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DOCAVIV - THE TEL AVIV INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

22-31.5.2025

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The Films
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Director: Itamar Alkalay

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DOCAVIV - THE TEL AVIV INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

The Films

22-31.5.2025

Director: Itamar Alkalay

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Israeli

A Year

A father who has lost his youngest son embarks on a journey to understand if his role is truly over.
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Shooting

Three stories explore the relationship between the military and cinema in Israel
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The Rovina legacy

The legendary story of the queen of theater Hanna Rovina, and her only daughter, the successful singer, Ilana
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Kichka: Telling Myself

The tragic life story of the caricaturist Michel Kichka becomes a graphic novel in an attempt to heal himself
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Flower

Anna, Photographer, and “Flower”, a homeless woman, begin a taboo-breaking journey into Tel Aviv’s dark side.
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My Bee Family

Adva, daughter to a beekeeping family, documents the life cycles of her family, the bees, and local nature.
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Necropolis

A journey above and beneath Jerusalem's Jewish cemetery, exploring Israelis’ deep relationship with death.
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Another One Like Me

An encounter between two girls whose lives changed in a moment, leads them on a journey of self-discovery
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Ada Sereni: The Lady In The Black Dress

The story of the only woman who became the commander of the Mossad LeAliyah Bet after the Second World War.
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Girl, Woman

Ella receives a suitcase and reveals the identity of her father and a secret of her mother singer Dafna Armony
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Iman’s Boat

Iman, an Iranian refugee and theater teacher, finds balm for his soul at the School of Peace on Lesbos Island
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Sun Bay

Three residents of a hidden trailer park in Eilat struggle with the loneliness in their lives.
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Naomi Polani: Last Dance and Farewell

At 96, Naomi Polani, Israel Prize laureate and legendary director, confronts disability and loneliness.
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The Jewish Connection

Who is Meir Lansky? A dangerous criminal or a dedicated Zionist Jew who supported the State of Israel?
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Left Behind

The film explores the life of a boy, one of 69M kids left behind, as his mother seeks income in the big city
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Arts and Culture

Seasons of Dance

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons reimagined in a dynamic and dazzling celebration of music, nature, and emotion
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The Sleeper — The Lost Caravaggio

A painting unexpectedly discovered in Madrid sparks a global frenzy as clues to the artist’s identity emerge
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Naomi Polani: Last Dance and Farewell

At 96, Naomi Polani, Israel Prize laureate and legendary director, confronts disability and loneliness.
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Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams

The story of a creative fashion designer who cropped the pants of a business suit—and climbed to superstardom
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Hora

The dream of the legendary Israeli dance from then until today
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The Trouble With Mr Doodle

Sam’s remarkable talent flowed straight into his fingers, but as time went by, it became an obsession
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I Am Martin Parr

A playful, brisk tour of the UK through the lens of a gifted photographer who held up a mirror to consumerism
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François Truffaut, My Life, a Screenplay

Years after his passing, the great auteur candidly shares his grandest screenplay—his own life
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Filmlovers!

French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin celebrates the magic of movie theaters and the cinematic experience
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse

Art Spiegelman, who adapted a Holocaust account into his graphic novel MAUS, redefined the medium of comics
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Ai Weiwei’s Turandot

Witness the process of staging an opera as a creative-political crescendo connecting two masters across time
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A World In Struggle

Iman’s Boat

Iman, an Iranian refugee and theater teacher, finds balm for his soul at the School of Peace on Lesbos Island
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Al—Muharibeen المهربون

An inter-generational journey of a bookseller and his nephew who are made to smuggle books into the country.
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Daytrip

As the Taliban seizes Afghanistan, four women go into hiding. A journalist mobilizes a daring rescue effort.
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Know Hope

Street-artist Know Hope transforms street-art into a political re-imagination of Palestine-Israel.
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Democracy Noir

Three courageous women spearhead the struggle against democracy’s decay in Orbán’s Hungary
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Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?

Leader at 21. Lawmaker at 23. Most wanted at 26. The story of a fighter for democracy
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Viktor

A mesmerizing cinematic piece about a Deaf man’s journey through the chaos and violence of the war in Ukraine
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The Last Republican

The story of a Republican congressman who bucks the trend by publicly opposing the leader of his party
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Shot the Voice of Freedom

In the hands of courageous Afghan women fighting for their rights and future, the camera becomes a weapon
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Ms. President

An intimate, candid look at the tenure of Slovakia’s first female president
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin

A brave teacher films his school’s rapid transformation into a platform for Russian conscription propaganda
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Israel and Palestine on Swedish TV 1958—1989

Three decades of a land in flames as seen by foreign eyes—a historical reflection or a story yet unfinished?
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Holding Liat

An intimate and hopeful observation of one hostage family’s complex experience in the aftermath of October 7
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Home Game

Between Sarajevo and Amsterdam, the filmmaker crafts a relatable family portrait of migration and homesickness
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Googoosh — Made of Fire

Hope never dies in this story of resistance about Iran’s biggest pop star
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The optimists

The Bridgeplayers

A charming doc about four Auschwitz survivors and a friendship 80 years strong
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Girl, Woman

Ella receives a suitcase and reveals the identity of her father and a secret of her mother singer Dafna Armony
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Berthe is dead but it’s OK

A grandson directs his grandmother’s grand finale, a life-affirming farewell that’s anything but a tearjerker
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The First Lady

Efrat Tilma, a trailblazing transgender woman, rises again to fight for the freedom she was once denied.
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The Trouble With Mr Doodle

Sam’s remarkable talent flowed straight into his fingers, but as time went by, it became an obsession
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The Family Approach

A moving doc about five teens longing for a home and the people creating a safe space for them in the interim
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

The turbulent life and career of a gifted musician, an acclaimed folk singer, and a courageous woman
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I Am Martin Parr

A playful, brisk tour of the UK through the lens of a gifted photographer who held up a mirror to consumerism
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Googoosh — Made of Fire

Hope never dies in this story of resistance about Iran’s biggest pop star
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Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite

700 days with a flamingo flock, featuring unique narration, a superb soundtrack, and gorgeous cinematography
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Filmlovers!

French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin celebrates the magic of movie theaters and the cinematic experience
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