What Is This Stupid Question?

Israel, 2023, 7 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

When was the last time you told your dad that you love him?
With a small camera and one question I wander the streets of Tel Aviv, searching for understanding. About gay men, fathers, and their relationships.

Directed by: Yonatan Shabat
Screenplay: Yonatan Shabat
Production: Yonatan Shabat
With: Livay Levi, Tomer Versace, Raphael Kramer, Ran Kalif, Meir Kalfon, David Asefa, Liran Vaizman, Oran Goral, Aviv Noama, Yonatan Shabat

Bedsheet

Israel, 2023, 7 minutes, English with no subtitles

Bedsheet” is the story of a young man who lives on his own for the first time. He deals with a heartbreak and an acute identity crisis which lead him to a path of self destruction. The movie is based on the experiences of the director when he moved to Tel-Aviv.

Directed by: Daniel David
Screenplay: Daniel David
Production: Daniel David, Yerang kim
With: Ian Juul-Hansen

Apartment Quest

Israel, 2023, 5 minutes, Hebrew with no subtitles

Apartment Quest” is a short film centered around a non-binary character which is in fact a Tel Avivian apartment. The apartment narrates their struggles to find an occupant, its unique experience in the tough rental market, and stories of the previous tenants. The apartment’s perspective exposes us to a complex experience of a LGBTQ+ people trying to look for romance in the city.

Directed by: Erez Oved
Screenplay: Erez Oved
Production: Zohar Bosnak
With: Erez Oved, Roy Saar, Guy Gavriel, Ofek Cohen

I’d Make Out with You

Israel, 2024, 9 minutes, Hebrew and English with no subtitles

Cleaning up after a houseparty, Assif finds a note left by a secret admirer addressed to his boyfriend, Tom. Tom’s excitement about who it could be creates tension.

Directed by: Zoe Karbe
Screenplay: Zoe Karbe
Production: Shaked Buznach
With: Tomer Jaimie Shaw, Assif Benedek, Shani Tzabari

Savtoosh

Israel, 2024, 15 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

I have been meeting with my grandmother several times a week for eight years. We eat together, talk about life, watch telenovelas and take a nap together. I documented our special relationship and combined it into a short film.

Director: Gal Primack Najari
Screenwriter: Gal Primack Najari
Producer: Gal Primack Najari
Cast: Gal Primack Najari, Ester Najari

My Neighbor, Yossi

Israel, 2024, 15 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

What’s going on behind the neighbor’s door? One day, Yossi, an elderly collector, opens his door to two curious neighbors and provides a glimpse into his mysterious home, and later into his heart.

Director: Tal Avidan, Talia Ben Arie
Screenwriter: Tal Avidan, Talia Ben Arie
Producer: Tal Avidan, Talia Ben Arie
Cast: Yossi Agman

Her name was Zehava

Israel, 2024, 22 minutes, Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles

As a young transwoman, Zehava was denied asylum by Israel and repeatedly imprisoned because of her second-class status as a Palestinian. She fled the West Bank to Israel at age 19 after surviving sex trafficking, multiple assaults, and an attempted honor killing, only to face new obstacles as an undocumented, homeless Palestinian.

Director: Tamar Baruch
Screenwriter: Tamar Baruch
Producer: Tamar Baruch
Cast: Zehava

Maya

Israel, 2023, 15 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Blindly trapped in an abusive relationship, Maya has to face the reality she’s trying to repress. When she is exposed to her hidden depths she becomes violent herself.

Director: Mor Elmalieh
Screenwriter: Mor Elmalieh
Producer: Dolev Amitai
Cast: Natalie Slovo, Yaara Philo, Ron Glick

Mazal Tov

Israel, 2024, 6 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

A Haredi woman’s visit to a Tel Aviv adult store sparks an unexpected journey of self-discovery, where she challenges social norms, embraces her desires, and transforms into a confident, self-accepting individual.

Director: Yocheved Pianko Feinerman
Screenwriter: Yocheved Pianko Feinerman
Producer: Yocheved Pianko Feinerman
Cast: Ania Kaspi Shema, Yuval Hardoon

Looking Glass

Israel, 2024, 11 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Trying to escape her grown-up life, Ayala moves in with her grandma to help her after eye surgery – but it’s the same week she moves in with her partner. After lying to both, she realizes she is hurting everyone and decides to open her eyes.

Director: Yaaley Weiss
Screenwriter: Yaaley Weiss
Producer: Boaz Debby
Cast: Yaaley Weiss, Ora Meirson

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