Past Life
Set in 1977, two Israeli sisters investigate rumors of their father’s controversial actions during WWII. Nana (Nelly Tagar) and Sephi (Joy Rieger) have always butted heads with their gruff authoritarian father (Doron Tavory). But when a shocking accusation makes them question his history…
The Settlers
Shimon Dotan’s provocative documentary about Israeli settlers in the West Bank is sure to spark conversation. Dotan turns the camera on the settlers themselves and asks the question, “What is a settler?” What we hear is a diversity of responses, ranging…
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
This humorous and sensitive documentary follows one man’s struggle for acceptance in the face of seemingly impossible odds. Saar Moaz, an HIV-positive gay man, dares to face his homophobic Orthodox family that 20 years earlier banished him from the kibbutz. Now living…
On The Map – Gratz College
In 1977, the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team prevailed over CSKA Moscow (known in the West as Red Army), a team that refused to play against Israel. Moments after this highly charged and historical win, Israeli-American basketball hero Tal Brody…
Between Worlds
Bina (Maya Gasner), a religious woman from Jerusalem, arrives at the hospital panic-stricken after her son Ulli (Ori Lachmi) was severely injured in a stabbing attack. This is the first time she has seen him since he became secular and…
Aida’s Secrets
This documentary digs up the 70-year mystery of one Israeli gardener’s genealogy. Adopted out of a displaced person’s camp as a child, Izak partners with Yad Vashem (the global Holocaust remembrance organization), the genealogy group MyHeritage, and documentarians Alon and…
My Special Brother
When your brother has “special needs,” it turns out that your whole family becomes “special.” So says Nadav, whose twin brother was born with disabilities. This documentary film sensitively examines how three extraordinary families not only cope with but ultimately triumph…
On The Map – Hillel at Drexel University
In 1977, the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team prevailed over CSKA Moscow (known in the West as Red Army), a team that refused to play against Israel. Moments after this highly charged and historical win, Israeli-American basketball hero Tal Brody…
On The Map – Ritz East
In 1977, the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team prevailed over CSKA Moscow (known in the West as Red Army), a team that refused to play against Israel. Moments after this highly charged and historical win, Israeli-American basketball hero Tal Brody…
Abulele
Ten year-old Adam (Yoav Sadian) feels isolated and guilty after his older brother dies in a car accident. Everything changes when he forms a remarkable friendship with a magical creature, known in local folklore as an “Abulele” (Idan Barkai). Adam tells…
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