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We Were the Others
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 08/10/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 08/10/2020

We Were the Others

Image courtesy Ruth Films

הדווקאים | Hadas Ayalon | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 54m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Ruth Films | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2019 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Gay male life in Israel in the sixties and seventies.

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With Slight Steps
Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/09/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/09/2020

With Slight Steps

בדילוגים קלים | Guy Hodes | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary short | 29m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Sam Spiegel Film & Television School | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer

Tirza Hodes still teaches dancing, but now in Germany.

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Creating a Character - the Moni Yakim Legacy
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 20/07/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 20/07/2020

Creating a Character - the Moni Yakim Legacy

Image Alma Har'el

Rauzar Alexander | US, 2020 | English | Documentary | 76m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: (NA) First Run Pictures/(Elsewhere) Blake Levin | Trailer

Moni and Mona Yakim demonstrate their extraordinary mime-influenced actor training techniques.

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Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/05/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/05/2020

Happy Times

נתראה בשמחות | Michael Mayer | Israel/US/Italy 2019 | Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Comedy/Horror | 93m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: M-Appeal | Trailer

Israeli immigrants misbehave at a Los Angeles dinner party.

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Third Body
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 25/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 25/04/2020

Third Body

גוף שלישי | Zohar Melinek-Ezra/Roey Victoria Heifetz | Israel/Germany, 2020 | German/Hebrew (English subtitles) | Drama | 75m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Assaf Raz | Trailer

A transgender Israeli woman spends a night in Berlin.

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The End of Love
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 13/04/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 13/04/2020

The End of Love

À coeur battant | Keren Ben Rafael | France, 2019 | French/Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Drama | 90m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Be For Films | Festival marketing sample: Venice 2019 | Trailer

Video calls cannot salvage a relationship between an Israeli photographer and his French wife.

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The Viewing Booth
Recommended David Shem-Tov 24/02/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 24/02/2020

The Viewing Booth

Ra’anan Alexandrowicz | Israel/US, 2019 | English | Documentary | 71m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Ro*co Films | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020 | Trailer

Does activist filmmaking help change minds, asks Ra’anan Alexandrowicz.

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Tomorrow’s Gone
Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/01/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/01/2020

Tomorrow’s Gone

מחר כבר עבר | Boaz Goldberg | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 69m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Eyal Datz | Festival marketing sample: Docaviv 2019 | Trailer

Profile of Israeli rock and roll musician Charlie Megira.

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