Festival Calendar
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Dir.: Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-Mayor, Omer Shiloah | 105 min
Known for his comic Bourekas roles, Yosef Shiloah was a profound artist and activist. He met with Arafat, was forced into exile, and through his writings and rare footage, his inner world is revealed. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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Dir.: Jing Yi | 96 min
In China's Xinjiang region, a Kazakh boy's magical friendship with a local Han girl blooms amid a world where plants and imagination intertwine. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Eva Libertad | 99 min
Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, her partner Héctor is supportive as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations for the hearing-impaired Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Shai Carmeli Pollak | 93 min
Khaled, 12, is denied entry to Israel on his first trip to the sea. Disappointed, he sets out alone—though he doesn’t know the way. His father, an undocumented worker, leaves his job and risks everything to find him. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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Dir.: Takashi Miike | 129 min
A gripping crime thriller based on a novel about a court case, centered on a teacher who was accused of bullying a student to suicide. The film explores the moral complexities of the fabricated allegations and the media frenzy that follows. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Hou Dasheng | 73 min
Fourteen-year-old Hani dreams of marrying twelve-year-old Pu—but he lacks the financial means to cover the costs of marriage. As a last resort, he turns to a world of crime and deceit, aided by friends who are battling their own struggles, while Hani himself embarks on a path from which there is no return. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Netalie Braun | 95 min
Anat eagerly awaits her son Ido’s release from the army and their planned trip abroad. When his release is canceled and he's being sent for the new war, she sets out on a journey to bring him home. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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Dir.: Jan-Ole Gerster | 122 min
Tom is a washed-up tennis pro on a holiday island. He works as the tennis coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists. When he crosses paths with a particular tourist family, it seems he's found an escape of his own. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: José María Cabral | 91 min
A vibrant Dominican street becomes the stage for dancers and artists who chase stardom while battling police oppression. Their raw expression and rebellious spirit ignite an electrifying clash of culture, authority, and artistic freedom. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Hafsia Herzi | 106 min
When Fatima leaves her close-knit suburban family to study philosophy in Paris, she finds herself caught between her religious upbringing and the freedom of student life in the city. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Károly Makk | 115 min
The story of two elderly sisters who exchange letters. Brief flashbacks reveal glimpses of their younger years. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Steve Bache | 106 min
Fifteen-year-old Gabo struggles to hide and control his deep dark urges, confiding in online forums where he encounters manipulative and older Dave. When Dave is arrested for the suspected abuse of minors, Gabo must make a choice. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Alice Douard | 96 min
Céline is expecting her firstborn—but she’s not the one who’s pregnant. In three months, her wife, Nadia, will be giving birth to their daughter. As the due date approaches, Céline navigates the expectations of her mother, her friends, and the law, seeking out her rightful place and a sense of legitimacy. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Romane Bohringer | 92 min
A filmmaker adapts a book about mother-daughter relationships, stirring up memories of her own childhood trauma and the mother who left her as an infant. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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A selection of works by experimental filmmaker Benjamin Hayeem (1933-2004). Curation and Introduction by Chen Sheinberg. |
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Dir.: Stephanie Laing | 105 min
The true story of Amanda Ogle, a homeless woman from Seattle who battled the predatory towing system to reclaim her life and car after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Lauro Cress | 104 min
Driven by a sense of shame, pity, and a longing for purpose, a young soldier feigns his feelings for a disabled woman, even fueling her hope of walking again. But as her distrust grows and his obsession with her cure deepens, they are driven into a destructive spiral that drags everyone to misfortune. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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A selection of experimental films by Nathaniel Dorsky, whose work focuses on light, movement, and color. Curation and Introduction by Chen Sheinberg. |
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Dir.: Zohar Shachar, Jamal Khalaily | 75 min
An Israeli couple and a Palestinian couple, united by friendship but divided by borders, race to reach a dove beauty contest. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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Dir.: Laura Wandel | 90 min
A malnourished 4-year-old is hospitalized. Despite visitor restrictions, the head nurse allows the child's mother to remain by his side as she navigates complex circumstances to prioritize his welfare. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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A newly-restored copy produced by the Israel Film Archive and supported by the Werner Braun Foundation. In the presence of the Perlov family. Dir.: David Perlov | 92 min
A visually beautiful burlesque fantasy about a fountain-of-youth pill and its effects on Getz, a down-and-out Tel Aviv night-club singer. |
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Dir.: Alexandre O. Philippe | 103 min
Fifty years after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre shocked the world and forever changed the face of global cinema and popular culture, Chain Reactions charts the film’s profound impact and lasting influence on five great artists—Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama—through early memories, sensory experiences, and childhood trauma. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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Dir.: Or Sinai | 91 min
After years away from her family, Mila has become comfortable in the wealthy landscape of her employer in Israel. When an accident sends her back to her poor Polish village, Mila must rediscover her home. Additional screenings 1 screaning
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Dir.: Anna Muylaert | 105 min
A desperate mother flees with her kids, hiding them in her recycling cart. Homeless and vulnerable, she transforms their harsh reality into a thrilling journey, shielding them from the truth of their precarious situation. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Dominik Moll | 115 min
Case 137 is just another file for Stéphanie, an investigator at the IGPN—the internal affairs division of the police. But an unexpected detail troubles her, transforming Case 137 into something far more than a simple number. Additional screenings 2 screaning
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Dir.: Tobe Hooper | 83 min
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw. |
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