Directors: Yair Hochner, Avital Barak, Stephanie Abramovich, Galit Florentz, Elad Zakai, Eran Koblik Kedar, Ricardo Rojstaczer, Nir Ne’Eman, Hila Ben Baruch, Yossi Brauman, Sivan Levi, Eyal Bromberg, Anat Salomon, November Wanderin, Yasmin Max, Haga Ayad Year: 2008 Genre: Drama / Comedy Language: Hebrew Runtime: 95 min Official Website STORYLINE The third edition of the conceptual […]
Director: Avigail Sperber Year: 2008 Genre: Drama Language: Hebrew Runtime: 50 min STORYLINE This is the story of a journey made by a young religious family: Yael, Yoni, and their three-year-old son Yiftach. Yoni, once a barely observant Jew, is now devoted to the passionately Hassidic Breslov tradition. His wife Yael has remained in a […]
Director: Chaim Elbaum Year: 2007 Genre: Drama Language: Hebrew Runtime: 28 min STORYLINE Ohad, who is studying in the special “Hesder” program for orthodox soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, experiences profound loneliness while he conceals from others that he is gay. After calling a religious hotline for advice, Ohad is convinced that he is […]
Director: Yasmine Novak Year: 2007 Genre: Short Language: Hebrew, English Runtime: 4:32 min STORYLINE A touching and vulnerable experimental short about the filmmaker’s partner’s imminent departure from Israel set against the backdrop of the Israel-Lebanon War taking place at the time. Features Tel Aviv Lesbian social entrepreneur Anat Nir, co-producer of the Lethal Lesbians Israeli […]
Director: Eytan Fox Year: 2006 Genre: Drama Language: Hebrewת Arabic, English Runtime: 117 min. STORYLINE The movie follows a group of young friends in the city of Tel Aviv and is as much a love song to the city as it is an exploration of the claim that people in Tel Aviv are isolated from […]
Director: Yair Hochner Year: 2006 Genre: Drama Language: Hebrew Runtime: 75 min. Official Website STORYLINE Two queer youth at the margins bet on each other against the harsh realities of life amidst prostitution and drugs in this early film by Yair Hochner. 17-year-old Meni wears only the most fashionable clothes, interested in music, loves the […]
Director: Eytan Fox Year: 2002 Genre: Drama Language: Hebrew Runtime: 65 min STORYLINE Yossi (Ohad Knoller) is the stoic company commander of an Israeli Defense Forces unit on the Lebanese border. Jagger (Yehuda Levi), who got his nickname thanks to his fun-loving rock star appeal, is the platoon leader. They have a secret. When they […]
Director: Eytan Fox Year: 1990 Genre: Drama Language: Hebrew Runtime: 45 min STORYLINE A young soldier (Hanoch Re’im) is being treated very harshly by his commanding lieutenant. Just before they will be sent out to Lebanon, their battalion gets one day off to relax in Jerusalem. There the soldier receives some unexpected insights into the private life […]