Four films that shift between life and its end
Screening in the presence of the creators
Tethys Sea
Israel 2023
Dir.: Shemer Gaon
Pro.: Shemer Gaon
Sc.: Shemer Gaon
DP.: Mathias Zagoni
Ed.: Zohar Sela
Soundtrack Editing: Nati Zeidenstadt
Music: Zohar Sela
Cast: Shlomo Baraba, Niva Lev, Lascha Shimshoni
Source: Jeean - Baraba Films
Produced with the support of: A'arava Foundation - Tinker & Eyal Shirahi
30 min. | Hebrew and English | Hebrew and English Subtitles
In the middle of the desert, at the junction between two roads going nowhere, "Tethys" was founded. A place where terminally ill patients come to end their lives. These are the final hours of Avshalom.
After Life:
Israel 2022
Dir.: Amnon Halbersberg
Pro.: Roy Bareket
Sc.: Amnon Halbersberg
DP.: Omer Rosenberg
Ed.: Yuli Shiloach
Soundtrack Editing: Tal Simchas
Music: Matan Caspi, Gilad Levin
Cast: Michal Toporek, Eran Lachman, Shir Leiba, Amir Banai
Source: Sam Spiegel Film and TV School
16 min. | English | English and Hebrew Subtitles
On her high school field trip, Yael jumps off a cliff only to arrive in the afterlife. There she meets the angel Uriel who wants to send her back to this life, but Yael prefers to remain in the afterlife.
Bloody Groom
Israel 2023
Dir.: Aviad Shtachelberd
Pro.: Leah Tonic, Lev Orlov
Sc.: Aviad Shtachelberd
DP.: Gal Rumbak
Ed.: Noy Barak
Soundtrack Editing: Yonatan Englander
Music: Nitsan Kolko
Cast: Miki Leon, Itamar Tenenbaum
Produced with the support of: The Jerusalem Film Fund, The New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT)
Source: Lev Orlov Films
15 min. | English | English and Hebrew Subtitles
Moishi falls in love with Rachel, a young woman whose previous husbands have all died. Moishi runs away from his parents, who are angry at his decision, straight into the hands of Haim the butcher, who turns out to be the devil himself. Haim, the devil, who turns out to be a romantic character, tries to understand why Moshi insists on marrying Rachel. If Moishi sticks to his decision, Haim will have no choice but to kill him.
Her Name Was Zehava
Israel 2023
Dir.: Tamar Baruch
Pro.: Tamar Baruch
DP.: Tulik Galon, Tamar Baruch
Ed.: Yael Perlov
Soundtrack Editing: Keren Or Biton
Produced with the support of: The New Fund for Cinema and TV, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Other Israel Film Festival Fund
20 min. | Hebrew and Arabic | English Subtitles
Zehava was born in the occupied West Bank and fled to Israel at the age of 19. In the West Bank, she was persecuted for being transgender. In Israel, she was persecuted for being Palestinian.
קבלו עדכונים על סרטים, אירועים, המלצות והטבות. לנרשמים תוענק הטבת הצטרפות!
