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If Man Could Fly
Added: 17th November 2007
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On weekdays, 14-year-old Matan lives at a boarding school, but on weekends he stays with his mother. Matan does not have many friends, but he does have lots of pigeons. At school, he keeps fancy pigeons that he is extremely proud of. He shows us how beautiful their feathers and crests are and...

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Sisai
Added: 7th June 2008
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20-year-old Sisai, Ethiopian immigrant in Israel, lives with his adoptive family - the Gavros. Father Gavro returns from Ethiopia with news of Sisai's biological father's whereabouts. Confused by the news and the fresh confrontation with his past, Sisai does not share his family's excitement....

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Night Watchers
Added: 7th June 2008
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The radio program 'Out with Drugs' goes on air every Saturday at midnight. Eyal, a radio broadcaster takes calls from drug addicts crying out for help, while Yuval rushes through the empty streets of Tel Aviv in search of the anonymous voices. From the dark night appear dreamlike images. Eyal...

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Gatos
Added: 7th June 2008
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The film follows 4 young Brazilians from a village that was just recently discovered by tourists. It shows the immense influence that the tourists have over the lives of the locals, and the difference between the way the tourists conceive the locals and the reality that is filmed. The arrival...

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Olive Press
Added: 7th June 2008
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As every year, towards the end of summer, the olives ripen on the trees. In the picturesque hills and valleys of the West Bank, they turn from bitter green to luscious purple. For the next three months, as autumn unfolds, the owners of the trees and their families - Palestinians and Jews -...

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For Making Me a Woman
Added: 7th November 2007
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Being an orthodox Jewish woman in the 21st century is no easy task. Women are traditionally deprived from the public arena, no matter how educated they are. Hadar, an actress and playwright, defies the conventions while trying to remain orthodox. (Hebrew, English subtitles)
Broadcast in...

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Eshbal
Added: 7th June 2008
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Kibbutz Eshbal in the Galilee, established in 1998 as an educational center, runs a boarding school for adolescents who have been expelled from other educational institutions. At Eshbal, Baruch, Ora, Moshe and Yael, first-generation immigrants from Ethiopia, are counseled by Yoav and Vickie,...

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Magia Russica
Added: 6th December 2007
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In 1935, three Walt Disney films were screened in Moscow. Fyodor Chytruk, then a young art student, saw these films and did not believe his eyes; he was convinced that he had seen a miracle unfolding before him. What he did not know was that one day he himself would become one of the greats of...

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Rivka and Yoram
Added: 7th June 2008
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Rivka and Yoram fulfilled their dream of getting married but they will never be able to build a home, raise a family, or even be alone when they want to be physically intimate. Yoram and Rivka are both confined to wheelchairs and have lived in institutional homes for most of their lives. The...

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The Alpha Diaries
Added: 6th November 2007
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An unprecedented, groundbreaking and voyeuristic look into military reserve life in Israel, this film was shot over a 5 year period in director and reserve soldier Yaniv Berman\'s life. A soldier in the Israeli army reserves, Alpha Company, Berman had unparalleled access and filmed the soldiers...

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Three Hundredths of a Second
Added: 17th October 2007
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Pascale, a former swimmer in the Israeli national disabled team, just wanted to make a positive documentary about her former teammates. But when they all get to the Sydney 2002 Paralympic games, things begin to get complicated... - Winner of best documentary, Paralympic Film Festival, Hungary, 2006

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Jerusalem is Proud to Present
Added: 22nd November 2007
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Jerusalem is Proud to Present depicts how in 2006 a specific, emotionally charged point of contention was added to the familiar list of political and religious antagonisms in this city: the organization of the Pride Parade. The parade, chaste because without nudity, would make a statement across...

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