New Releases

The profound and moving stories of seven holocaust survivors who have played a significant role in the development of the Israeli society.

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.

The Journey of author Eli Amir and Filmmaker Boris Mafstir in search of identity and memory. Boris Maftsir sets out to trace the memories and personal identity of his friend Eli, and in the process encounters his own buried memories from the distant past in the Former Soviet Union.

A ballroom dancing competition where all the competitors are way past retirement age - but that doesn’t stop them from dancing and singing, falling in love and being disappointed.

Based on a real life survivor of honor killing this powerful documentary tells the story of young girls growing up in fear - a fear that is sealed with a code of silence and the anticipation of facing their killers.
 

 
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.
 

Reflections of 1970s Soviet Russia through material gathered by filmmaker Vivian Ostrovsky during a series of expeditions in and around Moscow with her Brazilian family - mixed with Soviet-era found footage.

The glory days of the Yiddish stage are brought to life in this funny-sad saga of a legendary theatrical family, The Bursteins.