Israeli Mosaic

The disengagement of Israel from Gaza in 2005 is the background for the story of one women's determination in the face of hardship.  HOTHOUSE chronicles one strong woman who struggles to keep her family, her marriage
and above all - her hothouse working and flourishing.

As a young boy, born into a closed and isolated community in Ethiopia, far from the centers of the Jewish world, Yona Bugale was brought to Europe, where he discovered his common heritage with the Jewish people. Though he himself did not live to see the realization of his dream and life’s work, he worked ceaselessly as a teacher and community leader, in order to prevent the possible destruction of Ethiopian Jewry.

 
A unique experiment in politics and alternative lifestyles. The story of a bohemian enclave on the northern Israeli coast in the place where an Arab village once stood.

A convergence of time and place.

The story of youthful exuberance and the search for personal identity come together in the idealism of a new country and the romanticism of the kibbutz.

 
Ethiopian and Russian Israelis meet at a leadership program in Israel where their year of learning culminates in a joint journey to Ethiopia. On their journey they discover the universality of their experiences and their shared commitment to their home in Israel.
 

A clash of cultures is at the core of this uplifting documentary. A young Israeli couple who are emissaries of the Chabad Movement are sent to Vietnam - on a one-way ticket- to encourage and create a Jewish community in this Communist country.
 

"a person like Dubak is not someone you have seen before. And such an oversized and tragic story such as this has not been told until now."

 
An engaging and intimate portrait of the acclaimed Israeli iconoclastic and internationally celebrated author.