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…
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…
Trumpet In The Wadi
Can true love really overcome obstacles presented by a hostile environment? Decide for yourself as you watch this impodible love story between two “outsiders” in Israeli society: a young Arab Christian woman (Salwa Nakkara) and a new Jewish immigrant from…
Yana’s Friends
The story of Russian immigrants who land in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War. As Scud missiles fly overhead, Yana (Evelyn Kaplun) and her friends wrestle with the problems of immigrants everywhere: language, culture, money, jobs, and love. also play – Nir…
Green Chariot
Yair (Vitali Friedland), a top Torah student and engaged to a beautiful religious girl (Daniella Wircer) from a good family, finds a necklace with a cross among his dead mother’s possession. He struggles with his new religious identity in this heartfelt…
The Syrian Bride
Mona’s (Clara Khoury) wedding day could be the saddest day of her life. If she crosses the border to marry her fiance’ (Dirar Suleiman), a Syrian TV star, she may never be able to return to Israel. It is a story…
The Name My Mother Gave Me
A year-long leadership training program takes Ethiopian-born and Russian-born Israeli adolescents to the Jewish pockets of Ethiopia to rediscover their unique heritage. This journey forces the young Ethiopian Jews to confront memories and traditions that they left behind in the…
Gei Oni
Based on the classic novel by Shulamit Lapid, Fania (Tamar Alkan), having escaped the pogroms of Russia seeks a new life in late 18th century Palestine. She meets Yechiel (Zion Ashkenazi), a widower with two young children. Agreeing to marriage…
Operation Wedding
The compelling documentary by Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov revisits the daring escape plot that her parents hatched 45 years ago with a group of other Soviet Jewish dissidents. Under the guise of attending a local wedding, twelve young Jews hijacked a Soviet…
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