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After Mondrian Kandinsky & Klee
Ori Drumer’s three films, After Mondrian, After Kandinsky and After Klee present adaptations of three abstract artworks: Transverse Line (1923) by Wassily Kandinsky, Fugue in Red (1921) by Paul Klee, and Composition in Lines (1917) by Piet Mondrian. Drumer breathes motion into these paintings using 3D animation. Already in the original work, the painters attempted […] >>
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Passing time fills a central role in The Way Home. Using old 8 mm. films and an intimate portrayal of the significant events in his personal life over the last fifteen years, director Tomer Heymann (It Kinda Scares Me, Paper Dolls, Bridge Over the Wadi), reveals a charged and surprising emotional world. Shooting with a […] >>
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The Holocaust of the Jews in the former Soviet Union has remained a mystery even many decades after the war has ended. Due to ideological and political reasons, the Soviet regime did not recognize the unique and tragic nature of the extermination of Jews by the Nazis. It was only after the dismantling of the […] >>
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People all over the world post video clips online. They cram their video notes into virtual bottles and toss them into the boundless ocean that is the Internet. All they want is for someone to find the hidden treasure and to be seen. Samantha (38) lives in New Orleans and works as a caregiver. She […] >>
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Shoshana Damari was the first Israeli diva. She graced local and international stages, stirring millions with her beguiling voice and spectacular performance. Yet behind the larger-than-life persona and her memorable songs was a woman about whom we know little. She didn’t like to be interviewed and never volunteered details about herself and her family. Hers […] >>
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One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection between the dream and their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the […] >>
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The film evolves as a mysterious journey revealing a hidden matriarchal figure, inspired by my late grandmother and her memories of Oran, her native city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria. The viewer experiences the journey through the perspective of a seeking figure, by passing along four miniature domestic spaces: the workplace, the shower, […] >>
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Mitapolis – or Romy, Dasi and Abigail’s Great Adventure
Romy, along with her two younger sisters, embarks on a maritime quest aboard a floating bed. While looking for a treasure, they come across different components of their house: the living room has turned into a siren-filled lagoon, and their dad into a giant. >>
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This is the story of The Midrashia, the mothership of religious Zionism in Israel, “the Mother of all high school yeshivas”. It’s a story about an educational start-up, founded before the establishment of the State, having produced thousands of quality students that placed themselves in all the centers of power in Israel. This is a […] >>
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Boxer Johar Abu Lashin dreams of winning a world title in Nazareth and then in his hometown of Gaza, but faces challenges amidst the political situation in the Middle East. Can his journey to winning a title prize in the ring make him a hero in the eyes of both Israelis and Palestinians? >>
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House calls are routine for Rita, a nurse working for Social Security. Mali, a young trainee, joins her and Rita is determined to pass on her philosophy on how to get the job done. At the end of the day, after an emotionally charged visit in the afternoon, Rita decides to make one last visit, […] >>
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After Midnight, The City’s Darkest Secret
Alon Kastiel, a convicted sex offender, operated in Tel Aviv for a whole decade, unhindered. One Facebook post changed everything, opening up the floodgates. 17 women filed official complaints and for a moment it seemed like justice would be served, but Kastiel was convicted of lesser offenses in a plea bargain. He was sentenced to […] >>
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From `Short:Long` – a tribute to Israeli cinema. A Tribute to Lemon popsicle – 1978. The Sabbath is a few hours away. Victor, a confirmed ultra-Orthodox Jew, is stuck in cosmopolitan Tel Aviv after missing the last bus home. Seeking to find his way out, he encounters a different everyday reality that evokes long forgotten […] >>
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In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on the original music of his grandfather and great uncle, who were among the leading musicians in 1930’s-1940’s Iraq. Salah and Daud Al-kuweiti were Jewish-Iraqi musicians considered to be the creators of modern Iraqi music, and two of the greatest […] >>
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Only four biographical details are known about Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. We do not have any drawings describing his features. However, it seems that 400 years after his birth, Shabazi is still an extremely popular poet who continues to live the hearts of an entire community. Who was Shabazi? A poet who committed filicide? Maybe a […] >>