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Israeli Cinema

Ambiguity

Created by.: Yossi Madmoni
| 100 minutes

Ambiguity explores the intense, complicated inner battle of those deeply bound to the ultra-Orthodox community yet driven to break free. Screening of the first two episodes.

Cha Cha Cha

Dir.: Olivia Levi Hadid
| 20 minutes

Latina in the Middle East. Immigrant between two worlds: Argentina and Israel. Cha Cha Cha is a visual and musical collage that investigates the intimate and the public, between the visible and the hidden.

Proud Jewish Boy

Dir.: Israel (Isri) Halpern
| 87 minutes

Proud Jewish Boy follows the fascinating story of young assassin Herschel Grynszpan, the boy accused by the Jews of triggering the pogrom that marked the beginning of the Holocaust, and by the Germans of starting WW2.

The World Will Tremble

Dir.: Lior Geller
| 109 minutes

True story of a group of WWII Polish Jewish prisoners attempting the unthinkable and launching a daring escape from a Nazi death camp. Taking place in real-time, The World Will Tremble is a nail-biting triumph of the human spirit.

Falling Up

Dir.: Amit Lellouche
| 17 minutes

Rami, an evacuee from Sderot, discovers an unexpected paradise when relocated to a luxury hotel in the big city. As his return to reality looms, a simple request to stay a little longer spiral into a battle for identity and belonging shadowed by traumatic memories.

Haltura

Dir.: Maayan Blech
| 18 minutes

A disabled singer, and his guitarist, travel the desert in search of gigs, money, and appreciation. One day, 700 kilometers, three gigs, and barely enough cash. The rising tension puts their partnership to the test.

Kippur

Dir.: Uriya Hertz
| 13 minutes

Aviad, a devout Jewish boy, begins his first full fast of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of atonement. But a mysterious nocturnal incident during the fast shakes his inner world and threatens his identity.

Last Respects

Dir.: Asaf Ofir
| 12 minutes

In the rigid military, individuality is often overlooked. While preparing his troops for a funeral, a seasoned officer reflects on his life and behavior, teaching cadets honor while confronting his own struggles with respect.

Lola

Dir.: Lior Shamir
| 6 minutes

Lola, a young woman with a hole in her chest, embarks on a journey through landscapes and characters. She learns healing is within, and must come to terms with her pain, accepting it to move forward.

Maintenance

Dir.: Rotem Avidani
| 13 minutes
Maintenance is a short documentary about a woman who built a different kind of shelter: a woman who built a garage to cope with the male world outside.

Not my weekend

Dir.: Rona Segal
| 18 minutes
Sharon, a divorced woman in her 40s, gets an exciting invitation to a rave. It's her free night, but her ex stands her up. Now, if she wants to make it to the party, Sharon has to find someone to watch their child.

Vivid Shlomit

Dir.: Hila Paz
| 20 minutes

Forty-five-year-old Shlomit lives on a remote desert farm, raising five children alone while her husband fights in the war. Managing fields, home, and emptiness, she finds strength in daily routines, pushing forward to keep living.

Water

Dir.: Alma Ben Zeev
| 13 minutes

Roni (30) sits alone hours after a painful, complicated childbirth, longing to escape her newborn. Janan (25), a nurse intern, arrives to give her a shower, a task that none of them wants to complete.

Patterns of Memory: Maya Zack Retrospective

Mother Economy 2007 | Black and White Rule 2011 | Counterlight 2017 | Decryption 2024 | Conversation (in Heb.) with filmmaker Maya Zack and Dr. Irena Gordon, Chief Curator of the Petah Tikva Museum of Art