Jamal Khalaily & Zohar Shachar: ABU FILM / Israel, 15 min
In the Old City of Acre, Saeed (35) dreams of completing his first film, 15 years after injuring his lead actress by accident on set.
When he finds out she’s coming to town after years of disconnect, he feels the film is more important than anything and decides to complete the filming at her sister's wedding.

Liat Kaplan: His Wife / Israel, 15 min / Narrative
Hagit prepares the house for her husband Michael's return after three years in hospital due to a head injury.
His parents bring him for the Sabbath dinner. During the evening, tensions rise between Hagit, her daughters, and Michael's mother. After a long night, Hagit makes a critical decision.

Judy Herbstein: Hope on the Water / Israel, 7 min / Documentary
The Pink Lionesses of Israel are a sports team of breast cancer survivors – a team that is also a support group. Seventy women between the ages of 26-83 flew to Cyprus on October 6, 2023, to compete in the European Dragon Boat Regatta.
They’ve been training for the competition for a long time. The next day, October 7, everything grounds to a halt, as the alarming news arrives from Israel. The Lionesses are torn between their commitment to represent Israel, the organizers, and their personal concern for their loved ones back home.

Hava Tizazu: SIN ON SIN / Israel, 12 min / Narrative
Ten-year-old Sara is accused by her principal of stealing at school. Following a confrontation
with Sara, the principal calls her father, Mologita, and informs him that she is suspended.
Once home, Mologita enters Sara’s room and discovers a large stash of sweets hidden in her closet, fuelling his anger and frustration. As he prepares to exit the room, Sara pleads with him not to leave, her tears welling up as she mourns the loss of her mother.

Li Bader, Liri Navon: Disconnect / Israel, 3 min
A phone call between a woman whose home was bombed during the war and a customer service representative who demands that she return two converter boxes. Inspired by real events.

Oz Zirlin: Homefront / Israel, 7 min
Following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the Israeli government evacuated the Israelis living in areas bordering on Gaza and sheltered them in hotels across the country. They have been waiting in limbo ever since.

Jonathan Omer Mizrahi: the Gaza Envelope project / Israel, 19 min / Documentary
For decades, Thai migrant workers cultivated the fields of Israeli villages along the border with Gaza, making an essential contribution to Israeli agriculture and bearing the burden of the security situation.
The Gaza Envelope Project is a special cinematic collaboration with a group of migrant workers from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, just before the war consumed their lives.

Amit Ruderman: Bridal tears / Israel, 3 min
The story of a young woman torn apart from her fiancé when he is sent to the front during the recent Israel-Hamas war. The film portrays the war from the perspective of those of us left at home while the fighting rages on.

Rami Fahel: Old Decorations / Israel, 27 min
Christmas is coming. Noor starts organizing a party for his students, although his mother Sahar doesn’t like it. Soon their relationship will reach a boiling point, and Nour's true intentions will become clear –
Intentions related to a traumatic event the two experienced several years before. On Christmas Eve, this relationship will face an unprecedented test.

Asher Elias: Tikra / Israel, 8 min
Yenenesh (49) is an independent and powerful woman who was always self-reliant, facing life’s difficulties and raising her 10-year-old son Yosef without a husband.
Yenenesh finds herself increasingly lonely. In contrast, Yosef is surrounded by friends and always wants to go outside and play. When this happens, Yenenesh often tries to prevent him. There is always an excuse or something to do, mainly reading letters for her. But it doesn't always work – it ends in a big fight in which everyone is bound to lose.

Elkie Leonie Hershberg: The Traveler’s Prayer/ Israel, 8 min
Mirka, new to the Jewish Ultra-Orthodox world, makes her way from the back of a gender-segregated bus to the front, to save her son Raphael, who has celiac disease, from a cookie containing gluten.
This simple act challenges the conventions of the society in which Mirka lives and to which she tries to belong.