Posts Tagged: English

Between Two Worlds (Sara von Schwarze)

Genre: Drama

 Summary 73-year-old Abraham, a well-respected congregant of Munich’s Jewish community, is to be honoured with an official birthday ceremony, when the night before an unexpected guest appears at his and his (significantly younger) long-term partner Sabine’s apartment: Totally unexpected Ruth, Abraham’s grown-up daughter, shows up . We realize Abraham hadn’t seen her for years. Ruth… Read more

The Dybbuk (Roy Chen)

Genre: Drama , Tragedy

Hanan, a poor Yeshiva student, deeply involved in Kabbalah, learned that his beloved Lea, daughter of the wealthy man of the shtetl, will be given to another guy. His incongruous death changes the cause of the events. The story takes an incredible turnover. His soul gets stuck between two worlds. He isn’t dead and not… Read more

Nymphs in the mist (Yoram Sachs)

Genre: Comedy , Romantic Comedy

After his girl friend Liat leaves him, Yaniv is depressed to a point that he never leaves his home. His friend Yuda, tries to wean him out of his behavior and suggests that he make a film hoping he will meet people and get out of his depression. Yaniv meets Gali, a yoga teacher, who… Read more

The Child behind the Eyes (Nava Semel)

Genre: Monodrama

The Monodrama The Child Behind the Eyes tells the story of a mother of a Down’s syndrome child on the night before he goes to school. Not everyone is willing to make an effort and see Yotam beyond the special facial features. There are those who cross to the other side of the street, and… Read more

Masked (Ilan Hatzor)

Genre: Drama

An explosive Israeli play about three Palestinian brothers. Set during the Intifada with the Israeli-Arab struggle as its backdrop, Masked depicts the tragedy of one family torn between duty, kinship, principles and survival. “Powerful! Remarkably of the moment…” -The New York Times “Provocative drama. An articulate calculus of loyalty and betrayal.” -The New Yorker “A… Read more

A Letter to Noa (Goren Agmon)

Genre: Drama

Noa is a Lebanon War widow who for fifteen years has raised her two sons on her own and runs her late husband’s publishing house. She meets Amnon, an ex-air force pilot who works for the Society for the Protection of Nature, falls in love with him, and for the first time since her husband’s… Read more