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Israeli Films NAFKOT - YEARNING Israel, 2022, 70 min Director: Malka Shabtay Language & Subtitles: Amharic and English; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Malka Shabtay Editing: Miri Laufer Camera: Noemie & Sylvain Biegeleisen On Line: Avi Levy Sound: Nir Gavish Music: Sefi Zisling Production: Festivals: BELIFF - Be Epic! Film Fest LONDON American Jewish Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary and Best Israeli Film Paris Women Film Festival - Best Producer Award Cannes World Film Festival - Best Jewish Film Award, Best Documentary Award Screenings: Sun. 4.12 | 17:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ An Israeli anthropologist travels to meet a hidden Jewish community in northern Ethiopia. Together with the members of the community, they tell the story of their survival against all odds. They arrive at the first hidden synagogue of the community and get to participate in the holy red heifer ritual that has been preserved since the days of the First Temple. 4.12.22 | Israeli Premiere and Conversation with the Filmmakers

Udi Aloni's Tribute Local Angel Israel, 2002, 70 min Director: Udi Aloni Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic, Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: SHIMON AZULAY & UDI ALONI Cinematographer: AMNON ZALAIT Editor: GALIA GILL MOORS Score: TAMIR MUSKAT With original music by: TAMER NAFAR AND DAM Local Angel LLC and Noga Communication Culture and Documentary Channel Israel Production: Festivals: Jerusalem International Film Festival 2002, Toronto International Film Festival 2002, Berlin International Film Festival 2002 Screenings: Wed. 7.12 | 18:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ "Local Angel", a film described by philosopher Slavoj Zizek as "A masterpiece", is not an easy work to characterize. It's a deeply personal odyssey of discovery, and a surreal work of art combining poetry, music, and images both beautiful and horrific. While its subtitle is "Theological Political Fragments," the film ends by tying its many elements together in ways the viewer may not expect. Moved by the destruction on Sept. 11 Aloni returned to Israel/ Palestine to grapple with the concepts of sacrifice and the sacred embedded in the history of a much more ancient edifice - the Temple Mount. The heart of the film is Udi's effort to understand the theological-political background he inherited from his mother, Shulamit Aloni. Images of mutations of Walter Benjamin's angel haunt the film from beginning to end. "Local Angel" is both challenging to the observer, and deeply moving. It is a generous, lush, imaginative Screening and Conversation with PM Aida Touma-Suleiman and Dr. Ayelet Maoz

Israeli Films Sand Flakes Israel, 2022, 90 min Director: Gitit Kabiri, Yahel Kabiri Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Itai Tamir, Assaf Amir Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 14:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ David, a sensitive and creative teenager, lives in peripheral southern Israel with his ill mother, his father who gave up his dreams and his young brother. When he comes across an online writing forum, he starts publishing his family stories under the fake identity of the rich kid "Nadav", as if they were fictional. As he gets entangled in his lies, he is afraid of losing his new forum friends and being exposed by his family. The situation undermines the delicate fabric of the family. His mother, sunk deep into her illness, tries to find a way to redeem herself and her children, while his father tries to understand his place in the world. 2.12.22 | World Premiere in the presence of the filmmakers

Israeli Films East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem Israel, 2014, 80 min Director: Erez Miller, Henrique Cymerman Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic, Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Gidi Avivi Cinematography: Issa Freij, Ohad Milstein, Erez Miller Film Editor: Erez Miller Music: David Broza, Steve Earle Writers: Gidi Avivi, David Broza, Henrique Cymerman Production: Festivals: Woodstock Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Other Israel Film Festival, Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, San Diego Jewish Film Festival, Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival, Washington Jewish Film Festival, Maine Jewish Film Festival, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Baltimore Jewish Film Festival, Chicago Jewish Film Festival, Westchester Jewish Film Festival, Festival of Tolerance (Zagreb Jewish Film Festival and Ljubljana Jewish Film Festival), Religion Today Film Festival, Jewish Motifs International Film Festival, Film Score and the Scruffy City Film and Music Festival – Best Soundtrack Award Screenings: Wed. 7.12 | 20:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ Special Screening and a Meeting with David Broza In early 2013 Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza went to a Palestinian studio in East Jerusalem, together with American, Israeli and Palestinian musicians – including Steve Earle, Mira Awad and Muhammad Mughrabi – pursuing his years-old dream to make music a bridge-builder between Palestinians and Israelis. 8 days and 8 nights of music, food, and camaraderie produce a groundbreaking album, "East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem", and a unique story. After the Screening there will be a Meeting with David Broza

International Films The New Greatness Case Finland, Norway, Croatia, 2022, 92 min Director: Anna Shishova Language & Subtitles: Russian; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Vlad Ketovich, Iikka Vehkalahti, Siniša Juričić, Torstein Grude Production: Festivals: New York Human Rights Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, Haugesund, Dokufest (Special Mention), Zurich (Special Mention), IDFA Screenings: Thur. 1.12 | 20:00 | Cinematheque 3 Tickets Sat. 3.12 | 19:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Anna is a 17-year-old girl who loves animals and likes to talk about ecology and politics. One day she enters an internet chat with other young people her age. They begin to meet and talk about life in their country, but in today's Russia such conversations are no simple matter. A secret agent from Vladimir Putin's brutal intelligence forces infiltrates the chat. Soon, Anna and her friends find themselves behind bars, under a draconian indictment on charges of subversion and incitement. The film follows Anna and her family trying to cope with the cold-hearted fate of a regime, for which even the mere desire of young people to feel free constitutes a threat. 1.12.22 | Festival's Opening Night and a Screening of The New Greatness Case with the Film's Director Annd Shishove 3.12.22 | The screening will be followed by a conversation between Prof. Dan Geva and the filmmaker, Anna Shishova, followed by a panel discussion organized in collaboration with 'The Association for Civil Rights in Israel'

International Films Kapernick and America United States, 2022, 82 min Director: Ross Hockrow, Tommy Walker Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Bill Stephney, Gary Cohen, Matt McDonald Production: Festivals: Seattle, Tribeca, AVFest (Audience Award) Screenings: Sun. 4.12 | 20:30 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets ​ Tickets American football player Colin Kaepernick had it all: a multi-million dollar contract with a top team, passionate fans and a promising sports career. Nevertheless, in his protest of police violence against blacks, Kaepernick chooses to kneel during the playing of the national anthem before the game. The television cameras and the eyes of the entire nation are directed at him, but this time not in a sporting context. Kaepernick's story interweaves evidence of the tensions and divisions among modern American society. The film follows Kaepernick, who was adopted as a child and raised by white parents, through stations in his career, the social and political explosion he unintentionally ignited, and the dramatic consequences of his protest. ​

International Films The Ants and the Grasshopper United States, Great Britain, Malawi, 2021, 74 min Director: Raj Patel, Zak Piper Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Raj Patel, Zak Piper, Rachel Wexler, Peter Mazunda Executive Producers: Julie Goldman, Gordon Quinn, Cynthia Kane, Steve James Production: Festivals: Sheffield DocFest, Berlin Human Rights Film Festival, Mountain Film (Winner – Moving Mountain Award), Wild & Scenic (Jury Award), Middlebury (Winner) Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets Anita Chitaya, a social activist from Malawi East Africa, is fighting to achieve gender equality in her country and to find solutions to the harms of the climate crisis. To promote the change, she travels to the United States in an effort to convince farmers that the climate crisis is real, and that its consequences are destructive. Anita's journey from Malawi to California and from there to the White House brings her up close and personal with the gaps and controversies of the United States – from the gap between the big cities and the peripheral towns to the divisions between race, class and gender. Her insights into the global reality allow the film to weave together the climate crisis, gender and racial inequality, the gaps between the rich and the poor, and the struggles of organizations and groups from around the world to save the planet. 2.12.22 | Screening and Coversation with 'Mazon' Group

International Films Paris in Harlem United States, 2022, 111 min Director: Christina Kallas Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Writer: Christina Kallas Producers: Christina Kallas, Josh Mandel Cast: Vandit Bhatt, Leon Addison Brown, Ellie Foumbi, Laura Pruden, Souleymane Sy Savane Production: Festivals: Slamdance, Cinequest, Munich Screenings: Thur. 1.12 | 22:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 14:15 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets In 1926, New York City banned dancing in restaurants and bars, as part of an attempt to regulate and restrict black life. Now, just before this antiquated law is repealed, a series of characters from all parts of American society, from an academic lecturer to two outlaws, find themselves inside a bar in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, and discover how a single gunshot will forever change their lives. In the film by director Christina Callas, the story of Harlem is sometimes depicted as a surprising and rhythmic jazz song, centered on a musical, human and political drama: a straight line connects the racist law of 1926 and the tensions, violence and racism that exist in New York today. ​

International Films Convenience Store Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, 2022, 106 min Director: Michael Borodin Language & Subtitles: Uzbek, Russian; subtitles in Hebrew and English Writer: Michael Borodin Producer: Artem Vasilyev Cast: Zukhara Sanzysbay, Lyudmila Vasilyeva, Tolibzhon Suleimanov, Nargiz Abdullaeva, Asel Tuytubaeva, Kamila Mukhlisova, Lyubov Korolkova, Daniyar Artykbaev, Zukhra Ashurova Production: Festivals: Berlin (C.I.C.A.E. Award), Taipei Screenings: Fri. 3.12 | 14:30 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 11:30 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Deprived of ceremonious decorum, in a convenience store at the edge of Moscow, a modest wedding is held. The bride, an Uzbek migrant worker named Mukhabat, is pregnant, a pregnancy which will shake up her life and alter her destiny. For Mukhabat, the world begins and ends in that small convenience store, thousands of miles away from her homeland. She works non-stop in a crowded and dim supermarket, without fair pay and without the ability to escape. Mukhabat and the other migrant workers are subordinate to the domineering shop owner Jhanna and the corrupt Russian police. However, when Mukhabat is cornered, she embarks on a journey designed to regain her freedom and identity. The first feature film by Michael Borodin, who himself was a migrant worker in Russia in the past, offers a glimpse at the exploitation and the lack of justice and hope in contemporary Russia. 10.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with 'Kav Laoved' Organization

International Films The Killing Of A Journalist Czech Republic, United States, Denmark, 2022, 100 min Director: Matt Sarnecki Language & Subtitles: English, Slovakian; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen Production: Festivals: Hot Docs, Dokufest (Truth Award), Zurich (Special Mention), Karlovy Vary, Lemesos Doc Fest, Rab Film Festival, Visioni dal Mondo, Nordisk Panorama Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Following the brutal murder of a young investigative journalist and his fiancée in their home, the largest protest in Slovakia since the fall of communism upsurges, eventually leading to the overthrow of the government. Dark secrets are hidden behind the murder: a confidential source leaks the details of the investigation to the journalist's colleagues, who point to a complicated network of oligarchs, politicians, judges and government officials, all connected to the murder and to the complex ongoing legal case. The film follows the sequence of events following that brutal assassination, which triggered a social crisis and a warped political drama that haunts Slovakia to this day. ​

International Films Melting Dreams Slovenia, Australia, Finland, 2022, 84 min Director: Haidy Kancler Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Sabine Gruber, Bostjan Virc Production: Festivals: Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Doc Edge Festival, Biografilm Festival Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 21:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Fri. 9.12 | 14:30 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Three Afghan girls dream of becoming professional skiers and representing their country in the Olympic Games. They are convinced that in Europe they will be able to train and fulfill their dreams, but even after they arrive on the continent, they face prejudices and deep cultural gaps. Training in Europe disillusions them from their dream, and they even consider illegally escaping to Germany. Their skiing dreams and with them the idealization of the West slowly fade away, leading the three girls to unexpected places. The film brings the story of the struggle of the Afghan women from a unique perspective, and presents a human drama that begins with a simple and innocent dream and ends with an emotional and unpredicted roller coaster. ​

Community Cinema Docummunity Israel, 2022 Director: Community Cinema Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew TBA Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Thur. 8.12 | 16:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ TBA 8.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with the Filmmakers