25 movies found.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 • 7:30 PM • at Narberth Theater
Full Support תמיכה מלאה
Full Support celebrates the stories and journeys of women in a Jaffa bra shop’s fitting room. In honor of International Women’s Day, join us for a special pre-festival screening of this heartfelt film that delves into the complexities of womanhood,... Read More»
Thursday, April 27, 2023 • 12:00 PM • Virtual Screening
Black Notebooks מחברות שחורות
Shlomi Elkabetz shares a poignant love letter to his sister, the late actress and director Ronit Elkabetz, and delivers a rare cinematic experience. Read More»
Thursday, April 20, 2023 • 7:00 PM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Cinema Sabaya סינימה סבאיא
An award-winning debut which swept the Israeli audience, Cinema Sabaya brings the story of a unique multi-cultural film workshop. It was nominated to eight categories in the Israeli Film Academy Awards, winning three including best film and best director. The movie was also Israel’s official entry to the 2023 Academy Awards. Read More»
Sunday, April 16, 2023 • 7:00 PM • at PFS East
Barren עקרה
A graceful, compelling look at a young ultra-orthodox couple in Safed, as they suffer and work through a family trauma. Beautifully photographed and acted, it presents the orthodox society in which the couple lives as complex and multifaceted, in contrast to the often-used approach that portrays religious life as uniformly repressive and the secular world as unironically positive. Read More»
Sunday, April 10, 2022 • 3:00 PM • at Philadelphia Film Center
Women of Valor אשת חיל
Like many other Israeli women, Esty was raised to be a woman of valor. As the oldest of 12 and daughter of a Rabbi, 41-year-old Esty is fed up with the rigid expectation of women in the Ultra-Orthodox community. In... Read More»
Saturday, April 9, 2022 • 8:30 PM • at Philadelphia Film Center
Queen Shoshana המלכה שושנה
While Shoshana Damari, the first Israeli diva, became known as one of the most iconic performers of our time in the public eye, she remained mysterious and private, rarely doing interviews or opening up about who she was. Shoshana quickly... Read More»
Saturday, April 2, 2022 • 11:30 AM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
One More Story עוד סיפור אחד
Ever since she began her job as a journalist, quick-witted Yarden has been determined to get one of her stories published. When she hits a crossroads, she and her boss strategize and use her best friend as a guinea pig.... Read More»
Thursday, September 23, 2021 • 12:00 PM • Virtual Screening
Raymonde ריימונד אל בידאוויה
Yael Abecassis, armed with a camera, follows her mother into a world where she had always been a stranger. “You know, daughter, Morocco is a kind of therapy…” For the first time, mother and daughter embark on a journey together... Read More»
Thursday, April 1, 2021 • 12:00 PM • Virtual Screening
Four Mothers ארבע אמהות
Israel is a war-ridden country that has claimed tens of thousands of victims. Over the years the public has leaned on the ethos of sacrifice. Generations of mothers send their sons to war without asking questions. They play their assigned... Read More»
Thursday, March 25, 2021 • 12:00 PM • Virtual Screening
Rain in Her Eyes גשם בעיניים
The filmmaker revisits the childhood of his mother, beloved children’s author Dvora Omer, whose tortuous life story left its mark on her writing and her relationships. At age 11, Dvora finds her self an orphan after her mother is found... Read More»
Wednesday, March 10, 1999 • 7:00 PM • at Gershman Y
Hide & Seek מחבואים
This compelling documentary follows the life of a group of women living in Jaffa who join a theatre troupe and are caught between the desire for personal fulfillment and the expectations of their traditional Sepharadic community. Read More»
Saturday, March 29, 2003 • 8:00 PM • at Prince Music Theater
Giraffes ג'ירפות
This modern day mystery intertwines the stories of three young Tel Aviv women (Tinkerbell, Liat Glick and Meital Dohan) as a night of mistaken identities turns into a drama of deceit, escape and murder. From the opening chase scene, we... Read More»
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 • 7:30 PM • at The Perelman Jewish Day School
Tikkun התיקון
Providing an insider’s view of the lives of ultra-orthodox women, this film introduces us to Rebbitzen Leah Kook. Who is this woman? A religious missionary? An actress? A motherly housewife? What is the source of her power? This rare documentary... Read More»
Sunday, March 14, 2004 • 7:00 PM • at Katz JCC
The Postwoman לבנה יקירתי
A charming romantic comedy about Levana (Orly Silbersatz Banai), a quirky 40 year old mail carrier, who breaks all the rules in the name of love. Read More»
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 • 8:00 PM • at The Perelman Jewish Day School
Company Jasmine פלוגת יסמין , קורס קצינות שדה
The film follows the women IDF cadets who train male soldiers in the use of tanks, artillery and missiles. As they are about to enter five months of training at the prestigious Women’s Field Officer School, five cadets and their... Read More»
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 • 7:00 PM • at The Perelman Jewish Day School
Fortuna איחצ׳י
Once a year the six unforgettable Dvash sisters leave their children, grandchildren and husbands for a holiday together in Eilat. The film explores the complexities of the North African Jewish immigration to the newly founded State of Israel and the... Read More»
Thursday, March 16, 2006 • 7:30 PM • at Temple University, Annenberg, Hall #3
Or (Mon Tresor) אור
Or (Dana Ivgy), the daughter of Ruthie (Ronit Elkabetz), a prostitute, decides to change their lives. Brilliantly acted by Dana Ivgy, this is a very intimate and gripping story of two women living on the edge of society. Read More»
Sunday, March 5, 2006 • 7:00 PM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
The Syrian Bride הכלה הסורית
Mona’s (Clara Khoury) wedding day could be the saddest day of her life. If she crosses the border to marry her fiance’ (Dirar Suleiman), a Syrian TV star, she may never be able to return to Israel. It is a story... Read More»
Saturday, March 28, 2009 • 8:30 PM • at Gershman Y
Shiva שבעה
A roller coaster ride of emotions is the setting for the Ohayon famil’s “Shiva” or seven day mourning period following the tragic death of their brother. Jealousy, sibling rivalry and gossip mark the weeklong forced reunion between the eight siblings... Read More»
Saturday, March 13, 2010 • 8:00 PM • at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
Lady Kul el-Arab ליידי כל אל- ערב
When ambitious seventeen-year-old Doaa “Angelina” Fares decides to be the first Druze woman to enter the 2007 Miss Israel beauty pageant, her sudden fame clashes with the traditional Druze community. A deluge of insults, accusations and threats to her safety... Read More»
Saturday, February 24, 2007 • 8:00 PM • at Lightbox Film Center at the International House
Aviva My Love אביבה אהובתי
Aviva (Assi Levy) , a hard-working hotel cook in a small northen Israeli town of Tiberias, is on the brink of finally fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a published writer. But first she must deal with her unemployed husband (Dror... Read More»
Saturday, March 29, 2008 • 8:30 PM • at International House
Jellyfish מדוזות
Poignant, often witty and exceedingly cinematic, JELLYFISH tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women (Noa Knoller,Sarah Adler and Ma-nenita De Latorre) whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Read More»
Saturday, March 29, 2008 • 8:30 PM • at The Franklin Institute, Franklin Theatre
She's Got It אין לה אלהים
In this lighthearted comedy, Malka (Dorit Bar-Or) the seamstress, living in a dusty, desert town, turns her world upside down as she simultaneously battles her greedy boss for better wages and also manages to foil a bank robbery. Read More»
Sunday, March 18, 2018 • 7:00 PM • at Kimmel Center, Perelman Theatre
A Quiet Heart לב שקט מאוד
A young classically trained pianist (Ania Bukstein) who moves to Jerusalem to escape the pressure of her life in Tel Aviv. The story tells of two unexpected connections Naomi makes with an Ultra-Orthodox musical prodigy (Lior Lifshitz) and an Italian... Read More»
Sunday, March 15, 2015 • 7:00 PM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Orange People אנשים כתומים
Set in the Israel’s dwindling Moroccan community, three generations of women grapple with issues of family, femininity, folklore, and food. Clairvoyant grandmother Zohara (Rita Shukrun) predicts the future by cradling her client’s possessions while she sleeps. She wants her similarly-gifted... Read More»
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