IFFR 2007

Shai Carmeli Pollak

Peaceful demonstration by villagers, Israelis and foreigners against the construction of the wall, that runs through the middle of this old Palestinian village.

Images from the Region

Bil'in My Love

Robin Hunzinger

A journey to three Palestinian cities, each of which is in danger of suffocating in a different way: Nablus, Hebron and Qalqilyah.

Closing Your Eyes

Amit Goren

Family and urban history writing in one: a filmmaker fills the streets where he lives, Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, and the pregnancy of his wife who is expecting triplets.

Dear Edmond

David Benchetrit

Pitiless self investigation of Israeli society based on testimony by conscientious objecting soldiers and citizens. They show the true face of war.

Dear Father, Quiet, We're Shooting...

Yael Bartana

A man, a boat, an old harbour. A Personal, poetic short.

A Declaration

Lavi Ben Gal

What’s left of the ideals of the kibbutz? Former kibbutz resident and Lavi Ben Gal returns with his camera and goes looking for the community feeling of old. Filmmaker and camera become increasingly restless.

Eight Twenty Eight

David Ofek

Ron Rotem

Israel, seen through the eyes of immigrants attending Hebrew lessons. Ironic and heartwarming documentary you won’t forget, by the maker of Melanoma My Love.

A Hebrew Lesson

Shimon Dotan

A penetrating look at Palestinian men and women in Israeli prisons.

HotHouse

Jonathan Ben Efrat

An empty shopping centre in Tel Aviv provides shelter for hundreds of illegal Palestinian workers.

The Mall

Ayelet Bechar

Why is Saker, a Moslem Bedouin from Northern Israel, so eager to join the Israeli army?

Power

Rodeon Brodsky

Sensitive portrait about the power of homesickness. Tolya from Belorussia is a guest worker in Israel, but in his mind he’s back home with the family.

Tolya

Tiffany Shlain

The history of the Jewish people, portrayed with the aid of Barbie.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025