Israeli Feature Films
Cuz You’re Ugly
| 83 minutes
Avigail, a wild and insecure midshipwoman, returns home to Jerusalem with a bold plan to lose her virginity before heading back to duty. But when her impulsive younger sister becomes pregnant, Avigail finds herself caught in an entirely different kind of mess.
Friday 18.07.25 | 18.07.25 18:00 | Cinematheque 1 | Cinematheque 1 A8 | |||||
Saturday 19.07.25 | 19.07.25 10:00 | Cinematheque 3 | Cinematheque 3 C44 |
Dead Language
| 110 minutes
A chance encounter leads Aya to pick up a stranger at the airport. When he disappears, he leaves a gnawing hunger behind—one which might only be fulfilled by a complete stranger.
Wednesday 23.07.25 | 23.07.25 20:30 | Cinematheque 1 | Cinematheque 1 A137 | |||||
Thursday 24.07.25 | 24.07.25 12:15 | Cinematheque 3 | Cinematheque 3 C171 |
Houses
| 98 minutes
Sasha, 28, and non-binary, returns to the isolated city of Safed, from which they immigrated from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. Confronting childhood memories and fears, they seeks peace and renewal.
Sunday 20.07.25 | 20.07.25 20:30 | Cinematheque 1 | Cinematheque 1 A63 | |||||
Monday 21.07.25 | 21.07.25 11:00 | Cinematheque 3 | Cinematheque 3 C92 |
Mama
| 91 minutes
After years away from her family, Mila has become comfortable in the wealthy landscape of her employer in Israel. When an accident sends her back to her poor Polish village, Mila must rediscover her home.
Tuesday 22.07.25 | 22.07.25 20:15 | Cinematheque 1 | Cinematheque 1 A112 | |||||
Wednesday 23.07.25 | 23.07.25 11:00 | Cinematheque 3 | Cinematheque 3 C144 |
Oxygen
| 95 minutes
Anat eagerly awaits her son Ido’s release from the army and their planned trip abroad. When his release is canceled and he's being sent for the new war, she sets out on a journey to bring him home.
Monday 21.07.25 | 21.07.25 21:30 | Cinematheque 1 | Cinematheque 1 A85 | |||||
Tuesday 22.07.25 | 22.07.25 13:00 | Cinematheque 3 | Cinematheque 3 C121 |
The Sea
| 93 minutes
Khaled, 12, is denied entry to Israel on his first trip to the sea. Disappointed, he sets out alone—though he doesn’t know the way. His father, an undocumented worker, leaves his job and risks everything to find him.
Monday 21.07.25 | 21.07.25 19:00 | Cinematheque 1 | Cinematheque 1 A84 | |||||
Tuesday 22.07.25 | 22.07.25 10:45 | Cinematheque 3 | Cinematheque 3 C120 |