Shelter
Eran Riklis, director of Lemon Trees, Syrian Bride and Dancing Arabs, has created a wonderful spy thriller. Set in Germany and Israel the film deals with a Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) who is sent on a mission to protect a…
Longing
At first glance, middle-aged Ariel (Shai Avivi) has it made: established, well-to-do, single and with no apparent worries. One day, after decades without contact, his college girlfriend Ronit (Assi Levy) invites him to lunch. She drops a bomb: when they…
A Quiet Heart
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…
Itzhak
If there is anybody who personifies the resilience, the vision and ultimately the contribution of the Jewish people, it’s Itzhak Perlman. The violin is his chosen instrument, the vehicle he has used to overcome his own challenges and express himself…
Muhi
Muhi is a brave and spirited 7 year old Palestinian boy, caught between two homes and two peoples and the inevitable politics of an age-old conflict. A team of filmmakers spent the last six years chronicling his childhood “trapped” in…
Beneath The Silence
Six years after returning from the Six Day War with PTSD, Menashe (Amos Tamam) realizes he will never be the man he was before the war. He can’t communicate with his surroundings, and spends his days driving around aimlessly in…
Scaffolding
17 year old Asher (Asher Lax) has always been the impulsive trouble maker from primary school all the way through high school. It’s hard for him to concentrate in class and he is fueled by rage and violence; yet he is…
An Israeli Love Story
The year is 1947. 24 year old Eli (Avraham Aviv Alush) lives on a kibbutz where he works all day, every day. After a chance encounter, Margalit (Adi Bielski) pursues Eli and discovers that he’s clandestinely helping the Palmach smuggle…
Ben-Gurion, Epilogue
In the great depths of the archive, six hours of interview footage was discovered of one of modern history’s greatest leaders- David Ben-Gurion. It is 1968 and he is 82 years old, five years before his death. He lives in…
And Then She Arrived
This charming romantic comedy, based on a true story, follows 30-year-old Dan Freilich (Michael Aloni), who has everything he could ever hope for and then some: the perfect job at his father’s law firm, the perfect loving family (Shmuel Vilozni and Miki…
