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Here and Now
A social drama told through the eyes of Andrey, a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends. Their dream of taking part in the competition is all but shat...
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Present Continuous
One Friday afternoon, while everyone is asleep, an Israeli mother barricades her home. Ruthy is unable to deal with the stress and anxiety she suffers as a result of the continuous political situation. She decides to protect her 20-year-old soldier son Ofer, her 16-year-old daughter Noa, and her ...
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Benched
Baruch, once a 1970s basketball star who left the big city and became ultra-orthodox, returns to visit his old secular life in the pursuit of one of his mistresses that he left behind, and their son.
Year: 2012
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Gill Weinstein
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SHORTIME — The Israeli Short Film Collection
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Blues By the Beach
Fate brings filmmakers together in Israel in April of 2003. They begin a documentary about a live music blues bar by the beach in Tel Aviv called "Mike’s Place". The aim is to show there is more to the Middle East than seemingly endless war and terrorism. Filming people having a good time stops a...
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Lebanon Dream
When we first meet Samir Farhat, he is a successful Lebanese businessman profiting by importing luxury goods from Israel into Southern Lebanon during Israel's long military foray there (from 1982 to 2000). Farhat, a cross between Brecht's Mother Courage and a character in a Greek tragedy wears wh...
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There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv
The story of the chief Rabbi of the Jewish community of Copenhagen, who would come to be known as "Rabbi Doolittle". Arriving in Tel Aviv in 1936, Max Shorenstein left his honorable position, in order to fulfill a longtime dream: to build a zoo and teach the children of Palestine-Eretz Israel, th...
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Dawn
Based on the novel by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, a member of the armed Jewish underground has been sentenced to death by the British authorities. In return, the resistance has kidnapped a British officer, trying to redeem their friend. The insurgents spend the night together, waiting f...
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Bravery
For 70 years, Surka kept a secret for the reason their kibbutz was abandoned during Israel's War of Independence. Her son Ami, who has suffered from shaming, begrudges his mother. Only at the kibbutz's 80th anniversary does Ami discover Surka's secret.
Year: 2018
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Mother Tongue
Four women in their 60's tell of their charged relationships with their late mothers, the power relations in the family, and the relations with their children. Three of them are second-generation Holocaust survivors, and one of Yemenite origin. However, their sincerity eliminates all differences ...
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Ben David
Eran is a religious Shin Bet (security agency) officer who is transferred to the Jewish Department in order to thwart "price tag" attacks. He soon realizes that he has to deal with the "Hilltop Youth," his contemporaries when he was young.
Year: 2017
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
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Silent Sirens
"Silent Sirens" is a powerful and thought-provoking drama that takes audiences on an immersive journey into the political and military realms that preceded the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Directed by the talented Ori Inbar and produced by Riki Shelach, this feature film is a testament to the art of ...
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Our Struggle
Through the microcosm of one family’s history, "Our Struggle" offers a unique glimpse into the past, present, and future of the State of Israel, a continuum that is closely intertwined with our own past, and at the same time reflects the current areas of conflict between the societies, cultures, ...
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South Wind on Hilton Beach
This documentary reveals the history of surfing in Israel and creation of a Tel Aviv subculture, which turned its back on the Israeli nature and for a brief and special moment, became the leading youth trend in Israel. It is a film about being Israeli, and trying to escape from it.
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I'm From the Jews
A young teacher becomes possessed by his dead grandfather, who forces him to choose between his Iraqi Arabic Jewish family identity and his life as an Israeli ignoring the past.
Year: 2017
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Directors: Aharon Shem Tov, Niv Hachlili
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Freak Out
Matan, a soldier in the IDF, travels with three soldiers whom he doesn't know to a base in the north of Israel. Vulnerable and homesick, Matan becomes an easy target for his peers who start playing pranks on him. However, it is not long before strange and inexplicable things begin to happen in th...
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I Am Israel
Go on a soaring journey through the Land of the Bible, and get to know Jewish men and women whose very lives are a testimony to the promises of God.
Year: 2017
Language: English
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Arabani
Yoseph is a Druze who returns to his native village after having been estranged from it for 17 years. Divorced from their Jewish mother, he brings his children and plans to stay. But his traditional community doesn't welcome them with open arms - because to be a real Druze, both parents must be D...
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50 Years 50 Faces
This is the story of Jerusalem, through various residents from the western and eastern parts of the city.
Year: 2019
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Moshe Alafi
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Why Israel Matters
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1 Season (13 Episodes)
Produced in partnership with four organizations, this 13-part series is designed to powerfully demonstrate the crucial importance of this Jewish state.
Year: 2019
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Probation Time
Ariela, an Ethiopian girl, was adopted by the director’s parents. Each of her nine older siblings chose a unique path to follow. Only Ariela forces the family to contend with alcoholism, petty thefts, and prison. Will her family be able to love her unconditionally?
This program may contain stron...
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Obsession
Prepare to be transported to a time of seismic change and extraordinary emotions in 'Obsession – Against the backdrop of Jerusalem – 1968.' This compelling film, based on true events from the director's own life, unfolds against the post-Six-Day War Jerusalem of 1968, a city teeming with tension,...
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Cause of Death
On the night of March 5th, 2002, a terrorist opened fire on diners in a Tel Aviv restaurant. Druze policeman Salim Barakat bravely stopped him, but was killed by the terrorist. For years, Jamal, Salim's brother, has been attending police ceremonies in commemoration of his brother. Suspecting they...
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Arik Lavie - Why Didn't You Say So?
Yael Lavie, the daughter of Arik Lavie, one of Israel's most celebrated national singers, explores his turbulent childhood in Germany, the abandonment of his mother during the rise of the Nazis and his tortured relationship with women and his country.
Year: 2017
Language: Hebrew, English & Hebre...