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And Then We Danced
| 103 minutes
Merab, a young Georgian dancer, practices incessantly in hope of joining the National Ballet, but his most significant challenge is what he feels for Iraki, a charismatic dancer. A bold and heartfelt film that screened at Cannes.
Aniara
| 106 minutes
Aniara, a massive space shuttle, transports human beings to a new colony on Mars. But a sudden accident sets the ship off course and the passengers soon realize they may not reach their destination alive.
Animal Behaviour
| 14 minutes
In Animal Behavior five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
Aquaparque
| 17 minutes
In an abandoned waterpark, a girl and boy are hidden from the outside world. Between the graffitied ruins of the old swimming pools and blunted slides, they find a shelter where they grieve the loss of hopes and dreams.
European Film Academy 2018: Short Matters! Program I
Ashmina
| 15 minutes
In an impoverished country, rife with contradiction, a young girl is torn between her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors.
Ask Dr. Ruth
| 100 minutes
A documentary about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the pioneering sexologist who became a household name in the 1980s and continues to work incessantly. The film tells the story of her childhood in which she escaped the Nazis but lost her parents.
Bait
| 87 minutes
Martin is a cove fisherman in Cornwall. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy changes his world. A unique film shot on 16mm B&W and processed by hand.
Bao
| 8 minutes
An aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy. But Dumpling starts growing up fast.
Bar 51
| 95 minutes
Thomas and his sister leave their hometown for the big city where they frequent a marginal Tel Aviv bar. There, Thomas’s love for his sister grows, while she strives to make a life of her own. A newly restored version of Amos Guttman’s radical film.
Berlin-Jerusalem
| 89 minutes
Amos Gitai’s film from 1989 connects between two women who never actually met: Expressionist poet Else Lasker-Schüler, who fled Berlin in the early 1930s, and Zionist revolutionary, Mania Shochat. A newly-restored copy.
Between Times
| 12 minutes
After secretly getting a driver's license, Israel returns home from his yeshiva. While preparing for Shabbat, he discovers his strict father doesn't intend to let him hit the road.
Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Between Two Waters
| 135 minutes
Isra and Cheíto are two Roma brothers: Isra was sent to prison for drug dealing and Cheíto signed up for the Marines. When Isra is released from prison and Cheíto returns from a long mission, they reunite in San Fernando. Golden Seashell winner at the San Sebastian FF.
Big Cats
| 11 minutes
Yehuda Harel is a famous Zoologist in his eighties, an expert on the Israeli desert leopard. Though these Big Cats are considered extinct, he won't stop looking for them.
Birth Right
| 24 minutes
21-year-old Natasha comes to Israel on an organized trip. When the handsome combat soldier accompanying the group falls for her, tensions arise with the other girls.
Israeli Short Film Competition - Program 2
Blind Spot
| 98 minutes
A breathtaking debut film made entirely in one shot. “One of the most powerful cinematic experiences, daringly executed...in a way that consistently engages us with its characters' emotional processes” (Screen Magazine).
Blinded by the Light
| 114 minutes
In late 1980s England, a teenager of Pakistani origin works up the courage to express himself in writing after discovering Bruce Springstein’s music. Gurinder Chadha’s (Play it Like Beckham) bracing musical drama.
Border of Pain
| 50 minutes
Ruth Walk's documentary examines the dependence of the Palestinian health system on Israel and exposes a complex network of interests and hardships dwelling side by side with the purest of human intentions.
Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive
| 83 minutes
A dark romantic comedy about Ronen Matalon, a Jerusalemite offering guided tours of famous terror attack sites along Jaffa Road.
Burkina Brandenburg Komplex
| 19 minutes
This film describes a geographical construction that makes use of “our” medial and collective image of Africa and puts it to the test through inaccuracies in a complex human story of cultural conflict.
By the Grace of God
| 137 minutes
François Ozon’s new film, winner of the Berlinale’s Grand Jury prize, adapts a current news story about a Catholic priest charged with child abuse. Three childhood friends reunite to understand how their past has affected their lives.