Five new Israeli short films (87 min.)
Elephant in the desert
Israel 2024
Scriptwriter & Director: Yael Nivron
Producers: Adi Navon, Kobi Mizrahi
DOP: Oded Ashkenazi
Editor: Tali Halter-Shenkar
Sound designer: Shahaf Wagshall
Music: Gal Lev
Cast: Yael Nivron, Roy Nik, Rani Blair, Ilanit Ben-Yaakov (V.O)
Production companies: Bona Productions, KM Productions
Produced with the support of: Negev Film Fund, Makor Foundation
19 min | Hebrew| English Subtitles
Trying to save her relationship with Nadav, Rotem realizes she is losing the most important thing.
The Holiness
Israel 2023
Dir. :Daniel Moreshet
Pro: tiarafilms – Harel Ben Melech
Sc: Daniel Moreshet
DP Omer Lotan :
Ed: Shai Blanc - Mashiach
Soundtrack Editing: Aviv Aldema
Music: Gal Lev
Cast: Noa Koler, Assi Cohen, Yarden Arish, Amir Tessler, Lavi Zvi Langbord
Source: tiarafilms
17 min | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
Vered appears to be a typical Jewish woman. But the truth is, she has long been hiding from her children that she and her husband are no longer religious. One Friday night, her teenage daughter catches them in the act of sin. Vered, who herself had tasted the fruit of the forbidden tree, discovers the apple didn’t fall far from the tree
To Jerusalem!
Israel, France 2024
Dir: Ido Schatz
Pro: Gidi Avivi, Sharon Leshem
Co-producer: François-Pierre Clavel
Executive producers: Prof. Yaron Bloch, Maya Dreifuss
Sc: Ido Schatz
DP: Michael Endo Weil.
Ed: Noa Dulberg Alter
Soundtrack Editing: Rotem Dror
Music: Nitzan Vardi
Source: Vice Versa Films
Cast: Amit Friedman, Doron Tavory, Levana Finkelstein, Haitham Omari
Produced with the support of:
Cinema Project - The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts
Blavatnik Student Film Production Fund
The fund in the memory of Finy Rones
Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée
Procirep-Angoa
Produced by Vice Versa Films
In coproduction with Kidam
The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television
20 min | French, English, German, Arabic, Hebrew | Hebrew, English Subtitles
Henri, a combat-fatigued soldier, flees to Jerusalem after the defeat of the Crusaders to Saladin in the 1187 Battle of Hattin. Exhausted from the summer heat and overwhelmed by trauma of war, Henri finds out that he cannot return back home: Jerusalem is no longer a city of peace.
Underdog
Israel 2024
Dir.: Gal Gonen
Pro: Ronen Machlis-Balzam & Hila Guy
Sc: Gal Gonen
DP :Jonathan Karny
Ed:Roman Shumunov
Soundtrack Editing: Lior Waitzman R.I.P
Music: "Tamid" a song by Eden Derso
Cast: Alex Silberg, Alona Sa'ar
Source: Metaphor
Produced with the support of: Negev Foundation
19 min | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
A rebellious young woman is sent to community service in a Kennel, where she helps a rejected dog find a family. For the first time, she feels meaningful in life.
Kippur
Israel 2024
Dir: Uriya Hertz
Pro: Tal Moskovich & Matan Glazovsky – Daizy Films
Sc: Uriya Hertz
DP :Tal Ninyo.
Ed: Uriya Hertz
Soundtrack Editing: Rei Elbaz
Music: Gal Lev
Cast: Ethan Saad, Daniel Barkai, Asaf Peri, Tamar Alkan Meushar
Source: Daizy Films - Tal Moskovich & Matan Glazovsky
Produced with the support of: Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, The New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT)
13 min | Hebrew | Hebrew, English Subtitles
Aviad, a devout Jewish boy, starts his first full fast of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of atonement. But a nocturnal incident during the fast shakes his inner world and threatens his identity