Chantal Akerman’s classic portrays a housewife who struggles to maintain the fragile tapestry of her life in face of existential pressures. A restored print of “the first masterpiece in the feminist history of film” (Le Monde).
A documentary exploring the parallels between tennis and cinema. The director combines fascinating 16mm footage featuring tennis-legend John McEnroe and witty narration in a refreshing meditative polemic.
Jonathan Agassi is one of the world’s most successful gay porn stars. A rare and intimate look at the world of porn and escorting, as well as a unique mother and son relationship, redefining familiar family norms.
A contemporary view of Birobidzhan, capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region in Russia (est. 1928). Documentary shots, staged actions, and theatrical notes by Bauhaus architect Hannes Meyer, inventor of the ‘Theater CO-OP.’
A mere talkback spirals into a trans-Atlantic relationship between a British woman and the American rock star her boyfriend admires. A delightful adaptation of Nick Hornby’s bestseller featuring Ethan Hawke and Rose Byrne.
Another episode in Dr. Zussman’s mysterious talk show: Who will be the unlucky guest tonight?
The remarkable and controversial story of Benjamin Netanyahu’s rise to power, reflected through four decades of public appearances that changed Israel forever.
In late 1970s Paris, Anne, a gay porn producer, sets out to make her most ambitious film, but when the lead actor is murdered, her life takes an overwhelming turn. A campy slasher exploring the dark sides of passion.
Charlie, 15, gets a job at a race track taking care of an old horse named Lean-on-Pete. Charlie’s employer (Steve Buscemi) and jockey, Bonnie (Chloë Sevigny) fill the void in his life—until he discovers that Pete’s life is in danger.
A young woman, who has been carrying her grandmother for her whole life, tries to escape a tenement block that imprisons its inhabitants.
A Romanian nurse working in the US awaits her green card. But when the process veers off course, she realizes that America is not all she had hoped for. A sensitive and profound debut produced by renown Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.
Victor Hugo’s novel comes to life in a spectacular digital restoration of Henri Fescourt’s 1925 silent-film adaptation. The screening will be accompanied by live music performed by esteemed French pianist Jean-François Zygel.
A bohemian author and his muse enjoy a tranquil vacation on a desert Mediterranean village when an armed gang appears with 250 kilograms of stolen gold. A stylized, fast-paced neo-Western featuring riveting cinematic techniques.
Over the course of a single night in the early 1990s, all the mythological characters in Israeli society gather in a small Tel Aviv pub in Tel Aviv. Assi Dayan’s exemplary film in a new digitally-restored print screened at this year’s Berlinale.
Seven young people perform mysterious body-searches that reflect suspicion blended with intimacy. The film examines modern-day physical intimacy, in an era of security threats, feminist protest, and virtual encounters.
In an Israeli suburb, two fathers meet after their kids get into an accident. One is insecure and unhappily married, the other is divorced and unemployed. They slowly become involved in each other’s life.
An amusing and charming film that takes place in the epitomal domain of children: the playground. A little thug, a serial toy thief, threatens to ruin the party, and the “lost and found” box comes to the rescue.
An enigmatic and poetic animated film. In three short chapters, a special parable on love unravels. The extreme atmospheric changes in a distant planet, generate a wonderful dynamic amongst its inhabitants.
When Noa finds a special love letter in her locker, she struggles to reconcile her safe, restrained world and her urge to feel—at least for a brief moment—loved.
Love Letters to Ruth is a 3D animation film in which the late general Moshe Dayan is awakened and cast to play a lover.
A bourgeois couple accommodates their carefree surrogate. Despite the wife’s attempts to befriend her, the days pass in silence. Until one night, when the husband receives a phone call, and we enter a maze of horror.
An award-winning period drama inspired by the life story of Maria Theresia von Paradis, a blind pianist in late 18th century Vienna. Treated by a “miracle” healer, Maria soon discovers that all is not what it appears to be.
Malka must take care of her elderly husband Shmulik, while simultaneously coping with her son's ALS disease. Despite the hardships, Malka participates in a film inspired by her son's dark humor.
