Israeli Short Films - Program 1
Cholera - Jenya Maley | Nothing Special - Efrat Berger | Elisha - Noam Weizman | Mythos - Omer Melamed | Things That Have No Name - Rachel Shatz
Cholera - Jenya Maley | Nothing Special - Efrat Berger | Elisha - Noam Weizman | Mythos - Omer Melamed | Things That Have No Name - Rachel Shatz
Baseline - Atalya Navon | Heart Hug | Обіруч - Rimma Gefen and Nika Zhukova | Parallels - Itamar Lubanov | Pines - Gil Peled | Mirror Image - Naama Lahav | Midnight Red - Jalal Masarwa
Layers - Klil Kovesh | Kosher Test - Riki Rotter | Pisces - Lee Dror | Hide & Seek - Ran Baruch | A State of Absence - Mlk Al Halabi | French - Dylan Joseph
A nail appointment takes a dramatic turn as Sari, Alona’s manicurist and confidante, suspects her of betrayal.
On the first day of the war in Ukraine, Lilia and Max find themselves defenseless. They discover how much courage can be found in a loving heart. Heart Hug is about humanity and compassion in the midst of a catastrophe.
In a strict international school in Mexico, an ostracized Israeli boy cuts class and hides in the shadows, facing his attraction to men, and the hatred that grows inside him.
Tamar, an ultra-Orthodox girl from an extremist community, is taken to the hospital by her beloved father, who thinks she has had sex. Her relationship with her father and her virginity are tested.
Gali works as a mine clearer at a mine clearance site in the south of Israel, the only female in the team. The crew members, different types of people who escape from their world, lives together and become each other's family, and Gali feels like she belongs there.
Midnight at a local gallery in a small town, where Siwar is at the end of her shift. Siwar’s boring routine changes when a mysterious stranger appears at the gallery’s doorstep, claiming he needs help.
When Naomi duplicates a key for her boyfriend without asking her roommate, a war of attrition ensues. They spare no means to destroy everything in the battle to win over the apartment.
Between 4 walls, two women are waiting. One, for death that keeps passing her by. The other, for her life to begin. The film simulates their attempts to escape the “nothing,” which they realize can sometimes be special.
Two years after his brother's death, Amnon returns to the burnt forest where they last met in order to deal with his own guilt.
After Rona cuts ties with her family in Israel, she relocates to Japan to work as a rented family member. A call about her sister’s death shakes her world and reveals her deepest wounds.
In order to avoid going back to prison, Hasan must kick out his wife's brother - who fled from Syria’s civil war and illegally crossed the border into Israel. Standing in the way is Hasan's wife.
Two sisters, who are very different from one another, share a common family secret. Their relationship is tested when a past trauma surfaces. They will do whatever it takes to keep their connection strong and solid.