CINEMA
FEATURE FILM · 149 MIN · HEBREW / ENGLISH / RUSSIAN
Israel, in the aftermath of October 7. Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Jasmine, a dancer, sell their art, souls and bodies to the elite, bringing pleasure and consolation to a bleeding nation. Soon, Y. is asked to set a new national anthem to music.
Director
Nadav Lapid
Cast
Ariel Bronz, Efrat Dor, Naama Preis, Alexey Serebryakov, Sharon Alexander
FESTIVALS
Selection
Directors’ Fortnight
Cannes 2025
Official Selection
Karlovy Vary IFF
2025
Official Selection
AFI Fest
Los Angeles 2025
Official Selection
Rome Film Fest
2025
PRESS
“So vitally enraged, so vigorously angry.”
Cahiers du cinéma · Cover, September 2025
“Lapid captures the new images of post-Trump fascism like few others.”
Les Inrockuptibles
“An unequivocal film.”
Libération
“Brilliant, showy set-pieces.”
The Guardian
FEATURE FILM · 75 MIN · ISRAEL / BELGIUM
When Yaki realizes that Bella, the curly-plumage dove left to him as his sole inheritance, may be extremely valuable, he sets off with his childhood friend Bilal and their wives on a road trip across Israel and Palestine to bring her back, and reach a dove beauty pageant in Jerusalem on time.
Directors
Zohar Shachar & Jamal Khalaily
Cast
Elisha Banai, Hanna Birach, Jade Daiches Weeks, Aseel Farhat
FESTIVALS
Winner · Best of Festival
Richmond International Film Festival
2026
Official Selection
Odesa International Film Festival
2026
Official Competition
Jerusalem Film Festival
2025
Official Selection
Pune International Film Festival
2026
PRESS
“Witty, funny, unique, and original.”
Srugim
“A deeply moving film, charming and human.”
HaBama
SHORT FILM · 13 MIN · HEBREW / ARABIC
Kamela, 75, feels that something is wrong: her blood sugar will not stabilize, even though she takes her medication diligently. As her husband Subhi’s confusion grows more frequent, she realizes something is shifting and sets out alone to understand what is happening.
Directors & writers
Zohar Shachar & Jamal Khalaily
Cast
Marlene Bajjali, Mahmoud Shawahdeh, Doraid Liddawi
FESTIVALS
Competition
Cinema South Festival
2025
Competition
Tel Aviv Int. Student Film Festival
2026
SHORT FILM · 29 MIN · FRANCE / ISRAEL
A Talmudic school student meets a stripper at a bachelor party. An intimacy grows between Nathan, who may neither see nor touch a woman’s body, and Jenny, who earns her living by offering hers to be seen and touched.
Director
Noé Debré
Cast
Élie Benchimol, Anastasia Fein, Idir Chender, Solal Bouloudnine
Production
Moonshaker, in co-production with Bustan Films. With the participation of Canal+ and the support of the CNC, Région Grand Est and Adami.
FESTIVALS
National Competition
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
2020
Official Competition
Leeds International Film Festival
2019
