Adaptation to Darkness
Dr. Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen – a brilliant pioneer in psychiatry, a mysterious spy, charming conman, and notorious hypnotist, left a trail of deceit before becoming the only Jew ever convicted as a Nazi war criminal.
Al-Muharibeen المهربون
An inter-generational discovery journey of a bookseller and his nephew, who are made to smuggle books in the face of Israel’s ongoing oppression of Arab Palestinian culture and identity.
Daytrip
August 2021: International forces withdraw from Afghanistan as the Taliban swiftly takes over, imposing Sharia Law. Four prominent Afghan women, now fugitives, put their faith in an impromptu group of activists devoted to saving their lives as world superpowers retreat.
Flower
A chance meeting between photographer Anna Yam and a young homeless woman known as “Flower” sparks mutual curiosity, leading to a taboo-breaking journey through the dark backyard of Tel Aviv.
Girl, Woman
Ella receives a mysterious suitcase with home videos kept secret by her mother, singer Dafna Armony, revealing her father's identity. A family portrait of two women who merge into one.
Kichka: Telling Myself
Towards retirement from Bezalel, at the height of his success as a cartoonist and comics artist, Michel Kichka, a member of the second generation, looks at his path and his tragic family story. He attempts to trace the lines linking his personal story to the state of Israeli society today.
Know Hope
Depicting characters leaning on crutches and wrapped in bandages, Know Hope’s murals become a self-fulfilling prophecy as chronic illness forces him to recalibrate and create political and participatory art in Palestine-Israel.
Necropolis
In a city where death is present at every corner, Necropolis dives underground on a vivid cinematic journey - between hard labor and sacred work, technology and tradition, resurrection and eternal war.
Orna and Ella
Tel Aviv’s iconic restaurant "Orna and Ella" closes after twenty-six years. Director Tomer Heymann captures its final week and the complex friendship of Orna and Ella, two groundbreaking women who shaped the city’s culinary landscape.
Shooting
A war recreated for filming leads to the fleeing of a village; weapons are planted in a Palestinian family's home to stage an action scene; and a props man with PTSD deals with moral trauma. The trilogy examines how militarism (also) corrupts cinema.
Sun Bay
Shadowed by the grand hotels of Eilat lies a hidden trailer park known as “Sun Bay.” Against the site's uncertainty, three of its residents attempt to settle the tension between their current loneliness and the lives they left behind.
The First Lady
Fearing for her life, Israeli transgender pioneer Efrat Tilma fled the country as a teenager. Now in her seventies and a celebrated activist, she must fight for her freedom once again as the country spirals into political and social regression.
The Rovina legacy
The story of the Rovina dynasty: legendary actress of the Hebrew Theatre, Hanna Rovina, her daughter, acclaimed singer Ilana Rovina. Through rare archives, the film explores their beauty, complexity, and the difficult choices that shaped their lives.
