The conjunction of creativity and death through the confrontation between a film director and the subject of his creation – a gifted piano player who became a criminal.
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A Dream
18 Kilometers
Twenty four hours in the lives of eleven people living in Sderot and Gaza, whose fates are bound together by one day in 2007.
A Story of David
King Saul of Israel is jealous of the fame and adoration of David, who long ago slew Goliath and brought victory to Saul’s armies. Now Saul, egged on by his Edomite counselor Doeg, attempts to have David killed. Saul’s son, and David’s best friend, Jonathan, conspires to help David, who is reluctant to fight back against his own people the Israelites.
A Different Love Song
Short dramatic film. Cinematic adaptation of “A Different Love song” by Yehuda Amichai.
A Trumpet in The Wadi
An impossible love story between two outsiders in Israeli society, Huda an Arab young woman and Alex a new immigrant from Russia. Huda is very much involved in Israeli society and works at a travel agency; Alex is a talented trumpet player who attracts Huda with his magical tunes. The two lovers have to face many obstacles, mainly Huda’s objecting family and the political situation in Israel. Huda decides that despite everything she will follow her heart. She will soon find out if a love facing so many difficulties and objections can survive.
A Dangerous Dance
Joseph, a young handsome unemployed from a small town in the South, spends his nights at the local dance-bar. He’s the best Latino dancer in town – all the girls fall for him, charmed by his sex appeal – especially Tom, the hottest girl and best dancer in town. In the meantime, in the big city, we meet beautiful Annabelle, the daughter of Ernest, a multi millionaire and her stepmother Suzie. The family lives with the memories of Annabelle’s deceased mother, a European prima ballerina who committed suicide. Annabelle is obsessed with her mother’s dancing against her father’s violent resistance, a conflict which brings to recurring confrontations between the two. Annabelle trains for the biggest dance competition the country has ever known. Her partner, Maor, rejects the choreographer’s, Pedro, classical style and would rather compete in Latin style. At the dance auditions Annabelle meets Joseph, who becomes her dance partner and the two fall in love. Jealous Maor uses every trick in the book to get rid of Joseph. He even sends his gangster friends to break his legs and tries to bribe the head of the competition’s jury. The difference between the two’s social stature gives the film its powerful and suspenseful dramatic moments.
4 Kilometers
Somewhere between the 1947 traditional Bedouin desert-life of southern Israel and the 2007 modern city life of Beer-Sheba, just 4 Kilometers off the highway, lives a small Bedouin community. 15 year old Hulud has a dream; she is cracking the barrier set on that highway. With her young brother and sister she goes on a journey that will enable her to let go of the life she once wished for.
Coffee – Between Reality and Imagination
Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers embarked on a journey to create short films, fiction or documentary, inspired by Coffee, which takes part in Middle East cultural identity and social reality. Coffee creates a connection between different people, no matter who they are. Each film gives a personal and courageous point of view on the reality in which we live in. The project was created and produced by The Film Department of Tel Aviv University.
Adama (Land)
The stories of three generations of one family of farmers in a financial crisis, struggling to keep their land in the south of Israel. Starring Mohammad Bakri as Moshe, the Jewish Moroccan head of the family, with Lior Ashkenazi, Menashe Noy, and Yael Abecassis.
