Presented as part of the ChaiFlicks x Reboot Studios Short Program, curated exclusively on ChaiFlicks.

An acclaimed short film starring Swell Ariel Or (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem), Arava follows two runaway teenage girls hitchhike through small-town Israel to a Northern Jewish sanctum in pursuit of spiritual redemption. Along the way, they're confronted with the complexities of their relationship.

Directed by Sarah Benjamin
Starring Swell Ariel Or, Batel Zaharaa Mann
Short Drama
Hebrew with English subtitles
27 minutes
Israel, 2023