Sarah is invited to Israel as part of a film festival, but her desire to talk politics isolates her, leaving her to talk with her dead father over a noisy phone line.
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Make Me a Match
“Make Me A Match” is the portrait of three Jewish-Orthodox singles –– their matchmakers and their effort to stay loyal to a possibly outdated tradition. Torn between their commitment to their Jewish culture and their own dreams, three 30-somethings,Vered, David and Ortal, try with humor and defiance to stand the social pressure while staying true to themselves. „Make Me A Match” tells the story of a search for love which turns into a search for identity between tradition and modernity.
Ambulance/Gaza
During the summer of 2014, Mohamed Jabaly joins an ambulance crew attempting to save those injured during the war in Gaza.
Into the North
A group of Czech teenagers sets out on a journey to the North. Without their parents or any one else to look after them, they have only each other. That’s how their greatest adventure starts. They spend four years in Denmark, an oasis in the midst of raging World War II. Thanks to this move they survive and succeed in starting a new life. More than seventy years later they are ready to tell their story: a coming-of-age refugee story with a happy ending courtesy of thousands of openhearted Danes.
The Wanted 18
Last Stop
The main bus station in Tel Aviv is like a lens focusing on the problems of contemporary Israel. It is here, at the margins of society, where the lives of thousands of illegal immigrants from Africa and Israelis from across the world meet. The observation of the station and its neighbourhood reveals a mosaic of languages, races and religions. All this creates a truly explosive mix – the place governed by its own rules conceals a wealth of xenophobia, racism and violence.
Dimona Twist
Seven women arrive in Israel by ship in the 1950s and 1960s and are sent straight to Dimona, a town recently established in the desert. They now open up and share their life stories that have never before been told from their perspectives. What happened during the first fifteen years to the girls and women who arrived with their families from North Africa and Poland and found themselves building a town in the middle of the desert? They talk about the pain of leaving their homes behind, about poverty and the difficulties of adjusting in their new homeland, and about their determined attempts to create rich and meaningful lives. In the film Dimona Twist, which mixes between conversations with the protagonists and private and public archives, they recount the struggles they took part in and the insights they gained, with humor, sorrow and dignity.
Forever Pure
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel, the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player. Mid-way through the 2012/13 season, a secretive transfer deal by the owner, Russian-Israeli oligarch Arcadi Gaydamak, brought two Muslim players from Chechnya. The deal inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sport that sent the club spiraling out of control. One season in a life of this famed club is a story of Israeli society, personal identity, politics, money and a window into how racism is destroying a team and society from within.
Kindergarten
My Hero Brother
A group of remarkable young people with Down syndrome embarks on a demanding trip through the Indian Himalayas accompanied by their “normal” brothers and sisters. Unresolved conflicts and the complexities of growing up with a Down syndrome child in the family come to the surface, while a heart-warming and special closeness develops among the siblings as they deal with formidable physical and emotional challenges. The difficult trials and poignant relationships set against the richly colorful backdrop of India open new horizons and deepen our understanding of special needs people and their families
