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Browse 18 movies from The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television
After she had not been invited to her sister's wedding, Aya, shows up by surprise on a Shabbat night at the Orthodox Jewish community, where her family lives. She enters through the window, interrupting the wedding feast and threatening to reveal family secrets.
Sep 2020
17-year-old Nadav wants to serve in a combat unit, even though his mother does not approve. A surprising encounter with his coach changes his perspective.
Oct 2020
A late night hook-up leads Shay and Adam to the bedroom. Before long, chit-chat gives way to passion. But something is missing from their interaction – something that is important to Adam, repellent to Shay – and it soon becomes a sticking point.
Mar 2022
On the edge of a remote village, teenage Aviv clings to a blurred, violent bond with his friend. In their secret concrete water reservoir, Aviv struggles to suppress his feeling, fearing that it will shatter the only closeness they share.
Jun 2026
Aya is a trans girl who is frustrated by her love life and experiences with men. An accidental encounter with a man from her distant past causes her to reconnect with her identity.
Jun 2022
Yariv is a shy photographer charged to take photos at a family birthday. The photographs he takes highlight his problematic relationship with his brother, and increasingly intertwine to his extreme sexual experiences at the gay sauna.
Dec 2020
When Dasi’s husband vanishes the same night she learns she’s pregnant, her desperate search leads her through the tangled roots of her marriage, her community, and the darker parts of herself.
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A young man secretly watches his beautiful neighbour through binoculars. When she leaves the building, he follows her into the street and even into a grocery store, buying milk just to have an excuse to be there. Later we see that his refrigerator is already full of milk. After he is injured in a car accident, he finds himself in a train carriage in a strange realm between life and death. There he meets an older man who explains the rules of this new world. He also encounters the woman he loves – someone with whom he can finally connect. Yet he longs to leave this place and return to his life.
Jan 2003
May 2022
Tom is a teenager who lives with his single mom in a small southern Kibbutz, and deals with his (and other’s) sexuality.
Oct 2022
An unexpected, pure friendship unfolds between Rio, a Jewish boy, and Nafez, a Palestinian boy. Together, they share magical childhood moments, building a small world apart from the conflict. When war intrudes, their bond is tested, raising questions of identity, belonging, and the true power of friendship.
May 2026
A father tricks his son into a late-night trip to search for their "lost" cat in the forest.
Jul 2025
One Street in Silwan tells the story of "Batan al-Hawa" Street (East Jerusalem), which overlooks the Temple Mount and serves as a microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On one side of the street, live Israeli settlers in a house once belonging to an evicted Palestinian family. On the other side, a Palestinian family faces eviction, alongside 750 of theneighborhood’s residents , with the purpose of establishing more settlements. Told in segments through the perspectives of children and residents, the film sheds light on the chaotic realities of life on the street.
Yoel, a 67-year-old man, discovers his car is missing from the parking lot. Convinced it was stolen for personal reasons, he embarks on a nocturnal revenge mission that quickly spirals out of control. His son, Ori, gets dragged along, desperately trying to stop him—or perhaps to see just how far his father is willing to go.
May 2025
After not seeing each other for four months, Alma's father asks her to drop off her baby sister without her mother knowing. Alma is forced to choose between her mom and dad.
Jul 2022
At the edge of a silent religious town, Avigail tiptoes between duty and desire. Days before her arranged marriage, she spends her nights in the echoing synagogue halls, sweeping dust beside Hodaya, a girl whose gaze lingers too long. In the glow of candlelight and quiet prayers, a forbidden intimacy blooms.
Finding an apartment in Tel Aviv is never easy, especially on Memorial Day. Nevertheless, Yael has no other choice but to leave her home.
May 2024
A horror film about a brother and sister shooting a documentary project about Looney Lenny, Israel’s biggest children’s star. But as filming progresses, the dark side of the beloved icon begins to emerge.