Festival's Films

Deeply empathetic portrait of regular visitors and staff at The Adamant, a psychiatric daycare center in Paris, directed by Nicolas Philibert, the now 72-year-old maker of Être et avoir.

Elaha is a 22-year-old German-Kurdish woman. Before her marriage, she must conceal the loss of her virginity. Her efforts raise poignant questions about conservatism and oppression, femininity and freedom.

In Trump’s America, a Texan journalist starts a news agency to report the stories of those marginalized from mainstream media. Will she manage to negotiate a masculine news world, a global pandemic, and her own blind spots?

After a long journey, Aleksei arrives in Paris and decides to join the Foreign Legion. On the Niger River Delta, Jomo fights oil multinationals that threaten life in his village.

A consultant in an airport project discovers a mass grave of African slaves in the island of Saint Helena, which the British government tries to conceal. Are there chapters in history that cannot be buried?

Antonia Singla was the world’s finest Flamenco dancer – and then she disappeared. Fifty years later, a young woman traces the story of the virtuoso who became deaf as a child and concealed a deep trauma.

In the bustling city of Duala, Cameroon, a single mother tries to save enough money to send her son to school. An unexpected calamity threatens the entire family.

The film tells the story of two families which have established their home in Dugit, a village of fishermen in the northern region of Gaza strip.

Brachi Haisherik: In Service of the King; Amit Bar Noi: In Depths; David Tauber: Globster; Noemie Biegeleisen: Yuri's Galaxy; Amit Chish: Outside Noises; Ishay Karni & Anna Stark: Papa; Noa Guskov: The Client

A young singer who became a star in Turkey overnight is shot by a burglar. When her sister is murdered by her husband, she starts campaigning against a state that abandons women to their fate.

Rotem Genossar, 31, is a teacher at the Bialik-Rogozin school in south Tel Aviv. His students are refugees and asylum-seekers from different African countries. Two years ago, Rotem founded a youth running group for refugees who fled their homelands and are living in Israel with their families but lack legal status.

“Write Down, I Am an Arab” tells the fascinating story of the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish. His poetry molded Palestinian identity and helped shape entire generations on its behalf.

The life of a 14-year-old rebellious girl is overturned when she discovers she is five months pregnant. Together with other girl-mothers, she tries to prepare for forced adulthood.

The story of journalist Claas Relotius, who rose to celebrity thanks to scoops published in the prestigious Der Spiegel. When assigned to work on a story with him, a colleague reveals a scandal that will stun the world press.

When a young student discovers fake nude videos of her online, she withdraws from society and loses faith in the world. Despite the destructive implications for her life, she demands answers – and justice.

The film depicts the establishment of the town of Sderot from the viewpoint of its first settlers - immigrants who were transported on trucks in the middle of the night to a desolate "ma'bara" (transit camp) somewhere in the desert.

In a brilliant role reversal, four asylum seekers whose application had been rejected conduct a hearing for immigration officials. How will the officials react when it is their turn to beg for their future?

In Kiryat Malachi, Los Angeles's twin city, the dreams were left behind. Yosef Hurriye is 60 years old, with mounting debts and looming local elections, Yosef decides it’s time to fight for the town and his life.

In dictatorial Belarus, a bereaved mother demands that the army admit her son was killed by his commanders. Concurrently, a young dissident is drafted, and finds himself facing his protesting friends at gunpoint.

Duna Hua: Siba; Eden Damti: The pain you left behind; Mial Leha Levi: Lechi-Lach; Nadan Pines: Father's Son; Lia Dekel: Everybody Knows; Raad Salah Aldin: Virgin; Keshet Gadish: Self Service

Roni Livneh and Dr. Ariel Linveh: An Attack Without A Terrorist; Yaniv Berman: Burning Democracy; Shira Green: Who is like You; Einav Bar: The Scene

When Andrea’s abusive husband returns to the small town, she demands that justice be done. However, an entire community betrays her, choosing to blame the victim.

The only product the Gaza strip exported - as of 2006 - were strawberries. This film shows the daily struggle of Gazan strawberry farmers who try to grow, export and sell their product against all odds.

In the town of Mitzpeh Ramon, stricken by unemployment and shutting-down of factories, a security guy and the owner of a local printing shop join together in a sophisticated " Sting " operation to switch the Bank's money, with fake bills which they have printed in advance.

For 82 minutes, the makers of this film mange to transport the viewers into a country transformed by invasion. How does everyday life look under the shadow of war?

A brother and sister living in an unemployment-ridden Belgian town are abandoned by their mother. When their house threatens to collapse, they are torn between the urge to leave and the desire to stick together.

A young volleyballer on the verge of a promising career finds out she is pregnant. In order to end her pregnancy in Brazil she must find a creative solution, and escape an extremist religious group.

In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, Carlos, whose Republican father was killed in battle, is left by his guardian at the Santa Lucia orphanage.

When a young Eritrean refugee deported from Israel is mistaken for the new foreign player of a struggling football team, his survival depends on the team's success.

In a tiny Singapore apartment, chaos and grief rule the lives of a father and son after the mother’s death, and the son joins a gang of bullies. His approaching military draft sends him out to a rite of passage deep in the jungle.

Amit Hakhamov: Prolonged Exposure; Zohar Horev: Remnants of war; Michael Shenhav: One of the Versions / Israel, 11 min; Yana Riahi: 88 My Love

Eight women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, young filmmaker. With each camera take, the group dynamic forces the women to challenge their beliefs as they get to know one other.

Hollywood stars team up with farmers and climate activists to revolutionize the food industry. Will they be a match for America’s polluting food giants?

Solidarity Film Festival's Young Creators Competition