Night in the Arava - Israeli Shorts 3

French with Hebrew and English translation, 22 minutes , 2023 ,Israel

Layla lives in the shadow of her own name (“night” in Hebrew ). She wakes up when the sun sets and everyone goes to sleep. This is where she feels alive, in the silent night. But this silence will soon be broken by the arrival of Pauline into her life.

Director: Noa Li Sitbon
Screenwriter: Noa Li Sitbon
Producer: Guy Kol
Cast: More Ayala Engel, Emily Shabes

Hebrew with English translation , 16 minutes , 2023 ,Israel

Ruth, a religious married woman “in the closet”, undergoes conversion therapy and prays for a miracle which will heal her heart from her love for a neighbor, a religious woman cello player. What happens when God forces her to confront her passion at a decisive holy moment?

Director: Tzlil Golov
Screenwriter: Tzlil Golov
Producer: Tzlil Golov
Cast: Yael Shayovitz, Yonatan Kunda, Tammie Ellmakies

Hebrew with English translation , 27 minutes , 2023 ,Israel

Arava, a troubled teen, reluctantly goes on a trip with her best friend, Tzipi. The two runaways hitchhike through small-town Israel to the mystical gravesites of the northern city of Safed, in pursuit of an antique Jewish tradition for redemption. Along the way, they’re confronted with the intricacies of their individual identities, hopes, losses and their relationship with one another.

Director: Sarah Meital Benjamin
Screenwriter: Sarah Meital Benjamin & Batel Zaharaa Mann
Producer: Michael Utznik
Cast: Batel Sahara Mann, Swell Ariel Or, Itamar Rothchild

Hebrew with English translation , 17 minutes , 2023 ,Israel

Soli, A young activist, meets Ameline at an anarchist eco rebel camp in Jerusalem. Soli’s search for tenderness and intimacy, leads her to guide Ameline through her existential struggle, living in a toxic world.

Director: Sivan Eyal
Screenwriter: Sivan Eyal
Producer: Yasmin Schefft
Cast: Shani Kagan, Sharon Kohen Raz