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In the wild mountains, a woman conducts research about the border between animal and human. The subject of research is an odd creature - partly human, partly animal. Slowly, the borders between the two begin to blur. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 4
Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, the Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park. The footage was never seen and largely forgotten – up until now. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Fedor is a young locksmith in Murmansk. Client after client, he roams through the alleys of concrete, animated by a fantasy that isolates him from the city and its population. The European Film Academy 2020: A Selection of Short Films - Program I
Chronicles of a city. Two homeless women, two Tel Avivian it-girls, and one suicidal man. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 3
"I am Superbia. The first of the seven capital sins. I am always the first," says Superbia in this episode from the omnibus film, SEVEN WOMEN, SEVEN SINS. "Watching her films is like traveling through an undiscovered country of marvels." (Leslie Camhi, Village Voice). Starring Ottinger's magical muse, Delphine Seyrig. Ottinger Shorts Program
After twenty years together, Sam and Tuskar rent a caravan and travel across England to quaint, pastoral villages. The trip, during which they meet beloved people and visit special places from their shared past, passes pleasantly. A black cloud is following them but they choose to ignore it, defiantly. A moving drama starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth.
Erez, a rising swimming star, arrives at a godforsaken training camp. The winner of the competition there wins one ticket to the Olympics. And then there is Nevo, beautiful and gifted, who awakens subconscious desires in Erez.
Yishai visits his family in Israel and hopes to figure out his future. He becomes closer to his younger brother, Omer, a free spirit. Yishai finds comfort in the crazy and surprising encounters from his past, but also must consider his own future and shaky relationship with Omer.
Luciano lives as a wandering drunk in the village of Tuscia. Spiteful actions ensue between him and the local prince. Fueled by passions and jealousy, Luciano commits an unforgivable act. Now an unfortunate criminal, Luciano is exiled to the distant Tierra del Fuego.
Four variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty, ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats. Winner of the 2020 Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with his son who has been missing for 10 years. TITANE, the second feature film by Julia Ducournau (RAW), is the big winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the recipient of the 2021 Palme D’Or. For Adults 18+ only
After a long and unsuccessful struggle to become pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a sweet baby boy. A few years later, their parenthood is shaken by Hikari, a mysterious and threatening woman who pretends to be the child's biological mother. A new film by the deeply admired Japanese filmmaker, Naomi Kawase (SWEET BEAN).
Cartoonist Carter James’s repeated attempts to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly encounter that forces him to re-live the same awful day over and over again. 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Live Action
In a former mining town in northern Ossetia, a place with no future, a young woman anxiously awaits the visit of her older brother – hoping he will help her escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects. Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Prize.
A short film made from materials found on the Internet, telling the story of a Ukrainian immigrant in Israel. The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2021
A brilliant cinematic reflection about technology and its impact on our lives. The camera follows jet streams, trains, trucks, and underwater cables that transmit information at the speed of light. But in the face of these scientific achievements, we are witness to ocean flooding, huge fires, scorched hills – a planet forced into a battle of survival. Winner of the Documentary Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
A poetic and timeless montage of documented industrial wastelands and Berlin cityscapes provides a gathering place for scenes from Ulrike Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy: TICKET OF NO RETURN, FREAK ORLANDO, and DORIAN GRAY IN THE MIRROR OF THE YELLOW PRESS. Ottinger Shorts Program
Gaspar Noé chose to describe his new film with an enigmatic quote: “Life is a short party that will soon be forgotten.” The esteemed director, known as the bad boy of French cinema for his films IRREVERSIBLE and CLIMAX, makes a 180 degree turn in his choice of narrative and style. The film follows the daily routine of an elderly couple; the wife suffers from dementia and their son shows little interest in their plight.
One year from today, Anne Frank’s imaginary friend, Kitty, to whom Anne devoted her diary, magically comes to life at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Kitty believes that if she’s alive, Anne must be alive as well. She sets out on a relentless quest to find Anne.
A man finds his stolen bicycle, which now belongs to a stranger. While attempting to retrieve it, he struggles to remain human. 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Live Action
Three teenage friends, who have just come out of a late Friday night movie, have no way to get back home. Rani has no money left and he has to decide whether to confront the two worlds he’s been trying so hard to separate. Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 4
Ultra-Orthodox women are forbidden to run for Israeli parliament. One woman is determined to change this historic ban. Fighting against her own community with her friends, brings a huge personal price, but Esty Shushan won't stop until she achieves equal rights for 600,000 women.
Labidi is a struggling young writer who garnered some success with a short story and is currently trying to publish his first novel. While living with his roommate and best friend in a small room and making food deliveries on his bike to survive, he meets Elisa, a student. Caught up in a whirlwind romance, he doesn’t always make the right choices.
Julie is turning thirty and her life is an existential mess. Her talents have gone to waste and her older boyfriend is pushing her to settle down. One night, she crashes a party and meets a young and charming man. Before long, she throws herself into yet another new relationship, hoping for a new perspective on life.
One morning an eclectic mix of people face the everyday battle, such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested as well as their capacity to cope. 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation
