A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Avi Amit’s “Real Time” documentary outlines the Israeli far right’s plan to resettle the Gaza Strip.
A young Jewish professional visits Israel amid a multi-front war and creates a short film entirely on his iPhone to help his community better connect with the current mood of the Jewish state.
Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest has been taking place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, their personal traumas remain as deep as ever. There are many things about this contest that are controversial: it is organized by the right Zionist organization, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, and the dubious contest itself rises the public indignation of various speakers, including other survivors.
Six months after the 7 October attacks, Lyse Doucet presents searing accounts of the human cost from both sides and explores what it will take to bring about a lasting peace.
What is the reality of daily life in Gaza, along the border of Israel? Can the religious organization of Hamas, rivals to the PLO, move from international pariah to meaningful political player with citizens' interests at heart? Developed over two years and with unprecedented access to this 'terrorist' organization, this documentary uncovers the deeper issues defining life in Gaza under Hamas.
Sonny - eine Geschichte über den Holocaust, Eintracht und Frankfurt
For six female Holocaust survivors, liberation from the camps marked the beginning of a lifelong struggle.
Discusses the situation of the Palestinians in East Jerusalem whose homes have been destroyed by the 1967 war and Israeli urban renewal and demolition policies.
This movie is a short documentary about both the narrator's, and the youth's, experience as Christian tourists in Israel.
A forensic investigation into the impact of Israeli military operations on Gaza’s healthcare system. This urgent documentary examines evidence of widespread destruction across the territory’s medical infrastructure, where all 36 main hospitals have reportedly been damaged or destroyed. Hundreds of healthcare workers — including doctors and surgeons — are known to have been killed, injured or detained, with some alleging imprisonment and mistreatment
Peter Maffay and his wife explore Israel.
Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, born in Poland, survived Ravensbruck, Malchow, and Auschwitz, where she was the forced translator of the “Angel of Death”, Dr. Mengele. She dedicated her post-war life to publicly speaking of her survival to the young generations, so that it would never be forgotten or repeated. Alice and Serena, her daughter and granddaughter, explore how Maryla’s fight against intolerance can continue today, in a world where survivors are disappearing, and intolerance, racism and antisemitism are on the rise.
Um Crime Entre Nós
Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons have been best friends for 83 years. Born and raised in Berlin, they had to escape from the Nazis to Palestine with their families in 1934. They talk about their complicated relationship with Berlin in a Tel Aviv café where they meet everyday. A film about friendship, homeland and identity.
A group of young UN soldiers in Lebanon enters service with pro-Israeli views and a naive outlook on war. They go through a radical change of heart as they witness and film the Qana massacre. They secure video evidence indicating that Israel deliberately bombed a UN camp killing 106 refugees.
Recalls the day when Holocaust survivors took their first steps into freedom, unaware of their future. Every Face Has a Name puts a name on those nameless faces and lets them recount their feelings of that day, the 28th of April, 1945.
In a series of interviews with cultural and television figures, artists, and researchers, Shai Lahav attempts to deconstruct one of the most traumatic and formative moments in Israel's cultural and political history.
Israel is governed by Orthodox civil law and yet hosts the world's biggest gay pride. Is this a cynical marketing ploy or a political awakening?
Der Mossad