Program 1 – Love and Boundaries

Israeli Short Films

  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Israel 2021
  • 87 minutes

Five short films that deal with women and longing for love

A list of things I love

Israel 2021

Dir.: Daria Turetski

Pro.:  Daria Turetski

Sc.: Daria Turetski

DP: Daria Turetski

Ed.: Daria Turetski

Soundtrack Editing: Seva Zolotko

Source: Daria Turetski

Produced with support of: The New Fund for Cinema And Television.

12 min. | Russian | Hebrew and English subtitles

 

When my 11-year relationship ended, I suddenly found myself in a new city, in an empty apartment. I only have half of my furniture and half of myself. Through observations and a list of things I love, I am trying to rediscover myself.

 
 

Colony Collapse Disorder

Israel 2021

Dir.: Amos Holzman

Pro.: Talia Bernstein

Sc.: Amos Holzman

DP.: Michael Dal

Ed.: Gil Vesely

Music: Gal Lev

Soundtrack Editing: Rei Elbaz

Festivals: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival TISFF 2021

Cast: Naama Shahar, Alma Kelly

Source: AH Films

Produced with support of: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

18 min. | Hebrew | English Subtitles

 

Colony Collapse Disorder is an abnormal phenomenon that occurs when bees leave the hive with no apparent reason. Between forest and city, two lovers' journey to preserve their togetherness.

Two Women

Israel 2021

Dir.: Yuval Kaminsky

Pro.:  Yam Gal

Sc.: Yuval Kaminsky, based on a story by Amos Oz

DP: Yam Gal

Ed.: Noam Popper

Music: Yoni Rechter

Soundtrack Editing: Neal Gibbs

Source: Yam Gal

Produced with support of: The Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

15 min. | Hebrew | English subtitles

 

 In 1958 in Kibbutz Yekhat, Osnat is trying to overcome her husband leaving her for another kibbutz member, Ariella Barash. A short letter correspondence between the two makes Osnat wonder about her path.

 
 

Borek

Israel 2021

Dir.: Eli Rezik

Pro.: Baher Agbaria, Laura Hawa (Majdal Films)

Sc.: Eli Rezik

DP.: Tal Ninyo

Ed.: Ayman Mattar

Music: Yoss sound

Soundtrack Editing: Yoss sound

Festivals: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival TISFF 2020

Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film

Cast: Abeer Lawen, Anan Abu Jaber, Amir Khoury, Anna Maria Hawa

Source: Majdal Films

Produced with support of: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

17 min. | Arabic and English | Hebrew and English Subtitles

 

During a trip to her ancestral land, Lilian, A Palestinian, born and raised in France, finds herself spending a rainy night in Haifa, in search for the most delicious Borek in town with three Palestinians and their stories.

Secrets are revealed and the Intense desire for an identity surfaces.

Unheard Voices

Israel 2021

Dir.: Ma'ayan Porat

Pro.: School of Audio & Visual Arts, Sapir college

Sc.: ?

DP.: Yael Rosen

Ed.: Rakefet Burshtein

Music: Dor Madmon

Soundtrack Editing: Noam Barkat

Source: School of Audio & Visual Arts, Sapir college

Produced with the support of: Galil Film Fund

25 min. | Hebrew | English subtitles

 

An intimate portrait showcasing eight women's testimonies about the sexual education they received in the religious Jewish world.

Through the discovery of their bodies and sexuality at different stages in their lives, they each reveal a deep desire for closeness and intimacy.