
Shorts Competition
Shorts Competition Program
Snir Oznovich: Interwined | Israel, 2025, 18 min
Shiri and Lior, a young couple eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child, find themselves in the midst of an emotional storm. Due to the security situation, the delivery room has been moved to the lower floor of the hospital. Just before they are discharged home, the head of the maternity ward reveals a disturbing suspicion: there is a chance that their baby was switched with another couple’s baby.
Elkie Hershberg: Crazy Snow | Israel, 2025, 10 min
In the heart of Jerusalem, there is a secondhand clothing store run by Rasi (26), a former ultra-Orthodox woman. Among the daily arrivals of clothes and items, a colorful group of characters begins to gather. Each is waiting for something — an answer, a touch, a glimmer of hope. At the height of Hanukkah, just before the darkness outside takes over, Rasi tries to spark a true light — one that will bring everyone, if only for a moment, back to a sense of home
Kobi Yonatan: Between Bullet and Lens | Israel, 2025, 27 min
Between Bullet and lens, is a gripping 27-minute documentary that delves into the harrowing experiences of journalists and photojournalists who covered the brutal Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023. Through raw and uncensored testimonies, these frontline witnesses recount the chaos, fear, and moral dilemmas they faced documenting the worst massacre of Israeli civilians.
Omer Sternberg: Lucy | Israel, 2025, 10 min
Lucy, a young Filipino caregiver working overseas, faces grief for the first time after her patient’s passing. She tries to find comfort and a place for her sorrow within mourning customs that feel foreign to her, in a society where her presence often goes unseen.
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