Program 1 – Fathers, Sons and In Between

Four films about fathers, sons and the threads that connect and divide

Screening in the presence of the creators

Yisrael is Lovesick

Israel 2023

Dir.: Yisrael Rohn Rigler

Pro.: Yisrael Rohn Rigler

Sc.: Yisrael Rohn Rigler

DP.: Shaya Chesner

Ed.: Shiri Klas

Soundtrack Editing: Mazkeka Studios, Ori Kadishay

Music: Leib Yaacov Rigler 

Source: Maaleh Film School

16 min. | English | Hebrew and English Subtitles 

Yisrael was born into a loving American ultra-Orthodox Jewish family from Jerusalem. As he grew up and discovered that he was attracted to both men and women, everything changed. Yisrael’s parents embraced him, yet to this day they can't accept that he’s bisexual. He is now 28 years old and through this film he is trying to figure out what he is really looking for.

Me After Dark: Iftach Illouz

Israel 2023

Dir.: Iftach Illouz

Pro.: Iftach Illouz

Sc.: Iftach Illouz

DP.: Tom Riechart

Ed.: Neta Amiram

Soundtrack Editing: Rotem Dror

Source: Minshar School For Art

Produced with the support of: The Rabinovich Foundation - Israel Cinema Project

22 min. | English | English and Hebrew Subtitles

“Me After Dark is my alter ego who goes out in the dead of night for sexual encounters with older men. A Hybrid-Documentary film that traces those encounters, recreates them, and even takes me back to my Mom and Dad”.

The Dissipation of Clouds

 Israel 2023

Dir.: Muhammad Abu Ahmad

Pro.: Rosalin Agbaria, Jalal Masarwa

Sc.: Muhammad Abu Ahmad

DP.: Mostafa Kadah

Ed.: Muhammad Abu Ahmad, Ihab Zidane

Soundtrack Editing: Dror H Shiman

Music: Muhammad Abu Ahmad

Cast: Hisham Suleiman, Wajd Abbas

Source: Third Shot Productions

Produced with the support of: Galilee Cinema Project, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund 

27 min. | Arabic | English and Hebrew Subtitles 

Mahmoud picks up his son Firas from the police station after being arrested for gun possession. He suspects that his son's sudden release is no accident, and forcibly tries to find out from him the circumstances of the investigation and arrest. Stunned, Firas does not cooperate. After a physical fight Firas confesses that he snitched on a member of a known crime family. After Mahmoud contacts a neighborhood arbiter, he and Firas wait for dawn helplessly, expecting the worst. During this time, Mahmoud rediscovers his connection with Firas.

Solomon and Solomon Go Fishing: 

Israel 2023

Dir.: Eliyahu Wonda

Pro.: Avia Azran, Or Cohen

Sc.: Eliyahu Wonda

DP.: Gal Hefetz

Ed.: Shani Beradt

Soundtrack Editing: Rom Hecht

Music: Ilan Alemshet Meheret

Cast: Solomon Marsha, Liel Gidey, Avia Azran

Source: Sapir College - School of Audio and Visual Arts

Produced with the support of: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

13 min. | Hebrew and English | Hebrew and English Subtitles 

Solomon is a 49-year-old Ethiopian divorcee who has not been able to adapt to the country, has no job and can barely speak Hebrew. His son Jr. is a "tsabar" who lives with his mother in Jerusalem, his relationship with his father has almost disappeared and it is good that he has. In a desperate (and even hallucinatory) attempt to connect, Solomon takes Junior to fish in the Dead Sea.