Chava, an ultra-orthodox young woman, called off her engagement a year ago. Now a new match has been suggested for her. The introduction is made, but Chava experiences a sharp disappointment. Can she...
Efrat, a religious woman who grew up in the secular world, is married to a young rabbi and raising three small daughters. Curiosity draws her to the walled garden of the St. Clare monastery in...
Tali, a student and substitute mother to her little brother, has an exceptionally beautiful voice, and a talent for performing. In the religious world however, singing in public by women is...
Ruth is a young artist trying to recover from a recent trauma. She and her partner, Yotam, travel to the desert to try and create a unique sculpture from local soil in the hope that the art will...
Uri, a young officer, together with two soldiers under his command, is manning a checkpoint. Two women from the "Watch” organization are filming events at the checkpoint. Uri receives an order to...
*Adult Subject Matter After being raped by a stranger, a young ultra-orthodox woman awaits a Rabbinical decision about whether or not her husband should divorce her. Jewish law states that "If the...
On the way ot a fitting for her wedding dress, Shulamit is involved in a car accident which results in amnesia. Shulamit can remember nothing related to her fiance or to her upcoming wedding. The...
Aya, a social worker in her twenties, volunteers at an "at risk" teenage mobile unit in the city center. One night, she accidentally gets drawn into a gang of youths and their night time activities.
I’ve been living with my aunt (Doda) Diya for six months now and that’s what she says every time I complain I’m a penniless student. Doda Diya, a widow who leads a simple life, had waited 40 years to...
Twelve-year-old Roni is sent by her mother to a weight-loss summer camp for fat children - the "Full of Life" camp. Roni, who is angry and rebellious, would normally find solace in the swimming pool...
As the result of a small car accident, Yael, an orthodox married woman undergoing fertility treatment, meets the young secular owner of a bookstore. Through her new friendship with him, she is drawn...
Hanna, a special needs 37-year-old who shows a moving and philosophical insight into her situation, lives in protective housing, following her daily routine and hoping for love. Earning well below...
In this deeply moving and sensitive documentary, Grandma Rebecca is forced to leave her home and memories and move in to a new unit above her children's house. The separation from her home and her...
Tamar, a well adjusted 17-year old from a happy home, is raped at the religious girls' high school where she is a student. She becomes withdrawn and hostile, mystifying her parents who assume that...
Keren arrives at the hospital where her father lies dying. Their relationship has been full of conflict and there has been no communication between them for years. Sitting by the bedside, Keren feels...
After separating from her violent partner, Liron finds herself pregnant by him - with triplets. The film follows her through her first year of single parenthood as she struggles with exhaustion,...
Passover eve. The last of the Hametz is burned. The burden of emotion is heavy for a mother and daughter who must wrestle with the pain of a father and brother now gone, and with their loneliness.
Odelle, a girl who belongs to the ultra-Orthodox Jewish “Burqa” sect in Jerusalem, encounters Oz - a secular guy riding a scooter who almost runs her over. This leads to an interaction between the...
Maria wants to marry her spouse according to the Jewish law. After a long conversion process she gets to the last stage - going to the MIkveh (ritual bath) in front of three Rabbis. There, she...
One morning Sima leaves the women’s shelter where she lives and makes a mysterious visit to a pre-school, where she gains entry under false pretences. There she attempts to deliver a birthday present...
Dafna, the 40-year old single mother of a newborn boy, arrives at her parents’ home a few days before her baby’s brit (circumcision). Her father, an elderly Persian Jew, repeatedly snubs Dafna,...
Mika’s boyfriend Nati puts an end to the relationship when Mika proposes marriage. Mika moves back home and becomes addicted to the ATARI video game still sitting in her childhood bedroom. But going...
Hemi, a 60 year old Jewish sudies teacher, discovers that the punk band his wife used to play in when she was young is getting back together. As the band reunion approaches, echoes of the wild past...
One day Sarah decides to stimulate Abraham’s love for her, and instigates a shared night for him and Hagar, the maidservant. The results of this night apparently were not taken into account. Sarah...
Shira, the mother of five children, lives in a religious community. Her husband's expectation is that she will continue to bring children into the world. Shira begins to collapse under the stress of...
A group of English-speaking women from Gush Etzion decide to take a novel approach to the numerous Intifada attacks in the area: they will cope by writing a bibilical musical - the story of Esther...
Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish young women, Chaya and Shoshana, are forced to face up to what will happen to their relationship when they come together as bride and bridesmaid on Chaya's wedding day.
Esther and Rachel are living in a shelter for ultra-orthodox women who have gotten pregnant before marriage. A special bond is forged between the two women, one of whom is extrovert and one of whom...
Pretty young Yuval imprisons the man who once sexually assaulted her in her apartment. A dark and dramatic game ensues in which the outcome is less critical than Yuval's realization that, as a rape...
Stav, newly married, is about fly abroad with her husband for the mountain trek of his dreams. When she breaks her foot a week before they are due to leave, the couple must settle for a much less...
Tesefa, an Ethiopian immigrant who has found a cleaning job at an elementary school discovers a small child hiding in a deserted class room at the end of the day. In the process of helping the child...
This experimental film delves into the emotional world of a woman about to undergo a hysterectomy. In this time of stress and uncertainty her thoughts flow back to the safety she felt as a small...
A window into the world of four ultra-Orthodox Jewish women: the conflicts, the dilemmas, the dreams and the dangerous balancing act on a knife edge between God and art, between the demands of the...
Adult Subject Matter 20 year old Emunah, an orthodox bride, accompanies her new husband to their new home on the night of the wedding. Emunah awaits the wedding night with hesitations and...
Esther's father was a gravedigger who in his last will and testament left only one significant request: that one of his sons continue with his profession. None of his sons has the slightest interest...
The story of three daughters of rabbis, directed by the daughter of a rabbi. The four women have chosen a different path than that of their parents. Now they face inner dilemmas, communal censure and...
Yaeli, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish young woman, carries a terrible secret that may destroy all her chances of future happiness. David, a brilliant and eligible yeshiva student, seems interested in...
The director, a new mother herself, seeks out motherhood in its different forms. She meets Shelley, who got pregnant in high school and refused to give up her baby for adoption. Shelley, now in her...
Tahel, a religious young girl, undergoes laser treatment for the first time ever, on intimate areas of her body. Her response, visceral and unexpected, confronts those who work in the clinic and...
A woman who has lived in Vienna for over 50 years is about to leave her home for Israel, where her children and grandchildren live. The film focuses on her last week in Vienna: packing, saying...
A lyrical, poetic look at the women’s section of the Western Wall. Judaism, Christianity, piety and secularism appear at the wall night and day, rain or shine. With a hypnotic and stylized...
Yoni and Michal, who have been married for only a year, arrive at the Rabbinate to formalize their divorce. The two expereince different emotions while wating in line, and the ceremony has an outcome...
A young couple from Tekoa establishes a Jewish home in India for backpackers. The camera follows the dramatic turns in their relationship that result their work. It is an intense film about ideology...
