An Israeli mother wrestles with her own grief and that of her four children while working two jobs to keep their family together, after the death of her husband. Winner of 9 Israeli Film Academy awards.

Contemporary Jerusalem. An average middle-class Jewish family balances the rituals of family, friends, religion and work. When Eli unaccountably vanishes after a fluke car accident, the ensuing legal and emotional crisis immerses Eli's wife and two sons into a nightmare redefining the boundaries of everything they know, love and believe. While Alma navigates a bureaucratic maze of social services and paperwork, oldest son Menachem has his fragile...

Aviva is a poor cook at a local Tiberias hotel whose big dream is about to come true. Through her sister, Anita, she meets Oded, a famous writer who promises he'll make Aviva a great writer too. But Aviva's big break starts to affect her family, and not necessarily in a good way. Aviva's future begins to alternate between despair and hope.

After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager, is sent to live with him is Israel. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, Shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is "in-between apartments" (in other words, homeless). Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their heads. They pose as refugees from the bombarded northern...

A contemporary variation of the biblical story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. Sarah, a harpist of the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra is married to Abraham, its conductor. When Hagar, a young Palestinian horn player joins the orchestra, the thin balance in their family is shaken. The story uncovers the metaphoric emotional roots of the ancient conflict between the two peoples living in Jerusalem, now seeking harmony through a dramatic encounter between...

Home is where the hurt is. Lily would do anything to make it go away. In a perfect world, she would have grown up with a loving father, a caring mother, a sane sister, and a brother who wasn't madly in love with her. But people can't always get what they want, and Lily finds herself in the living room, staring at four dead bodies.

"Leaving the devastation of World War II behind them, a little girl and her brother travel from Europe to Israel in search of family, hope, and future. Placed in a refugee camp on their arrival they are confronted by a world of colorful characters whose intrigues both terrify and tantalize them and are forced to face the difficult realities of a new land. Powerfully reflecting the complexities of Israeli society at its birth, Newland is a stunning...