Cuz You’re Ugly

Directed by: Sharon Angelhart
82 minutes, 2025, Drama; Israel Film Center Festival

Festival year: 2026

Avigail (19), a wild and insecure midshipwoman, returns home to the stuffy apartment in Jerusalem that she shares with her dysfunctional mother and her 15-year-old sister. Avigail hopes to untie the last remaining chains of her childhood and lose her virginity before the weekend is over and she’s back on duty. But to her amazement, upon arriving home, she learns that her young, angelic sister got knocked up. Now, instead of getting rid of her virginity, Avigail must get rid of a baby.

Screenings followed by Q+A with director Sharon Angelhart.

Full Synopsis

Avigail (19), a wild and insecure midshipwoman, returns home to the stuffy apartment in Jerusalem that she shares with her dysfunctional mother and her 15-year-old sister. Avigail hopes to untie the last remaining chains of her childhood and lose her virginity before the weekend is over and she’s back on duty. But to her amazement, upon arriving home, she learns that her young, angelic sister got knocked up. Now, instead of getting rid of her virginity, Avigail must get rid of a baby.

Showtimes

Friday Jun 12 | 5:30 PM EDT Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Thursday Jun 11 | 6:30 PM EDT Mid-Island Y JCC