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#Schoolyard: An Untold Story

Dir.: Nurit Kedar
| 70 minutes

In 1982, during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, an Israeli paratroop company was ordered to guard hundreds of Lebanese war prisoners for 10 hours. #Schoolyard: An Untold Story is the anatomy of a murder – the step by step, blow by blow, memory by memory chronicle of a horrible moment in Israeli military history.

The 50th Psalm

Dir.: Hamad Sharoof, Fadi Qupti
| 20 minutes

Peter is having a secret relationship with his married neighbor, Roje. He tries to convince him to leave his wife so they can live together, but Roje refuses and asks for more time. Peter is tired of waiting and demands from Roje to make a decision. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 3

Ailey

Dir.: Jamila Wignot
| 82 minutes

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. An immersive portrait told in his own words and through the creation of a new dance commission inspired by his life, ​AILEY​ fully profiles this brilliant and enigmatic man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, was determined to build one that would.

All Eyes Off Me

Dir.: Hadas Ben-Aroya
| 90 minutes

Danny is looking for Max at a party to let him know that she’s pregnant with his child. But Max just started a new relationship with Avishag and is trying fulfill her rough sexual fantasies. Truth is, Avishag actually has someone else in mind.

Alma

Dir.: Sharon Leshem
| 17 minutes

Alma is working as a “Cam Girl.” One night, she gets an offer to work at a party. She loses consciousness and suddenly wakes up wearing only her underwear, lying on the ground in a wild forest. Her instincts tell her she’s not alone. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 3

Amparo

Dir.: Simón Mesa Soto
| 95 minutes

Colombia, 1998. Amparo, a single mother, struggles to free her teenage son after he is drafted by the army and assigned to a war zone. She is thrown into a race against time in a society ruled by men, corruption, and violence. Simón Mesa Soto’s feature film debut which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Annette

Dir.: Leos Carax
| 139 minutes

Present day Los Angeles. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor. Ann, an internationally-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a wholesome and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.

Apples

Dir.: Christos Nikou
| 90 minutes

Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Prescribed daily tasks on cassette tapes so he can create new memories and document them on camera, Aris slides back into ordinary life, meeting Anna, a woman who is also in recovery.

Archipelago

Dir.: Félix Dufour-Laperrière
| 72 minutes

An animated documentary film about invented islands. About an imaginary, linguistic, political territory. About a real or dreamed country, or something in between. ARCHIPELAGO is a film of drawings and speeches telling and dreaming of a place and its inhabitants, of our world and times.

Azor

Dir.: Andreas Fontana
| 100 minutes

Yvan De Wiel, a private banker from Geneva, travels to Argentina during the dictatorship to replace his partner who disappeared. Between hushed lounges, swimming pools, and luxurious gardens, a remote duel ensues between two bankers who, despite different their methods, are the accomplices of a discreet and merciless form of colonization.

Babi Yar. Context

Dir.: Sergei Loznitsa
| 121 minutes

On September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were shot dead in Babi Yar by Nazi and Ukrainian troops. Sergei Loznitsa’s new film reconstructs the historical context of this tragedy through archival footage documenting the German occupation of Ukraine and the subsequent decade.

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Dir.: Radu Jude
| 106 minutes

Radu Jude’s new film, winner of the 2021 Berlinale Golden Bear, follows Emi, a schoolteacher whose reputation is threatened after a personal sex tape is uploaded onto the internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender.  For Adults 18+ only

Ballad of a White Cow

Dir.: Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
| 105 minutes

Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband Babak was innocent of the crime for which he was executed. Just as her money is running out, a stranger named Reza knocks on her door, saying he has come to repay a debt he owed to Babak. Mina is guarded at first, but gradually lets Reza into her life.

Barfly

Dir.: Barbet Schroeder
| 99 minutes

Henry is a part-time writer and full-time lush, who spends most of his time in a seedy downtown L.A. bar. He is “discovered” by a female publisher, who is convinced that he’s a literary genius. Henry is forced to choose between success and his familiar life on skid row. Presented together with Runaway Train Prior to the screening, a panel discussion with Quentin Tarantino

Beginning

Dir.: Dea Kulumbegashvili
| 130 minutes

In a sleepy provincial town in Georgia, a Jehovah’s Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. Amid this conflict, the world familiar to Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.

Belle

Dir.: Mamoru Hosoda
| 121 minutes

In this spectacular animated film by Mamoru Hosoda (MIRAI), Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has been a shadow of herself. One day she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members. There, she is not Suzu anymore, but Belle, a world-famous singer.

Bergman Island

Dir.: Mia Hansen-Løve
| 112 minutes

Over the course of one summer, a filmmaking couple settles down to write on the Swedish island of Fårö, where Bergman lived and found inspiration. As their respective scripts progress, they encounter the wild landscapes of the island as memories of a first love resurface, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

Big Eyes

Dir.: Uri Zohar
| 76 minutes

Basketball coach Benny Furman (Uri Zohar) has it all, but he is insatiable and gets tangled up in complicated situations with his wife, with the other women in his life, and with his best friend (Arik Einstein). This masterpiece by Uri Zohar shows the first signs of the director's self-critique about his lifestyle that is ultimately destined, in later years, for a deep change. A new and restored copy.

Black Notebooks

Dir.: Shlomi Elkabetz
| 208 minutes

A man learns from a Moroccan fortune-teller that his sister is about to die. Together, they embark upon a fictional journey in an attempt to alter the prediction, revisiting the past and the present to defy an implacable future. But the prophecy still shadows them - as in life, so in cinema. Black Notebooks – Viviane, 100 min.; Black Notebooks – Ronit, 108 min.

Theatrical Release

The Braves

Dir.: Anaïs Volpé
| 99 minutes

Margot and Alma are two best friends with a tremendous zest for life. They are ready to conquer the stage and the world, until reality gets in the way. Their strong friendship can seemingly get them through anything – the show must go on.