SEARCH   5 DaysChamisha YamimDirector : Yoav Shamir Israel 2005 94mins Unprecedented access and footage of one of the most controversial events in recent Middle East history – Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza.  9 Star HotelMalon 9 KochavimDirector : Ido Haar Israel 2006 78 mins Follows a group of Palestinian construction labourers working illegally on the building site of a new Israeli town, across from the West Bank.  A Different DishDirector : Shay Hamias UK 2006 10mins A Jewish Moroccan mother who can’t accept her son being gay and and a son who has rejected the traditions of his culture lean to overcome their prejudices, with the help of a rascally rabbi.  A Hebrew LessonHa'UlpanDirector : David Ofek & Ron Rotem Israel 2006 123 mins In 2004, in an ulpan in the heart of Tel Aviv, a different and fascinating tapestry of individuals face the difficulties of a new language and a new life. .jpg&viewWidth=100&viewHeight=67&imagetype=image/jpeg&BGcolour=FFFFFF&imageadj=CenterFit&viewlarge=No) A Kiss Is A Kiss Is A KissDirector : Uri Bar-on Israel 2006 5 mins Or is there more to it? A very short take on some grand issues  A Love To HideDirector : Christian Fauré France 2005 103mins Set in Paris in 1942 where two gay lovers, Philippe and Jean, hide their love from their families and the occupying Nazi army.  A SecretUn SecretDirector : Claude Miller France 2007 100 mins An exploration of a dark family secret and the story of a great passion, told through a nervous young boy, François.  A Slim PeaceDirector : Yael Luttwak UK 2007 60 mins Filmmaker Luttwak sets herself a bold task, forming a weight-loss group in Jerusalem for women from across the political spectrum  Another Road HomeDirector : Danae Elon Israel 2005 79mins Award-winning Israeli filmmaker and daughter of renowned writer Amos Elon, portrays her quest to find Musa Obeidallah, the Palestinian man whose love and sacrifice profoundly influenced her life.  AshesDirector : Rima Essa Israel 2001 35 mins Rima Essa is from Bir’am, a Palestinian village which was destroyed in the war of 1948. Ashes is her cinematic attempt to come to terms with her feelings as an Israeli Arab.  Aviva My LoveAviva AhuvatiDirector : Shemi Zarhin Israel 2006 107 mins All Aviva wants is to write, and indeed every detail in her mundane life sparks an imaginative tale. But Aviva lives in a working class town in the North of Israel.  Be Fruitful And MultiplyDirector : Shosh Shlam Israel 2005 50mins How does it feel to have been pregnant or breastfeeding for 25 out of 26 years of your married life? This and other questions are posed openly and directly in this film exposing the consequences of the commandment “Be fruitful and multiply” for religious Jewish women.  BeaufortDirector : Joseph Cedar Israel 2007 120 mins The story of the poignant retreat of a group of young soldiers in 2000 from Beaufort Castle, who must find ways to carry out their mission until the very last minute.  Between Two NotesLe Blues de l'OrientDirector : Florence Strauss France/Canada 2006 85 mins A musical road movie that moves between Iraq and Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, Israel and Egypt.  Black BookDirector : Paul Verhoeven Netherlands/UK/Germany 2006 145mins Black Book marks Paul Verhoeven’s return to Holland after 25 years in Hollywood, tackling a subject he has long held dear – his homeland’s behaviour during World War II.  Bridge Over the WadiGesher Al Ha'wadiDirector : Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann Israel 2006 55 mins Follows children in their first year at a bilingual school established by Arab and Jewish parents in Galilee.  Children of the SunDirector : Ran Tal Israel 2007 70 mins A documentary tracing the experience of the tens of thousands born in the kibbutzim in the 1920s and 1930s, and the joys and wounds they still bear after all these years.  Cirkus RexDirector : Zlatco Bourek Yugoslavia 1965 13 mins This strange and haunting short film powerfully evokes the dark side of the circus in a landscape of Nazi occupation.  Close To HomeKarov La BayitDirector : Vidi Bilu and Dalia Hager Israel 2006 90mins Rebellious and outgoing Smadar can’t stand some of the people in her IDF unit. Mirit, introverted and frightened, keeps away from the likes of Smadar. But the two are thrown together as they are assigned to a patrol in Jerusalem as part of their compulsory military service.  Crazy LoveDirector : Dan Klores USA 2007 96 mins The astonishing story of the obsessive roller coaster relationship of Burt and Linda Pugach, which shocked the US during the summer of 1959.  Dear Mr WaldmanMichtavim Le AmericaDirector : Hanan Peled Israel 2006 86 mins Ten year old Hilik wants more than anything to make his parents happy in an attempt to compensate for their suffering in the Holocaust.  Don Quixote In JerusalemDirector : Dani Rosenberg Israel 2005 5mins Don Quixote and Sancho Pancho arrive in Israel in the year 2004. They reach a hill on the Jerusalem road overlooking the wall which divides Israel and the Palestinian Authority. They inspect their target and make their plans.  Down ThereLà-BasDirector : Chantal Akerman France/Belgium 2006 79mins “When Jews in France say to each other ‘Tu vas là-bas’ they usually mean: ‘are you going to Israel?’ We have the place where we live and we have ‘là-bas’.” Akerman didn’t intend to make a film about Israel. But then, while staying in a rented seaside apartment in Tel Aviv, she started filming.  Encounter PointDirector : Ronit Avni & Julia Bacha USA 2006 85 mins Focuses on the attempts by bereaved people from both sides of the Israeli Palestinian conflict to meet, talk and find new ways of living together.  Enemies, A Love StoryDirector : Paul Mazursky USA 1989 119 mins This dark comedy, adapted from Isaac Bashevis Singer’s novel, charts the exploits of four Holocaust survivors in 1940s New York.   ExodusDirector : Otto Preminger USA 1960 208 minutes Based on Leon Uris’s sweeping novel, Exodus is the epic saga of the founding of the state of Israel in the days following World War II.  Family LawDerecho De FamiliaDirector : Daniel Burman Argentina 2006 102mins From the director of Lost Embrace (Silver Bear Winner Berlin 2004).Ariel Perelman is a lawyer like his father but he wants to do things his own way. While his father represents a variety of colourful petty criminals and cuts a lively figure, Ariel deals, literally, with ghosts.  First Lesson in PeaceDirector : Yoram Honig Israel 2005 56mins When Michal, a 6 year old girl, is about to start school, Yoram Honig, her father,  Free ZoneDirector : Amos Gitai Israel/Belgium/Spain/France 2005 90mins After a violent quarrel with her mother-in-law (Carmen Maura), Rebecca (Natalie Portman) leaves the luxury hotel where she’s staying with her husband and dives into Hanna (Hanna Laslo)’s taxi.   Glow Ropes:The Rise And Fall Of A Bar Mitzvah EmCeeDirector : George Valencia and co-Director Edwin Figueroa USA 2006 82mins Life in the fast lane of lavish Bar Mitzvah parties gives director George Valencia a unique platform for spoofing the event organiser’s craze for creating ‘over the top’ family celebrations and parties that rival each other with their themes and lavish designs.   Gorgeous!Comme t'y es belle!Director : Lisa Alessandrin France/Belgium/Luxembourg/UK 2006 84 mins A Sephardic comedy about affluent and beautiful women in Paris, described as “Sex and the City French style” .JPG&viewWidth=100&viewHeight=67&imagetype=image/jpeg&BGcolour=FFFFFF&imageadj=CenterFit&viewlarge=No "Grandpa") Grandpa Speak to Me in RussianDirector : Louis Lentin Ireland 2006 55 mins In this moving docudrama Lentin reconstructs the life of his paternal grandfather, Kalman Solomon Lentin who came to live with his family in Ireland in 1936.  Harley Son Of DavidDirector : Avner Levona Canada/USA 2006 52mins A lightening chase of hundreds of Jewish bikers as they embark on an historic 1,200 mile pilgrimage from Canada across north America to Washington DC in May 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.  Heartbeat DetectorLa Question HumaineDirector : Nicolas Klotz France 2007 141 mins The events and psychological underpinnings of World War II resonate in the most intriguing manner in the intense cinematic voyage of a psychologist in present day Paris.  HeightsDirector : Chris Terrio USA 2004 94mins Heights follows five characters over 24 hours on an autumn day in New York City and plumbs the depths of deceit, ego and lust.  Heir to an ExecutionDirector : Ivy Meeropol USA 2004 99 mins A fascinating, insider’s view of America’s most controversial execution and a fierce and compassionate reclamation of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as people.  His Wife's LoverDirector : Sidney M Goldin USA 1931 80 mins Billed as the ‘first Jewish musical comedy talking picture’.  HouseBayitDirector : Amos Gitai Israel 1980 51mins One of Gitai’s first documentaries and by no means the last to provoke controversy, it tells the story of a house in West Jerusalem owned by a Palestinian family until 1948, then requisitioned by the Israeli government as ‘vacant’.  Industry Event: The Future for Independent CinemaDirector :
A look at new ways forward for independent cinema including niche markets and alternative ways to distribute and exhibit films.  JellyfishMeduzotDirector : Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret Israel/France 2007 78 mins An understated, beautifully shot tale of interconnecting lives in modern-day Tel Aviv.  Jerusalem is Proud to PresentYerushalayim Gea'a LehatzigDirector : Nitzan Gilady Israel 2007 82 mins This hair-raising documentary captures the homophobic hate campaign launched by fundamentalist religious groups ahead of World Pride celebrations in Jerusalem.  Jerusalem Of MetalDirector : Sigalit Lifshitz Israel 2005 4mins In this powerful and disturbing animation bored police robots threaten to take over the city. They are the only ones to survive the disaster.  JoyMuchrachim Lihiyot SameachDirector : Julie Shles Israel 2006 90mins Joy Levine lives in an old apartment that, in complete contrast to her, is shabby and worn-out on the outside while well-kept and filled with joy on the inside. Her life changes when she auditions for a TV show called ‘Gotta Be Happy’.  Just MarriedDirector : Ayelet Bechar Israel 2005 71mins Autumn 2003 – a wedding hall in the north of Israel. Two hundred guests, dancing, music and a bride in a white dress. Kifah Massarwi, an Israeli citizen, has organized a wedding for herself, minus the groom.  Keeping Up with the SteinsDirector : Scott Marshall USA 2006 99 mins This coming of age ‘barmitzvah comedy’ is a warm and funny satire of some of the more ridiculous excesses of party themes versus religious rites.  Kike Like MeDirector : Jamie Kastner Canada 2007 83 mins Finding himself irritated but intrigued when asked “are you Jewish?”, secular young Canadian filmmaker Jamie Kastner goes in search of the motivations and meaning behind the question. |
