Israel 2025, 56 min, Hebrew, Hebrew & English subtitles

Twenty-six years after the iconic “Orna and Ella” restaurant opened in Tel Aviv, having become a celebrated culinary institution, Orna Agmon and Ella Shine decided to close their shared life’s work. During the restaurant’s final week, director Tomer Heymann—who worked there for six years and for whom it was much more than just a workplace—documents the intense dynamics of the last days. Farewells to customers, recipes, and staff spark intimate and once-in-a-lifetime conversations. The film reveals the complex relationship between these two groundbreaking women through a spectrum of powerful emotions: love, dependence, conflicting desires, and fears. It boldly raises questions about self-fulfillment, the cost of freedom, and nostalgia for an era that will never return.

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Screening Schedule:
  • Mon 26.05 18:00, Cinematheque 3 Filmmaker Present Purchase
  • Fri 30.05 12:30, Cinematheque 1 Filmmaker Present Purchase
    After the screening, director Tomer Heymann will join for a Q&A, hosted by Dana Modan
  • Sat 31.05 16:00, Cinematheque 3 Purchase
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Tomer Heymann is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose career has spanned over two decades. His critically acclaimed films have screened in festivals worldwide and have received prizes at the Berlinale, The Israeli Academy of Film and Television, Hot Docs, SXSW, and IDFA.

Production: Barak Heymann, Tomer Heymann, Leigh Heiman
Production Company: Heymann Brothers Films
Script: Tomer Heymann
Editing: Ron Omer
Cinematography: Rotem Karol Azulay
Research: Tali Shamir Wertzberger

Supporters & Broadcasters: HOT8, The New Fund for Cinema and TV, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films

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