Silent
Director Shemi Zarhin (“Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi”, “Noodle”, “The World is Funny” – all festival favorites), brings the riveting story of a man gradually surrounded by an all-encompassing silence. Join us at our closing night in the must-watch cinematic experience.
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.
Cinema Sabaya
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.
Barren
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.
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.
Matchmaking
A comic-dramatic glimpse into the modern world of matchmaking, weddings and relationship in the Orthodox world. Hilarious at times, emotional at others, “Matchmaking” is as entertaining as it is revealing.
Grossman
“I learned something about my writing since my son, Uri, was killed – there’s one way we’re able to comprehend the slightest inkling of what exists beyond the impenetrable wall of death, the feeling of non-existence. And yet, to feel…
The Last Chapter of A.B. Yehoshua
The Last Chapter of A.B. Yehoshua is a portrait of one of the greatest Israeli writers living today as he deals with a serious illness, widowhood, and loneliness, but chooses love and embarks on his final journey. A rare and…
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…
Image of Victory
When an Egyptian propaganda filmmaker sets out to write a news story about the task force that liberates Palestinian farmers, he ends up playing a more prominent role in the conflict than he initially bargained for. Tensions rise as he…
