 • 3:30 PM • at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History • Guest Speaker: Erez Tadmor, Director

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Soda
סודה

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Sea of Galilee in 1956, Soda tells the powerful story of Eva, a seamstress whose arrival in a close-knit community of Holocaust survivors sets off a storm of emotions and questions. As whispers...

Sunday, March 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM • at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History • Guest Speaker: Erez Tadmor, Director

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