Five Short Films About Distance and Intimacy, Drifting Apart and Coming Together
85 minutes | Israel 2025
The Insurance Fairy
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Tal Chaimovitz
Production: Maya Lee Rubin
Screenplay: Tal Chaimovitz
Cinematography: Eitan Stern
Editing: Eily Freid
Sound design: Dolev Raphaeli, DB studios
Casting: Mor Slae, Sivan Eyal
Featuring: Sivan Levi Zakin, Elad Chaimovitz
Source: Sam Spiegel Film and Television School
Produced with support from: NFCT
13 min | Hebrew | English Subtitles
Trying to hide a harsh reality from her young son, single-mom Daphna uses games and imagination in order to paint a brighter world. But as the secrets she must shield him from become darker, the games become more dangerous and ominous.
Night Terrors
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Yaron Arazi
Production: Oren dallal, Tal Levy Tal, Eilat Shapira
Screenplay: Tal Levy Tal
Cinematography: Roy Gluska
Editing: Nohar Avigail Haseen
Picture Design: Boaz Yankelvitz
Sound Design: Dolev Raphaely
Music: Lior Perla, Bentsi Gafni
Casting: Inbar David
Featuring: Tal Levy Tal, Shlomi Tapiero, Hai maor, Bat Elle Mashian, Roy Shahar Kremerman
Source: Tal Levy Tal
20 min| Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
Night Terrors is a short film about a couple in crisis, trying to reconnect through a therapeutic exercise. A charged moment disrupts their fragile bond, escalating when the police arrive and their son wakes up from a night terror. Blending realism with surreal undertones, the film explores fear, intimacy, and relationships
Swifts
Israel | 2025
Shirli Nada Michalevicz
Production: Itai Tamir, Ami Livne
Screenplay: Shirli Nada Michalevicz
Cinematography: Or Azulay
Editing: Haim Tabakman, Shira Meishar
Sound design: Erez Eyni Shavit
Music: Emanuel Witztum
Casting: Shirli Nada Michalevicz
Featuring: Mohammad Afifi, Elisheva Weil
Source: Laila Films.
Produced with support from: The Jerusalem Film and Television Fund
12 min | Arabic and Hebrew | Hebrew and English Subtitles
On the old city walls of Jerusalem, a Young Palestinian Parkourist and a Hassidic girl dream of freedom.
Love Letter to My Brother
Israel | 2025
Directed by: Rotem Avidani
Production: Elyasif Barad
Screenplay: Rotem Avidani
Cinematography: Nitay Parnes
Editing: Jonathan Avidani
Sound design: PHD Advanced
Music: Jonatahn Avidani
Casting: Doron Neeman, Eitan Tsvik
Featuring: Yovel Lewkowski, Amir Banai
Source: Maaleh Film School
Produced with support from: The New Fund for Cinema and Television
18 min | Hebrew | English Subtitles
Eighteen-year-old Roni finds herself forced into a new relationship with her twin brother Alon, who has become ultra-Orthodox and is embracing a life that has no place for her.
Yaffa Shem-Tov
Israel | 2025
Roni Levin and Michael Anug
Production: Yair Luria
Screenplay: Michael Anug and Roni Levin
Cinematography: Yahli Maoz
Editing: Roni Levin and Michael Anug
Sound design: Dolev Rephaely
Casting: Michael Anug and Roni Levin
Featuring: Leora Rivlin, Ezra Dagan, Dov Navon
Source: Sam Spiegel Film and Television School
Produced with support from: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, The Eli Gelfand Short Film Fund
23 min | Hebrew | English Subtitles
On her way to a routine eye checkup, 74-year-old Yaffa has a chance meeting with a fellow patient – and a glimpse with the possibility of changing her life. While her marriage no longer excites her, she has a strong will to live and suddenly sees the opportunity to change course.
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