Love Letter to a Garden - Israeli Shorts 7

English with Hebrew translation , 13 minutes , 2022 ,Israel

Rona insists upon returning a giant cactus from her home to the nursery – where she comes across someone unexpected.

Director: Yahli Maoz
Screenwriter: Yahli Maoz
Producer: Tamar Schwalb
Cast: Dana Adini, Emily Karpel

English with Hebrew translation , 5 minutes , 2023 ,Israel

Two high school friends who study in the same class, once close friends but now distant, find themselves locked together on the porch and forced to spend time together. But was this an unexpected situation or a deliberate one?

Director: Tammy Leviav
Screenwriter: Tammy Leviav
Producer: Tammy Leviav
Cast: Tamari Vizel, Rotem Rachmani, Nahal Shalev, Nir Rimon

Hebrew with English translation , 19 minutes , 2022 ,Israel

Nina treats her son’s psoriasis at the Dead Sea. It’s been a few weeks. During the long hours her son is in treatment, Nina is left by herself. Slowly, she drifts away into a hazy voyage, daydreaming of a different life.

Director: Ori Birger
Screenwriter: Ori Birger
Producer: Tamar Birger
Cast: Laliv Sivan, Smadar Kilchinsky, Yair Mazor

Hebrew with English translation , 6 minutes , 2022 ,Israel

A short animated film about two friends who watch together as acid rain washes over the city. The stormy weather outside reflects the feelings of Ariel, who realizes that this is her last chance to confess her feelings to Sophie. Before Sophie leaves the apartment, Ariel plucks up courage and the two kiss against the background of the brightening view outside the window.

Director: Dina Indykh, Shelly Salem
Screenwriter: Dina Indykh
Producer: Dina Indykh, Shelly Salem
Cast: Noa Baruch, Romi Ron

Hebrew, Russian, Arabic with English translation , 24 minutes , 2022 ,Israel

Natalie (17), a Russian immigrant and her friend Amir (19), a Palestinian director, are engaged in art, identity and sexuality. As they work on a TV report about the upcoming 96′ elections, two young Russians that they meet offer new insight as possibilities arise.

Director: Victoria Uchitel
Screenwriter: Victoria Uchitel
Producer: Victoria Uchitel
Cast: Sharon Strimban, Muhammad Toukhy, Nataliya Olshanskaya, Alexey Branov, Eugenia Itin, Amit Roth

Hebrew with English translation , 3 minutes , 2022 ,Israel

A young woman at a house party is looking for love, the problem – she’s a lesbian millennial with social anxiety.

Director: Yaaley Weiss
Screenwriter: Yaaley Weiss
Producer: Boaz Debby
Cast: Shay Kol, Noa Lavi, Ella Shik Blum, Gili Ben Harush