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SHHHH
It was supposed to be just another ordinary evening for the couple who had a cute baby not long ago. The father is just coming from work, the mother will get up to heat the food but most importantly - do not wake up the baby.
Year: 2018
Language: no dialogue
Director: Jonathan Mordechay
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Hidden Face
Through a heroic story, this film presents narratives of the Holocaust as told by different members of the ultra-Orthodox community, portraying a complex relationship between ultra-Orthodox Jews and the memory of the Holocaust, while dealing with the biggest question of all — where was God during...
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Wasserman - The Rain Man
73-year-old Wasserman swore never to pray again. He blames God for his family's annihilation during the Holocaust. He is unwilling to forgive. But a dire situation forces Wasserman to reconsider.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Boys
17-year-old Nadav wants to serve in a combat unit in the IDF, even though his mother does not approve. A surprising encounter with his coach changes his perspective.
Year: 2020
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Lior Soroka
Producer: Lior Soroka
Writer: Lior Soroka
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A Green Chariot
A 22-year-old young man's greatest wish is to be Israeli. He's become religious, changed his name to Yair, and speaks only in Hebrew – even when he's addressed in Russian, his mother tongue. Now, Yair is about to marry his Israeli girlfriend. But when Yair receives a package from his aunt in Ukra...
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One Day After Peace
Born in South Africa during the apartheid era, Robi Damelin later lost her son, who served in the Israel Defense Forces. At first she attempted to initiate a dialogue with the Palestinian who killed her child. When her overtures were rejected, she embarked on a journey back to South Africa.
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There and Here
This is the story of three ex-pilots and a navigator, all in their 80's, who in their youth embodied the perfect image of the model Israeli "Tsabar." The four decide to come clean about their true identities as Holocaust survivors and venture out on a journey throughout their lost childhoods, the...
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The Light of Fire
After losing 40 years of work in a sudden fire, American-Israeli artist Yoram Raanan begins painting again. But as surprising images emerge from his work, Yoram and his family are forced to realize how truly different everything has become. A film about heartbreaking loss and inspiring resilience...
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Reinventing Rosalee
Rosalee Glass, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor, transformed her destiny and lives her dreams. In her late 80's, she began an acting career, won a senior beauty pageant, starred in a Super Bowl commercial, and dared to ride Alaskan sled dogs at the age of 100.
Year: 2018
Language: English, Engl... -
A Tale of a Woman and a Robe
The Mikveh ritual is the final step in the process of joining the Jewish people. The converts, both men and women, are required to immerse themselves in the Mikveh in the presence of three rabbinical judges, while the women wear nothing but a robe. This ceremony served as the basis for the "'A Ta...
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Photo Farag
The emotional tale of a big family that revolutionized photography in Israel, from their rise to their downfall. Using rare footage, Kobi Farag embarks on a journey to solve the riddle that is this family.
Year: 2016
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Kobi Farag
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Thanks to Luck and Good People
Eight decades after that terrible war, Irene's daughter retraces the rocky and impossible family's journey against all odds. In a journey that will cover thousands of kilometers, bombarded roads, conquered cities, pogroms, ghettos, and countless dangers, the family members tried to survive.
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The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari
For more than 50 years, fashion designer and mogul Elie Tahari has been living the "American Dream." He arrived in New York in 1971 with less than $100 in his pocket, slept on benches in Central Park, and went on to build a billion-dollar empire.
Year: 2021
Language: English, English subtitles (... -
Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days
Part stream-of-consciousness diary, part experimental documentary, "Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days" follows director Shlomo Shir's last years and moments as he battles the recurring tumor which ultimately claimed his life. Shot over three years, the film follows Shir in and out of hospitals and into h...
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H.I.Jew Positive
"I've got it... I am H.I.Jew positive," a young Polish student summed up his feelings when he found out he was Jewish. Stories like that abound in Poland as many people have discovered that their parents kept their true identity hidden from them — the fact they were Jewish, second and third-gener...
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Beautiful Valley
The world of Hanna Mendelssohn, an 80-year-old widow, disintegrates as the Kibbutz which she helped to found undergoes privatization.
Year: 2011
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Hadar Friedlich
Producer: July August Productions
Starring: Batia Bar, Gili Ben-Ozilio, Hadar Avigad, Rut... -
I, the Aforementioned Infant
The film depicts filmmaker Ronit Kertsner's personal journey 10 years after she met her biological mother in Paris, in an attempt to find ways to maintain a meaningful relationship with the woman who had come to Israel from Paris in 1956, gave birth to her, and then gave her up for adoption. In a...
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The Stand-Up Comedians
Get to know Israel's leading female comedians, as they work on their gigs and provide moving and amusing interviews about the hardships of breaking into an industry ruled predominantly by men.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
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My Fantasia
An autobiographical film, "My Fantasia" tells of director Duki Dror's journey to his home, to his childhood and to his family. Spurred into motion by the First Gulf War, which forces him to return home from America, Dror comes home to find his Iraqi Jewish father in preparation to close the doors...
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The Ceremony
At 80 years of age, Colonel David Rokni is preparing to command a national ceremony for Israel's Independence Day. Just like in each of the last 30 years, he goes through an arduous series of training, routine formation, and foot drills for the traditional military parade, a job no other person i...
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Married to the Marimba - A Street Performer's Life
Documentary about an American-born Jewish street performer named Alex Jacobowitz who plays the Marimba on the streets of Germany dressed obviously as an Orthodox Jew. The film was made over a period of approximately 14 years, and follows Alex through Europe to South Africa, Australia, and the Uni...
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Jerusalem ER
Hadassa Hospital is located in the ethnically charged buffer zone between Jerusalem's Palestinian and Israeli communities. This is the story of its ER, as seen through the eyes of two female doctors, a Jewish immigrant from Chile and a Palestinian Israeli from the north of Israel.
This program m...
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Red Vibes
Set in an industrial zone of Tel Aviv, a group of charismatic young artists, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, whose provocative punk-trash music and rebellious ideology of ”Black Communism” make them too defiant for the fragile Israeli society. Ausweis & Friends engage in the creative pro...
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Into the North
A group of Czech Jewish teenagers sets out on a journey to the North. Without their parents to look after them, they must rely on each other. That's how their great adventure starts. They spend four years in Denmark, an oasis in the midst of raging World War II. More than 70 years later, they are...