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Screenings:

Sun 7.12 | 17:00 | Hall 2

Israel, 2025, 118 min

Director:

Saed Abu El Adas
Yehuda Bogomlny
Alma Ben Zeev
Lia Dekel
Yoel Darwish
Moshe Yohananov
Niv Yaakov Koren
Shimon Machluf

Language and Subtitles:

Hebrew

Cast:

Students Competition

Students Competition Program 2

Saed Abu El Adas: Bystander | Israel, 2025, 14 min
Based on a true story: Two gunmen, Khaled and Salim, arrive at a Tel Aviv coffee shop to carry out a terrorist attack. Both are dressed in suits so as not to arouse suspicion. After Khaled gives Salim the final instructions, they both begin shooting at the innocent bystanders. On a nearby street, a woman and her policeman husband (Yael and Itay) encounter Salim who has fled the scene. While Itay rushes to the crime scene, Yael stays with Salim, and invites him to her apartment without knowing his identity.


Yehuda Bogomlny: The Witness | Israel, 2025, 14 min
יאיר חוזר לביתו בירושלים משירות צבאי בחברון. הוא מזמין את יערה לארוחת ערב. הם אוכלים פסטה ושותים יין. שלוות סוף השבוע הביתי מופרת כשיאיר מחליט לספר על פעילות צבאית שבה נטל חלק יום קודם לכן.


Alma Ben Zeev: Water | Israel, 2025, 12 min
Roni (30) is alone at the maternity ward, several hours after her painful and complicated first childbirth. She looks down to her baby and wants to get away from it. Janan (25), a nurse intern enters the room. She was called to give Rony a shower. A task that appears to be more complex than she expected- a task that none of them wants to complete.


Lia Dekel: Faraway Place | Israel, 2025, 17 min
Chronicle of a wartime routine. After her best friend leaves the country, Nur tries to hold on to her daily routine. But as the signs of war draw close, she is forced to confront a changing reality


Yoel Darwish: Meir | Israel, 2025, 24 min
“Meir" is a heartwarming drama about a shoemaker who runs a family business with his two brothers. When the neighboring night club causes trouble for their shop, Meir's brothers want to sell the business to the club owners. Meir, however, refuses to let go of his family's legacy and does everything he can to prevent the deal from taking place. As tensions rise, Meir must navigate the complexities of family, tradition, and community to keep his life's work alive.


Moshe Yohananov: Silent | Israel, 2025, 8 min
Lior (12) tries to be the responsible adult at home and take care of his little sister while his mother is dealing with postpartum depression


Niv Yaakov Koren: I'll Tell You When It's Over | Israel, 2025, 18 min
During a dark and hazy night, Ethan, Nick’s older brother, smuggles him out of the hospital and into a desperate journey through the urban jungle. A fierce love drives them to fulfill an small childhood dream, just before it becomes too late...


Shimon Machluf: Sun Light Falls | Israel, 2024, 11 min
Winner of the Best Film Award in the Israeli Competition at the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2024. Eight-year-old Noam pretends to be dead on an abandoned roof. When his older sister forces him to return home Noam discovers a secret that makes her life miserable. Faced with their shared unhappiness, Noam will try to comfort her.

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