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Religion

Faith

Faith

As Emuna immerses herself in the Mikve (ritual bath) the night before her wedding, she becomes flooded with childhood memories.

Duma

Duma

An inner perspective into the phenomena of sexual abuse in Palestinian society.


Desert Brides

Desert Brides

Three relatively educated,independent Bedouin women are caught within traditional society,trying to survive, each in their own way, a life of polygamy.

You Never Know

You Never Know

Rabbi, folksinger and composer, Shlomo Carlebach is considered to be the foremost Jewish religious songwriter of our time.The film takes you to a Journey that senses and searches for that touch...


Kaddish for a Friend

Kaddish for a Friend

In a test to prove himself to his fellow Arab youths, Ali, a new immigrant to Berlin, breaks into the apartment of his neighbor, an elderly Russian Jewish war veteran. To avoid being deported he must seek forgiveness.

After all you are Just a Guest

After all you are Just a Guest

Every Jewish New Year, ultra-orthodox Jews from Israel converge on Uman, a small Ukrainian village, to pay tribute to the gravesite of their spiritual leader, Rabbi Nachman of Breslav.


Seekers

Seekers

The story of the "Seekers", young men from kibbutz in the Galilee, searching for their place in the world while shattering all that they were brought up on.

Halakeh (Upsherin)

Halakeh (Upsherin)

A journey made by a young religious couple brings their conflict into sharp relief. Ultimately it is their child who bears the heavy cost of marriage and of faith.


Chametz

Chametz

When 15 years old Ayala returns home for Passover from her religious boarding school, she has one thing in mind - to convince her widowed mother to let her come home.

The Heart that Sings

The Heart that Sings

A young Holocaust survivor spends a 1950s summer as the music director at a camp in the Catskills Mountains of New York. The campers take advantage of her broken spirit, but eventually they transform each other in a magnificent way.


The Yard

The Yard

My childhood yard may appear like another shabby parking space in a Jerusalem ultra-orthodox neighborhood. To me, it is the landscape of the only home I have ever known.

From Man to Man, We Pass Like Strangers...

From Man to Man, We Pass Like Strangers...

The tensions and complexities of the city of Jerusalem are represented by the regular passengers of the newly inaugurated urban train.


Yedidiah`s Collection

Yedidiah`s Collection

Ten-year-old Yedidiah`s collection is no ordinary collection. He collects spent mortar shells and lighting parachutes, all evidence of the complicated reality of life he is facing.

Violinists

Violinists

This is a Sisyphean, uncompromising journey of 10-year-old children from Tiberias who are remarkable at playing the the violin.


Thou Shalt Not Dance

Thou Shalt Not Dance

This illuminating documentary explores the obstacles faced by three Orthodox men who establish a dance school for religious males.

Yoel, Israel & Pashkavils

Yoel, Israel & Pashkavils

The pashkavil, a protest poster pasted on walls, is the ultra-orthodox medium that takes the place of television, radio and internet.


Shrouds

Shrouds

Nachum, begins to become a certified undertaker. He is still dealing with the death of his baby daughter.Unable to get rid of the guilt feeling that haunts him, Nachum decides to touch death daily.

The Chosen People

The Chosen People

The Founding Myths of the Israeli Identity- How Zionist myths were imprinted into the collective consciousness and their relevance today.


The Rebellious Son

The Rebellious Son

Adocu-comedy with a hint of tragedy;a family story about one individual's attemptto find his own path and independence,even when those around him think differently.

Dancing in Jaffa

Dancing in Jaffa

Renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine applies his belief that dance can overcome political and cultural differences to Jewish and Palestinian Israelis children. Over the course of a 4 month program he achieves a magical transformation.