Of Land and Bread is a series of vignettes about the daily life of Palestinians in the West Bank. It is a story of constant vulnerability where one's life is lived under the specter of state violence and the whims of settlers, and a camera is one's only defense. In 2005, human rights organization B'Tselem established a video department, seeking to amplify the impact and power of their written reports on human rights violations in the Occupied Territories...

Drawn from more than 12 months of travels with first-time and frequent American visitors to Israel, documentarian Paula Weiman-Kelman shows the joys and struggles in travelers' reactions to this beautiful, enigmatic country.

The coastline of Tel Aviv draws beachgoers eager to find peace and relaxation in the Mediterranean. Among these, are residents of Bnei Brak, a closed orthodox suburb who frequent a gender-segregated stretch of seaside closed off to the neighboring gay beaches by a modesty fence. The film explores the importance of this kosher beach, defying the wishes of rabbis fearful of the beach's "immorality."

A vast and violent labyrinth lies right in the heart of Tel Aviv. It is the Central Bus Station, Israel's main transportation artery. Living in and around it are thousands of new refugees, a second generation of guest workers with no identity of their own, and impoverished Jewish families who feel like strangers in their homes. This labyrinth is at the center of their lives. Chaos rules in this impossible meeting place. The racism that erupted from...

Winner of the Best Documentary Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival, director Yael Reuveny's Farewell Herr Schwarz is a cinematic journey about buried family secrets, the Holocaust (from a third generation perspective) and how it is never too late to reclaim your heritage. Siblings Michla and Feiv'ke Schwarz survived the Holocaust but never reunited after the war. Michla moved to the soon-to-be-founded Jewish state in the Middle East and...

A Holocaust survivor opens up to his family about taking murderous revenge on the soldiers that killed his family in WWII.

For the first time orthodox Jewish people in Israel allow a camera to enter their personal lives on an intimate level, enabling us to discover the wisdom behind their way of life, so perhaps we can apply some of it to ours. A look at relationships between men and women, between singles and their friends, and between them and their families. The story is plot-based, with scenes that lead from one protagonist to the next in their search for a worthy...

The horrifically efficient Nazi death camp, Belzec, was in operation for less than one year, but witnessed the murder of at least 600,000 Jews. Once the Soviet counterattacks began, the S.S. eliminated all traces of the camp, and the name Belzec faded from the collective conscience. Conceived of by Executive Producer Claude Lanzman as the last chapter to his epic Shoah, helmer Guillaume Moscovitz has created a chilling account that's as much about...

The film brings to life a lost interview with of one of the modern history's greatest leaders, David Ben-Gurion. It is 1968, he is 82 and lives in the desert. Ben-Gurion's introspective soul-searching provides a surprising vision for crucial decisions Israel needs to make today. The film also brings thought-provoking insights about the role of leaders in today's complex world.

Three daughters, one big secret and many unsolved issues. This film follows the courageous attempts of his daughters to uncover the dark secret behind the murder of their father, Israeli Air Force Attaché Colonel Joe Alon in Washington, DC. An investigative report that has personal and national dimensions, WHO SHOT MY FATHER applies a story that occurred in 1973 to a contemporary reality that continues to be problematic. The film documents the riveting...