Pines 2024
A man returns to the burnt forest where he last saw his brother.
A man returns to the burnt forest where he last saw his brother.
Rachel is experiencing a cruel adolescence, both at home and outside of it; her unemployed father unloading his frustration and rage upon his wife and daughter. Rachel attempts to handle her violent father and protect her mother. Defenceless and exhausted, she and her mother try to comfort one another while awaiting some compassion.
Fifty years after Slow Down by Avraham Heffner won a prize at Venice Film Festival, top alumni of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School challenge the 1968 legendary black and white
Red Cow is a coming-of-age film that takes place in the days leading up to the assassination of Rabin and depicts the life of Benny, 16, orphaned from mother at birth and the only child of Joshua - a religious, right-wing extremist, in those critical junctures when she is forming her sexual, religious and political awareness.
A lockdown is about to go into effect in a few hours, and nothing scares Niva more than being alone. When she embarks on a search for someone to stay with, the encounters with different people in her life will lead her to an unpredictable choice.
Ellie's got a baby in her belly. Joyful and excited, she goes to the mall to have a routine check-up, in which she discovers there is no heartbeat. Shocked and in pain, wondering around at the mall; Ellie is trying to paint herself a slightly different picture.
The story of a private eye named Sammy Molco who discovers his wife has a female lover, showing the struggles and attempts he experiences in order to keep her by his side.
In Tel Aviv, Yoav receives a visit from Delphine, the girlfriend of Emile, his boyfriend from Paris. Their day together in the city confronts their mutual expectations in the face of a complex Israeli society.
Ron, at 22, still lives with his parents. He barely knows the daylight hours and his nights are divided between his job as editor of wedding videos, chats on the Internet and futuristic fantasies. One night all the elements he toys with converge and, for the first time in his life, Ron is willing to risk an in-person human interaction.
After facing difficulties with his girlfriend, Uri starts doubting the idea of love. Casual meetings with people from his past teaches him that sometimes growing up means pecking up your roots
A young gay, neurotic and ex-religious art student goes into a spin with the surprise visit of an eccentric childhood friend.
Forty-five years after he was expelled from his village in the Syrian Golan Heights, Mustafa steals across the Israeli border with the help of a local smuggler. This is a one-way trip for Mustafa, as he contemplates the end of his life.
Carmel (17) is asked to convey a message of reconciliation from his best friend Ido's recent ex-girlfriend. When he finds Ido heartbroken and in need of comfort, he clings to the last moments of closeness.
55-year-old Noah, has a passion for classical music, a job that wears him down, and an old piano in his living room. Although Noah gave up on his dream of becoming a pianist in his youth, his youngest son 13-year-old Nir, is set to audition for the Music Academy. Noah's ambition resurfaces and his obsession threatens to disrupt both his and his son's lives.
When an intelligence unit soldier starts to spy on a gay couple, he is lead to confront his own sexual identity.
Flora was born in the field, that's what she keeps telling everyone, that is. She is a waitress in a coffee shop that requires complex acrobatic skills. Flora cannot take it anymore. But she still hasn't lost her dramatic talent...
An old tape reveals a practical joke that went terribly wrong. The exposure leads to an unexpected search- not only for the prankster, but for the filmmaker himself.
Eitan works security in the Dead Sea Works factory. On his way to a night shift he is sexually assaulted by his bus driver, thus begins a dream-like journey on the silent beaches of the Dead Sea.
Ten year-old Noam is a latchkey child whose parents have temporarily separated. While waiting for his parents to reunite, Noam fulfills a parental role to his sisters, even as he tests his own boundaries in a dangerous children's game. The family’s suspended routine will be shaken once more, when Noam’s mother announces she has important news.