Israeli Shorts Program - Competition

Yehudit, an Orthodox woman haunted by trauma, must decide between fleeing her home or losing herself to madness. The Film has been chosen for the shorts competitive program and is nominated for "The Golem".

Which regrets fill the heart at the last moments of a woman's life? Which thoughts occupy the mind of a woman who dedicated her life to the Socialist dream, and lost her son's love along the way? “No Witches in the Valley” is a story about intergenerational trauma and the ability to overcome it. It is a love letter to my grandmother, whose voice was erased from the pages of history.

A monster mimics human silhouettes through apartment windows, preying on those who get too close to the glass. The Film has been chosen for the shorts competitive program and is nominated for "The Golem".

Naomi duplicates a key for her boyfriend without asking her unbearable roommate first. The two engage in a war of attrition as soon as the act is revealed. They spare no means and are ready to destroy everything to win an apartment. The Film has been chosen for the shorts competitive program and is nominated for "The Golem".

In a not too far dystopian future, a couple is trying to obtain a foreign passport in order to leave Israel. Bureaucracy is demanding - but it turns out that the price of emigrating is even more taxing and physically arduous. And the couple will have to make dramatic choices that will affect future generations. The Film has been chosen for the shorts competitive program and is nominated for "The Golem".

Since diversity is dead in tv and movies, Veronica the animator decides to kill off Kasey, one of her diverse cartoons. But Kasey isn't your typical cartoon and she's definitely not going anywhere without a fight. The Film has been chosen for the shorts competitive program and is nominated for "The Golem".

A love story between an anxious young woman and the ghost who inhabits her rented apartment.

For their sixth anniversary, Dekel sweeps Neri into a journey through their memories with the help of a new drug that makes you re-experience memories. This trip reaches a breaking point when they go back to a joint sexual encounter, which floods Neri with feelings he tried to suppress.

Uri lives on his own, when a single mom and her young son move in next door things become very strange.

Shindel was born unlucky to a father who came into the world with his luck on his back. In a world of superstition, she tries to find her own luck.

A young man is exposed to a love story during a party, while a voice-over tells of a son and his father drifting apart.

Matti is the best spinner in town. On the seventh night of Hanukkah he tells his boss, and the head of "The Casino", that he wants to leave. His boss makes him an offer he cannot refuse.

Horror Comedy. Most importantly – do not wake up the baby, who just fell asleep, things might go unimaginably wrong. The film was presented at over sixty film festivals around the world. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, Starry Eyed Program, also presenting prior to the film “Host”.

Drama, Revenge, Science Fiction. He wakes up in the dark to be tortured by HER, until he’ll admit he assaulted. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, “Future Telling” Program

Surrealist Horror Comedy. After separating from his wife, Boris has a night of surrealist and intensely emotional experiences. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, Trippin’ Program.

Two criminals are given a very simple task, deliver a heavy suitcase, in this surreal crime comedy. Produced at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, the Tel-Aviv University. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, (S)Laughter is the Best Medicine Program, also presenting prior to the film “Palm Springs“.  

Horror Comedy. A bourgeois dinner with friends gives rise to some of its participants’ suppressed emotions, as they completely lose control. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, Starry Eyed Program, also presenting prior to the films “The Antenna” and “The VelociPastor“.

A pregnant woman embarks on an apocalyptic journey as a mysterious crack raptures Jerusalem’s ground. Produced at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Festival Programs: Competitive Program, Future Telling Program, also presenting prior to the film “The Man Who Killed Hitler, and Then the Bigfoot“.

Fantastic Horror comedy. Boy meets girl during the global pandemic, at the height of lockdown. Flirting becomes complicated with masks on, especially when both hide a secret underneath. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, (S)Laughter is the Best Medicine Program, also presenting prior to the films “Butt Boy” and “My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It […]

Horror Comedy. Con-artist Duo, a Jewish and a Muslim, performs (false) exorcisms comes across a real Dybbuk that confronts them with their private sins. Produced at Minshar School of Art, supported by the Israeli New Fund for Cinema and Television NFCT. Festival Programs: Competitive Program, (S)Laughter is the Best Medicine Program.