Saturday, April 18, 2009 • 7:00 PM • at International House

The Little Traitor

The Little Traitor
הבוגד הקטן

Proffy, an 11 year old Israeli boy (Ido Port) desperately wants the occupying British off his land. However, when he meets British officer, Sergeant Dunlop (Alfred Molina), a beautiful, implausible friendship is formed. Based on Panther in the Basement by world-renowned novelist Amos... Read More»

Saturday, March 28, 2009 • 8:30 PM • at Gershman Y

Shiva

Shiva
שבעה

A roller coaster ride of emotions is the setting for the Ohayon famil’s “Shiva” or seven day mourning period following the tragic death of their brother. Jealousy, sibling rivalry and gossip mark the weeklong forced reunion between the eight siblings... Read More»

Thursday, March 26, 2009 • 7:30 PM • at Temple University, Student Center South

The Bubble

The Bubble
הבועה

Three young Israelis, Noam (Ohad Knoller), Lulu (Daniella Wircer), and Yali (Alon Friedman), share an apartment in the heart of Tel Aviv’s hippest neighborhood. When Noam falls in love with Ashraf (Yousef ‘Joe’ Sweid), a Palestinian, the three Israelis decide... Read More»

Saturday, March 21, 2009 • 8:30 PM • at Gratz College

The Galilee Eskimos

The Galilee Eskimos
אסקימוסים בגליל

When bankrupt kibbutz members abandon their homes, shockingly leaving their elderly parents behind to fend for themselves, the old folks remaining manage to fight off the bank creditors and try to rebuild the lives that they once knew. Stars – Dvir... Read More»

Sunday, March 15, 2009 • 7:00 PM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

The Debt

The Debt
החוב

Rachel (Neta Garty), a retired Mossad agent, who relentlessly pursued the Nazi war criminal known as the “Surgeon of Birkenau” (Edgar Selge) learns he is actually still alive in the Ukraine. We follow her as she and her former Mossad teammates... Read More»

Saturday, March 14, 2009 • 8:30 PM • at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy

The Beetle

The Beetle
החיפושית

Yishai Oren loves his wife Eliraz and is overjoyed when she becomes pregnant. But Eliraz is adamant – Yishai’s love for his clapped-out old Volkswagen Beetle is irrational, it’s no family car and therefore has to go. Join Yishai and... Read More»

Saturday, March 7, 2009 • 8:00 PM • at Gershman Y

Lost Islands

Lost Islands
איים אבודים

Set in 1980, “Lost Islands”, an autobiographical film about a family with five children, was the biggest box office success in Israel in 2008. The story revolves around twin brothers, Erez (Michael Moshonov) and Ofer (Oshri Cohen). Their father, Mr.... Read More»