Slot 1
Saturday 6.11

Uriya Kapach, Israel

Yael is driving back home when she is suddenly hit by a Palestinian car, who steal her car. To the surprise of the thieves, they discover a baby in the back seat, with Yael chasing him into the village. A Palestinian woman and human connections give Yael hope and salvation in the face of the obstacles they face. Based on a true story.

Nurith Cohen, Israel

 Yossi Kleinmann is an uncharismatic history professor lecturing on political leaders in totalitarian regimes. Neither his students nor his domineering wife show him any respect. At a Sabbath weekend celebrating the 90th birthday of his wife’s grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, Yossi suddenly finds himself in an unexpected situation which forces him to confront history, his family and himself.

Galia Osmo, Israel

The Fisherman and the Fish folk tale comes to life, in a bitter-sweet animation. A lonely fisherman has a magical goldfish, who granted him three wishes. He already used two wishes to help others in need. Now he is facing a grave decision; after accidentally killing a stranger, he has to choose whether to keep his last wish and stay a murderer. Or to use it to save a stranger's life, but in doing so he will lose the only thing that truly matters, his friend.

Assaf Machnes, Miki Fromchenko, Israel

A docu-fiction web series, telling real stories of Israeli soldiers who injured themselves on purpose during their military service in order to get a few days off the army. 

Gili Shani, Israel

The protagonist of the film is a girl whose home fell apart because of her parents divorce.  Her buried memories are revealed through a sea of grains of sand.  The film is made of a combination of stop-motion animation, sand and collage from the old  photo archive from which the different stories of her parents are intertwined opening an honest,  sensitive and sad dialogue about the lack of a stable home, relationships and parenthood.