Seven Blessings
Second screening added due to popular demand! In Israel’s official entry for the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, Ayelet Menahemi’s Seven Blessings revolves around an eventful Jewish Moroccan family wedding and the traditional blessings that are pronounced during…
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…
Seven Blessings
In Israel’s official entry for the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, Ayelet Menahemi’s Seven Blessings revolves around an eventful Jewish Moroccan family wedding and the traditional blessings that are pronounced during the ceremony, again at the reception, and…
The Child Within Me
Updated April 9, 2024, 6:15pm EDT: Tickets are available in-person at the theater. Movie has been moved to a larger auditorium due to overwhelming response. Updated April 9, 2024, 5:00pm EDT: Movie is sold out. Yehuda Poliker, one of Israel’s…
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In this explosive true-crime drama, a newly married young man’s ambition to open a computer store in his ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood begets a shocking clash of tradition versus modernity. Devout yeshiva student Yair (Roy Nik) tries to support his family…
Generation 1.5
The massive Aliyah from the former USSR left an indelible mark on Israeli society. However, their integration into Israeli society was not without challenges and sacrifices. The film captures the profound narrative of the monumental exodus from the Soviet Union…
Black Notebooks
Shlomi Elkabetz shares a poignant love letter to his sister, the late actress and director Ronit Elkabetz, and delivers a rare cinematic experience.
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.
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