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And Then We Danced
Merab, a young Georgian dancer, practices incessantly in hope of joining the National Ballet, but his most significant challenge is what he feels for Iraki, a charismatic dancer. A bold and heartfelt film that screened at Cannes.
Aniara
Aniara, a massive space shuttle, transports human beings to a new colony on Mars. But a sudden accident sets the ship off course and the passengers soon realize they may not reach their destination alive.
Animal Behaviour
In Animal Behavior five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
Aquaparque
In an abandoned waterpark, a girl and boy are hidden from the outside world. Between the graffitied ruins of the old swimming pools and blunted slides, they find a shelter where they grieve the loss of hopes and dreams.
European Film Academy 2018: Short Matters! Program I
Ashmina
In an impoverished country, rife with contradiction, a young girl is torn between her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors.
Ask Dr. Ruth
A documentary about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the pioneering sexologist who became a household name in the 1980s and continues to work incessantly. The film tells the story of her childhood in which she escaped the Nazis but lost her parents.
Bait
Martin is a cove fisherman in Cornwall. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy changes his world. A unique film shot on 16mm B&W and processed by hand.
Bao
An aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy. But Dumpling starts growing up fast.
Bar 51
Thomas and his sister leave their hometown for the big city where they frequent a marginal Tel Aviv bar. There, Thomas’s love for his sister grows, while she strives to make a life of her own. A newly restored version of Amos Guttman’s radical film.
Berlin-Jerusalem
Amos Gitai’s film from 1989 connects between two women who never actually met: Expressionist poet Else Lasker-Schüler, who fled Berlin in the early 1930s, and Zionist revolutionary, Mania Shochat. A newly-restored copy.
Between Times
After secretly getting a driver's license, Israel returns home from his yeshiva. While preparing for Shabbat, he discovers his strict father doesn't intend to let him hit the road.
Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Between Two Waters
Isra and Cheíto are two Roma brothers: Isra was sent to prison for drug dealing and Cheíto signed up for the Marines. When Isra is released from prison and Cheíto returns from a long mission, they reunite in San Fernando. Golden Seashell winner at the San Sebastian FF.
Big Cats
Yehuda Harel is a famous Zoologist in his eighties, an expert on the Israeli desert leopard. Though these Big Cats are considered extinct, he won't stop looking for them.
Birth Right
21-year-old Natasha comes to Israel on an organized trip. When the handsome combat soldier accompanying the group falls for her, tensions arise with the other girls.
Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Blind Spot
A breathtaking debut film made entirely in one shot. “One of the most powerful cinematic experiences, daringly executed...in a way that consistently engages us with its characters' emotional processes” (Screen Magazine).
Blinded by the Light
In late 1980s England, a teenager of Pakistani origin works up the courage to express himself in writing after discovering Bruce Springstein’s music. Gurinder Chadha’s (Play it Like Beckham) bracing musical drama.
Border of Pain
Ruth Walk's documentary examines the dependence of the Palestinian health system on Israel and exposes a complex network of interests and hardships dwelling side by side with the purest of human intentions.
Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive
A dark romantic comedy about Ronen Matalon, a Jerusalemite offering guided tours of famous terror attack sites along Jaffa Road.
Burkina Brandenburg Komplex
This film describes a geographical construction that makes use of “our” medial and collective image of Africa and puts it to the test through inaccuracies in a complex human story of cultural conflict.
By the Grace of God
François Ozon’s new film, winner of the Berlinale’s Grand Jury prize, adapts a current news story about a Catholic priest charged with child abuse. Three childhood friends reunite to understand how their past has affected their lives.