Israeli Short Film Competition C

Israel, 2025, 15 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

After two months of reserve duty in Gaza, Michael returns to Tel Aviv and immediately heads out to a party. A chance encounter with Alon stirs up conflicting emotions and reveals a trauma he didn’t know existed. Tel Aviv University

Director: Daniel Gat
Script: Daniel Gat
Producer: Tamar Peled
With: Omer Perelman Striks, Ori Mechraz, Tomer Barash, Gil Seri

Israel, 2025, 6 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Aviv, newly secular, lies to a BDSM creator to land a collab on OnlyFans. When he’s told to use his grandfather’s tefillin as bondage gear or cancel, he agrees – desperate to belong. Until everything spirals out of control. Tel Aviv University

Director: Adam Michael Reider
Script: Adam Michael Reider and Noy Blacha
Producer: Adam Michael Reider
With: Idan Marin and Gal Cohen

Israel, 2025, 22 minutes, Hebrew with Hebrew subtitles

When Adam, a rigid gay man from Tel-Aviv, meets with a guy for a sexual encounter, he is usually gone seconds after sex is over. But tonight, while he’s stuck in an isolated village in the middle of the desert alongside a kind and romantic guy, Adam will have to face his fears before dawn will rise. Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University

Director: Johnny Doov
Script: Johnny Doov
Producer: Alona Amram
With: Shachar Netz, Hagai Cohen

Israel, 2025, 6 minutes, Hebrew with Hebrew subtitles

Lior waits for a date who doesn’t show up. Instead of staying alone, he asks the guy to come over — for just one night. Tel Aviv University

Director: Lior Sa’ado
Script: Lior Sa’ado
Producer: Alma Yoels
With: Ohad Lalo, Assaf Zalmanovich

Israel, 2025, 19 minutes, Hebrew with Hebrew subtitles

On the eve of a holiday, Dor prepares for an orgy when his estranged mother arrives, mistaking his hookup for a boyfriend. Over a tense dinner, they maintain the lie — until an unexpected knock at the door shatters the facade. Ha’aruga

Director: Idan Argov
Script: Idan Argov
Producer: Idan Argov, Noa Gur Itzack
With: Idan Argov, Gil Seri Levi, Ricki Hayut

Israel, 2025, 7 minutes, Hebrew with Hebrew subtitles

Palestinian Iyad and Israeli Maor meet through Grindr for a mix of wild sex and a power struggle. The sudden alarm throws them to the hall surrounded by hostile neighbours. That is when true intimacy sparks between them. Bezalel

Director: Ohad Manor
Script: Ohad Manor
Producer: Ohad Manor
With: Asked to stay anonymous