Israeli Shorts - Program 1

Rona insists upon returning a giant cactus from her home to the nursery - where she comes across an unexpected encounter.

After 25 years of blindness, Dan gets a chance to see his wife and children for the very first time. It may also be his last.

Nurit walks us through her fascinating journey to motherhood, which begins in a silent birth, continues on to tens of fertility treatments, and ends up in the Eilat cemetery. There, she finds closure.

Lali is sexually assaulted on a dark road in a Tel Aviv parking lot. Awake, yet unable to move, she stares at a streetlight. The next morning, Lali wakes up to a reality which she refuses to accept.

A dark comedy that explores the power balance between Bureaucracy, Death, and Feline devotion among the elderly population. At its center lies the story of a friendship between two senior women sickened over the disrespect they experience at the hands of society.

Katya, a crane worker, receives a tempting work proposition. She leaves Alex, her 11-year-old son, to babysit his brother. When a storm breaks out, Alex starts to worry.