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In A Place to Be Ourselves, director Alex Gabbay follows eight people across Europe and Asia fighting for authenticity in a world demanding conformity. The film asks: can we rebuild connection not by abandoning the self but by expanding it?

 

‘Three Comrades’ is framing the Ukrainian-Russian conflict through three displaced teenagers living in France, trying to find their place in a new country where they are safe but never stop feeling like outsiders. The film avoids heavy-handed geopolitical talking points, offering an intimate, observational character study.

NY-based filmmaker Halil Efrat follows Shahar Cohen two decades after their acclaimed documentary ”Souvenirs”. Shahar now lives in Amsterdam raising two Dutch-Yemeni children, fulfilling his late father’s dream. To support his family, he runs the city’s favorite falafel truck, employing refugees from around the globe.

World champion Thai boxer Nili Block, embarks on a journey to claim the one title she’s missing and discovers that the most defining battles await outside the ring.

Hanan, a musician, struggles with mental illness, and his mother, a writer, both use their art to break down the walls of silence surrounding their family’s ordeal. Their creative work becomes a powerful dialogue, creating meaning and beauty amidst the chaos.

 

 

The film ‘A Year’ depicts the sincere attempts of a father to cope with paralysis and emotional confusion after the passing of his 6-year-old son. The story follows the first year of mourning, focusing sensitively on the journey of the father.

 

Four different voices by elder women from two different minorities rooted in Northeast Panama and North of Sweden, share their truth about freedom and independence.

Har-Gil, one of the founders of Kibbutz Samar in the Arava Desert, returns to explore what have become to this unique community that was created based on partnership and maximal personal freedom.

A portrait of Jewish life in Ukraine today, in the mirror of history and in the shadow of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Four families, parents and their children, from four minorities in Israel, are having an identity crisis which amplified during the pandemic: Muslim, Jewish Ultra-Orthodox, Jewish Religious Settlers and Jewish Secular Gay.

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