The Spy Family 2023
The true and stirring story about an Egyptian family that spied for Israel during the most tense and violent years in Israel-Egypt relations. "The Spy Family" is about an Egyptian family that spied for Israel, was caught and paid a heavy price. While in Egypt they are infamous, in Israel they are unremembered in the military heroic ethos. The film will lay bare the espionage affair and the family's personal story.

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VeAni Hayiti Sham 2020    star_border 8.5
“And I Was There” provides a distinctive and potent take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that feels divorced from larger political or cultural concerns. Instead, the film chronicles a small, surreal world detached from reality — a place where Palestinian homes were turned into soldiers’ party playgrounds — and a contemporary effort by those soldiers to make sense of their former selves.

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The Angel 2018    star_border 6.6
True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.

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Do They Catch Children Too? 2003
‘I was born here, so if they catch me, will I be forced to return?’ This is the question asked by Ryan, a 10-year-old Filipino boy whose father is arrested for being an illegal alien in Israel. Nato is Ryan's cousin and best friend, and his father has a legal work permit. Together, the children live their seemingly normal everyday lives in the shadow of the constant fear of deportation. The film focuses on the children of foreign workers. In addition to a typical childhood existence, these children are forced to deal with a complex reality that includes tough questions as to their identity. The film follows the children's dreams, their games and their yearnings in a reality where the future is forever frightening and unknown.

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My Sister Skipped a Grade 2017    star_border 9
Fourteen year old Roni skipped two grades - straight in to her older sister Michal’s class. Now they are starting high-school together. It’s the worst thing that could ever happen to Michal and the coolest thing that can happen to Roni! Every big brother or big sister that has ever been tasked with looking after their younger relation will be able to identify with the situations depicted in "My Sister Skipped a Grade"; the need to forge your own identity and friends while having someone tagging along.

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Where Do You Live? 2015    star_border 10
A drama series about the conflict between past and future, tradition and progress, self-fulfillment and family values. In a Bukharan community we see the struggles between the older generation that wants a traditional life in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and the new generation that wants to build a new life in a new country. The series takes place precisely at the crisis point between the old generation and ancient traditions and the new generation and the 21st century. The series includes biographical elements of the two lead actors--the grandmother in the series is played by their actual grandmother.

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A Touch Away 2007    star_border 10
A Touch Away is a 2006 Israeli television eight-episode mini-series set in Bnei Brak, a city to the east of Tel Aviv, within the larger Tel Aviv District, in Israel. It has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on the relationship of a young non-religious male Jewish immigrant from Russia who falls in love with a young woman who is part of the city's ultra-orthodox community. Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants and non-religious Jews in Israel.

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