Sapir Academic College

Matan grew up in Otef Gaza, Israel. After the October 7th Massacre and while serving in reserve duty, fighting on his home, Matan unveils the depth of his family’s post-trauma and tries to live in this new reality.

Nyosha is a ten year old girl. She dreams of buying a pair of shoes during the reality of a pitiless war. She believes that because of her shoes, she will stay alive.A range of animation techniques brings together the dream and the reality and tells Nyosha's story.

A young man haunted by anxiety about time finds himself on a surreal journey through the desert, where his memories, doubts, and fears materialize around him. Chased by his past and facing an unknown future, he is forced to confront the question: is it possible to stop time and find a genuine moment of peace?

A man arrives at a final point in time, an existential space where the future no longer exists and there is nothing left to do but turn inward. As the reality around him becomes frozen and devoid of purpose, he embarks on a journey through his consciousness, attempting to piece together his identity and trace the love that was lost in the past.

A sensitive drama about a father living with dementia and his son struggling not to lose him as reality begins to unravel. Through everyday moments that fracture into fantasy and nightmare, their relationship is put to the test – and so is the fight to hold on to love and connection as memory fades.

A documentary film that follows the development of ballroom culture in Israel, a unique culture that creates a safe, free, and vibrant space for members of the LGBTQ+ community. It is a journey into a physical art form that bridges international tradition with local interpretation, revealing how dance becomes a language of identity and empowerment.

An intimate mosaic, consisting of the testimonies of eight women in the religious world about their sexual maturation. The picture accompanying the film shows a collage of images from the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, from a female point of view. The market is a male playground, as is the halachic space, but within these spaces women hide and their voices are hidden.

The journey of the Angel of Death's emissary, who accompanies an adventurer whose fate is sealed on his final mission to deliver an orphaned child to the remnants of his family after a brutal attack that murdered the child’s parents. Along the way, while Death is meant only to escort and seal destinies, he begins to examine the meaning and limits of his role, asking for the first time whether there are moments in which death is not merely an inevitable end, but, paradoxically, something that can save a life.