This film documents life of coma patients over a two year span at the Reut medical center in Tel Aviv. Because modern medicince and technology enables these patients to live for many years, “Shift” raises crucial ethical dilemmas regarding thet underlying social and oral codes intended on preserving human life.
Archives
Sharsheret Ha-Zikaron
In the villages of Stolin and Horoduk, almost all the Jews were murdered by the Nazis in 1941-42 and buried in mass graves. The story of the two villages between the world wars is woven in with that of a 100-man delegation of second and third generation survivors.
Shining Stars
Purim 1996. 27 year old Meital was severly wounded in a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv. Nine years later she decides to go through fertility treatments and have a child on her own.
Soldier/Citizen
The film examines a formative moment in the lives of many young people in Israel- the transition from military service to civilian life, in which their political and civic perceptions are formed.
Six Million and One
Teddy’s Museum
Thou Shall Not Dance
Three years ago, a group of religious young men decided to establish a dance school. Now they are just about ready to come out into the open and perform for their family and friends.
Two Sided Story
August 2011. While the willingness for dialoge and reconciliation has fallen off the public agenda in Israel and Palestine, an extraordinary dialogue workshop comes together in the Palestinian town of Beit Jala.
Turbulence
After 26 years of a life sentence for the rape and murder of a Jewish girl in 1982, bedouin Kamal Subhi contacts Ariel Livneh, a retired secret services agent and criminologist, asking him to re-open his file. Ariel dives in, wipes the dust off of old documents, digs through archives, makes notes, locates police officers, and exaimes every detail, leading him after 3 years to appeal for Kamal’s release.
Under the Rug
Maya Link, 84, was born in Germany and immigrated to Israel. The death of her son 40 years ago raises forbidden questions about the mother’s love for her children.
