Children of Peace
Arabs and Jews have lived in ongoing conflict for over a century. A group of dreamers decided to challenge everything they know about their nationalities and histories and founded a village in 1970s Israel as a social experiment. The film…
Exodus 91
A hybrid docudrama film that follows Israeli diplomat, Asher Naim, on a seemingly insurmountable mission to bring 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. As Asher learns more about these African Jews, he finds himself between worlds and facing a crisis of faith in himself and his country. The docudrama follows the behind-the-scenes politics leading up to Operation Solomon – the two day airlift in May 1991 pulled off in climactic chaos of the Ethiopian Civil War.
Dead Sea Guardians
An unlikely trio of friends bridge cultural, political and personal differences to bring attention to the destruction of the Dead Sea by organizing an international swimming event across the densest, saltiest body of water on earth.
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…
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…
Murder at Cinema North
In 1957, young Holocaust survivor Tommy Blitz tries to rob the Cinema North cashier and in the process, he kills Italian-Jewish engineer Fidia Fiatelli. After a failed escape from jail, Blitz seeks forgiveness from Fiatelli’s widow Heinkeh, a German music…
Code Name: Ayalon
In 1975 a demolition crew was at work in central Israel, clearing away the remains of an old kibbutz at the top of Kibbutz Hill. When several members of the demo team wrestled aside a large rusted clothes washer, they…
Mrs. G
From famed documentary filmmaker Dalit Kimor comes Mrs. G. An incredible story about how Lea Gottlieb not only survived the holocaust but went on to start one of the most famous swimsuit companies in the world. From her tiny Tel…
Kosher Beach
A short drive from the Orthodox city Bnei Brak, “Kosher Beach” is a gated and secluded, with dedicated days for women and men to bathe separately. Only a modesty fence separates it from the nearby secular beaches and their “taboo”…
Aulcie
Aulcie is the inspiring story of Aulcie Perry, the basketball legend who’s talent and inspired leadership led Maccabi Tel Aviv to the European Champion ship in 1977. But this documentary examines more than his basketball career. From his conversion to…
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