Amos Oz: Through the Fourth Window
The Fourth Window takes us behind the international success story of Amos Oz and into the tumultuous life experiences that shaped his work, including the formative death of his mother when Oz was twelve. Through a series of conversations with…
Women of Valor
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…
Queen Shoshana
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…
The Pianist from Ramallah
A gifted pianist, Muhammad “Misha” Alsheikh, struggles to follow his dreams of becoming big. The talented teenage musician’s early life consists of countless auditions and 3-hour commutes to piano class. Throughout his journey, Muhammad encounters a series of setbacks and…
That Orchestra with the Broken Instruments
A broken string, fractured echo chamber, rusting valves. One brilliant conductor, three gifted composers, and 100 musicians meet for four days of rehearsals. They speak different languages. Their instruments are broken. An orchestra of professional and amateur musicians, young and…
Raymonde
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…
A Lullaby for the Valley
Artist Eli Shamir paints the view from his studio balcony – fields stretching to the horizon, ancient oak trees, and a generation of farmers that is disappearing from the vistas of the Jezreel Valley. His large oils are treasured by…
Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band
Holocaust survivors and musicians Saul (94, drummer) and Ruby (90, accordion), formed The Holocaust Survivor Band with a dream to one day perform their music in Poland – both their homeland and where they endured unimaginable trauma. Through the sharing…
Four Mothers
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…
Rain in Her Eyes
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…
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