Program 4 – Me, You and In Between

Six films about nearness and alienation, repression and freedom

Screening in the presence of the creators

Blowing in the Wind

Israel 2023

Dir.: Nikolay Kouleshov

Pro.: Ronen Machlis Balzam, Hila Guy

Sc.: Nikolay Kouleshov

DP.: Yaniv Linton

Ed.: Shani beradt

Soundtrack Editing:  Rei Elbaz 

Music: Feliks Mirenskiy

Cast: Alon Friedman, Maya Simchi Atar,Ayala Orbach, Yoav Orbach, Kamel Al Halabi, Nizar Abo Fareeh, Abdallh Abu Freih

Source: 

Produced with the support of: Negev Film Fund, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

15 min. | Hebrew, English | Hebrew and English Subtitles 

In that faraway place, where endless miles of sand meet the horizon, a tumbleweed bush decides to surrender itself to the wind. It detaches itself from the soil and starts to roll, wherever the wind takes it. Along the way, it will meet people, who are walking against the wind, and sometimes, against each other.

Time Out

Israel 2023

Dir.: Rita Borodiyanski

Pro.: Oren Rogovin, Omer Rogovin, Kobi  Mizrahi

Sc.: Rita Borodiyanski

DP.: Avner Mayer

Ed.: Yotam Sas

Soundtrack Editing: Alex Feldman

Music: Alex Feldman

Cast: Suzann Papian, Maria Masha Seman

Source: Rogovin Brothers, KM Productions

Produced with the support of: Makor Film Fund

17 min. | English | Hebrew and English Subtitles  

A portrait of a young woman from a struggling household, who serves as a soldier in the IDF checkpoint unit. When an emergency arises with her father back home, she must leave immediately. She decides to catch a young Palestinian trouble maker, in order to persuade her commander to let her go early.

Center of Life 

Israel 2023

Dir.: Jacob Arenber

Pro.: Jacob Arenber

Sc.: Jacob Arenber, Yael Danon

DP.: Victor Palatnik

Ed.: Yael Danon

Soundtrack Editing: Rotem Dror

Source: The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television

Produced with the support of: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Blavatnik Fund

20 min. | English, Hebrew| Hebrew and English Subtitles

A "suspiciously unused toothbrush" and “a full fridge” are among the reasons that lead to the rejection of Wisam's citizenship application, with Israeli authorities questioning the authenticity of the life that he presented to them. Will Wissam, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem, be able to prove to them that his life is real?

Pickles 

Israel 2022

Dir.: Ania Kaspi Shema, Ania Kaspi Shema

Pro.: Anka Stusio

Sc.: Ania Kaspi Shema

Animation: Aya Honig, Noga Ben Dor, Ella Ben Yacov, Hila Mutayn

Soundtrack Editing: Zevik Perry

Music: Zevik Perry

Source: Anka Studio

Produced with the support of: The Israel Lottery Council for Culture & Arts, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

8 min. | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles 

Inna is a new immigrant in Israel in 1990. At the age of 14, she must cope with all the difficulties of learning the new language, getting used to the new unpolite culture and the most unexpected – Israeli boys. The letter she receives from her friend from Ukraine forces her to write a reply that emphasizes the gap between her desire to be loved and belong and all the difficulties and humiliation which she goes through at the period of absorption.

In the Mountain's Shade 

Israel 2023

Dir.: Maya Kessel

Pro.: Tal Moskovich, Matan Glazovsky

Sc.: Maya Kessel

DP.: Gal Rumbak

Ed.: Gal El-Ad

Soundtrack Editing: Michael Emet

Music: Adam Weingrod

Cast: Mingzhe Zhang, Maya Yangzi Lazar, Li Le, Herzl Tobey

Source: Daizy Films

Produced with the support of: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

22 min. | Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles 

In the midst of his working day, Ming is pulled out of his daily routine in the construction site to a place that reminds him of the home he had left. Surrounded by the artificial setting, suppressed longing return and rise within him.