Shorts
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Mischmasch
Sweden 2023 |30` | Short DocumentaryWritten and directed by: Uta Arning
Produced by: Uta Arning
A Yiddish Proverb says: "What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul”
“Mischmasch” tells the story of a Yiddish Amateur Theatre Group in Stockholm performing Strindberg`s “A Dream Play” in Yiddish.DVD to be released -
Monumentum
Russia, Israel 2020, 35 min, Documentary ShorWritten & Directed by: Vladimir Nepevny
Produced by: Vladimir Nepevny
Editing: Vladimir Nepevny
Sound: Vladimir Nepevny
Language: Russian with English subtitles
In recent years, Russia has erected over 250 monuments. What lies behind this phenomenon? Why, in this post-socialist society, has a demand arisen for monumental symbols?
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock
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Counterlight
Israel 2017, 24 min, Short experimental fictionWritten & Directed by: Maya Zack
Produced by: Maya Zack
With the support of: the Ostrovsky Family Fund; the Israel Lottery Council for Culture & Arts; Artis Grant Program; Outset Contemporary Art Fund; a grant from the Claims Conference; and Kronos Aerial Photography
Language: German with English subtitles
Hypnotic journey into the depths of consciousness that follows the traces of poet Paul Celan.
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Dockan Glick / A Doll Named Glick
Sweden 2026 | 11' | short film - New ReleaseWritten and Directed by: Uta Arning
Produced by: UMA Pictures AB - Uta Arning
Director of Photography: Charlotta Tengroth
Editor: Christoffer Sevholt
Sound: Jonas Goldmann
Music: Arum dem Feyer (Unknown Composer), Oyfn Pripetshik, Mark Warshawsky
Puppet Artists: Spixa Studios, David Wätte
Cast: Celine Du Rietz, Cecilia Säverman, Sofia Hollsten, Ben Auerbach, Henrik Norman, Elina Du Rietz
Languages: Swedish, Yiddish with English ST
On her ninth birthday, a magical suitcase opens a Yiddish-speaking doll modeled after her beloved grandfather, guiding a lonely girl on a music-filled journey that bridges past and present.
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Still Waters
Israel 2023 | 17’ | Short FeatureWritten & Directed by: Tsivia Barkai Yacov
Produced by: Laila Films - Itai Tamir
Executive Producer: Ami Livne
Cinematography: Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Editing: Tsivia Barkai Yacov
Art Design: Ehud Gutterman
Cast: Gloria Bess, Liron Ben Shlush, Itamar Rotschild
Sound Recording: Asher Milo, Ranso Vargas
Music: Ophir Leibovitch
Supported by: Gesher Film Foundation, New Fund for Cinema and Television, Ministry of culture and sport – The Israel Film Council
Languages: Hebrew with English subtitles
Desperate to flee an abusive relationship, Rona sneaks out during a lockdown and enters a women’s Mikvah. Naked and exposed, she faces the truth.
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Problems in the airplanes
Israel 2026 | 6:20' | short documentary - New ReleaseWritten and Directed by: Dorel Gilerman
Produced by: DOREL GILERMAN & AGATHA WICHROWSKA
Languages: Hebrew with English ST
On October 7, a father searches for the right words to explain a shattering reality to his six-year-old daughter.
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Decryption
Israel 2024 | 12:26' | Short documentaryWritten & Directed by: Maya Zack
Produced by: Maya Zack
Script: Maya Zack, Amos Ponger
Cinematography: Stanislav Levor
Editing: Amos Ponger
Music: Ophir Leibovitch
Set design & Drawing: Maya Zack
Sound design: Neil Gibbs
Supported by: Ostrovsky Family Fund, Israel Festival
Languages: Hebrew with English subtitles
When memories of her mother begin to fade, artist Maya Zack returns to the morbid poem her mother used to recite to her as a child to lull her to sleep.
In the mesmerizing cinematic poem "Decryption," Zack deconstructs, weaves, and reassembles the poem and attempts, through it, to revive the memory of the body of her mother, who died prematurely.