On a visit to Montreal several decades ago, a young man visited his uncles' egg distribution warehouse. In a dusty storeroom filled with clutter, he discovered stacks of matching stained-glass windows, each with a Star of David in the center. By the time the building was sold some 20 years later,...

Juliano Mer Khamis, a renowned actor in both Israel and Palestine, returns to his childhood roots in the Jenin refugee camp to film what has happened to a group of kids he directed in the Freedom Theater — an alternative education platform founded by his mother, Arna. The results provide a ground...

He was a man who had everything — but who believed he had nothing. He was Peter Sellers, and this 1971 documentary remains the definitive film about the enigmatic comic actor. Intense and at times devastating, this intimate portrait was initially banned by the BBC; features contributions by Ringo...

Israeli director Natalie Assouline chronicles the lives of Palestinian women who are serving time in Israeli prison for their involvement in terrorist attacks. This intimate portrait, filmed over the course of two years, strives to uncover the motivations behind their actions — bringing into view...

The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, a small Tel Aviv based NGO, works around the clock. The activists give the refugees and migrants legal advice, help them deal with government bureaucracy and promote public campaigns for their cause. They are fighting an uphill battle against both the rising...

In 1957, young Holocaust survivor Tommy Blitz tries to rob the Cinema North cashier. While escaping, he kills Italian-Jewish engineer Fidia Fiatelli, standing in the ticket line. The murder shocks the young State of Israel. After a failed escape from jail, Blitz asks the forgiveness of Fiatelli’s...

Nazi officer Major Karl Plagge, used his position as a forced labor camp commander in Vilnius, Lithuania, to shelter hundreds of Jewish families.

Today, the former camp is unchanged. A group of scientists embark on a journey to uncover the secret hiding places used during the war — retracing st...

Palestinian Ali Abu Awwad, born to a PLO activist and after years in Israeli prison, decides to start the Palestinian Center for Non-Violence on his family's land in the West Bank. This extraordinary documentary documents the interactions between Ali and the Israeli settlers of nearby Gush Etzion...

In recent years, hundreds of Confederate monuments and memorials have been taken down throughout the United States, largely in response to protests against the Civil War’s bitter legacy of slavery and racism. But who knew that one of the nation’s most prominent Confederate monuments was created b...

Angelina, the first Druze woman to attempt significant steps in the Israeli fashion world, finds herself in the middle of a complicated conflict in which the tradition and values of her society clash with her brave efforts to choose her own way in life. Lady Kul el-Arab which set out as a glamoro...

Nir Baram's father was a minister in Rabin's government. The one who signed the Osslo Accords. His grandfather too was a member of the Knesset. With his lineage on his back, Nir begins to question the political education he received at home. Is the two-state solution still possible?

Now a succe...

The official protocols of Prime Minister Golda Meir’s office from the time of the 1973 Yom Kippur War are released, revealing the true nature of her performance during the war.

These documents leave no room for doubt. Despite the conventional image of “Golda” and the myth of her shortcomings dur...

In 1969, Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled hijacked an airplane full of civilians in Rome. This act of terrorism caught the world’s attention, turning Khaled into an icon for a new generation of Palestinian resistance.

Forty years later, Lina Makboul — a young Palestinian now living in Sweden ...

Coming March 14th | An insightful documentary from renowned Israeli filmmaker Duki Dror (Inside the Mossad, Supernova: the Music Festival)

The story of Lebanon is one of ongoing tragedy. A march of follies orchestrated by heads of state, sects, and militias. The Palestinians, French, British, I...

Roger Peltzman transforms his one - man play, Dedication, into a deeply poetic, musical, and cinematic journey. Peltzman’s family fled Berlin for Brussels in 1933, and this story centers on his uncle Norbert — the finest pianist in Belgium, until he was murdered in Auschwitz at 21 years old. A si...

Documentary
Directed by Ofer Laszewcki, Dani Rotstein and Felipe Wolokita
Spain, USA, 2021
Spanish, English (with English subtitles)
63minutes

Two women from two different worlds meet in a hospital, moments after a terror attack in Jerusalem. The two are hiding a secret. While waiting and praying for a miracle to come they will get to know each other and learn about truth, faith and acceptance.

Drama
Directed by Miya Hatav
Israel, 2016...

Four generations, three funerals, two wars and a boyfriend waiting in Tel Aviv: in a tragic-comic clash between the filmmaker and the habit of obedience, Ayal is repeatedly called for reserve duty as a Tank Commander in the Israeli army.

Directed by Ayal Goldberg
Documentary
Israel, 2012
Hebrew ...

The story of eight Arab widows, uneducated and lacking vocational training, who have never had a job, and one day suddenly decided to jointly open a plant for the production of high quality pickles.

Directed by Dalit Kimor
Documentary
Israel, 2005
English, Arabic (with English subtitles)
59 minutes

Larry King was known around the world as the preeminent interviewer. From heads of state to the biggest celebrities, his curiosity, and non-confrontational style elicited surprising revelations—but what went on beyond the mic in King’s own personal life? This half-hour documentary explores two of...

“Ma’abarot” is the first documentary project unfolding the story of the Israeli transit camps. The transit camps were a controversial enterprise, housing hundreds of thousands of new immigrants from different parts of the world, transitioning them into becoming part of the Israeli cultural tapest...