The End of a Joke (Noam Gil)
Genre: Black Comedy , Farce , Satire
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Paradox (Sharon Ingrid Stark)
Genre: Absurd , Comedy , Comic Drama , Psychological Drama , Thriller-Horror
Prof. Reuben Nimrodi, the charismatic head of the Philosophy Department, wins a much desired position and leaves suddenly for Harvard University. His absence forces Yonat, his devoted yet neurotic assistant, to face a class for the first time in her life, and teach Deconstruction theory. How will Yonat survive the class? Why did she invite… Read more
Mikveh (Hadar Galron)
Genre: Comic Drama , Psychological Drama
Shade (Shay Azoulay)
Genre: Absurd , Comic Drama , Short Play
A mundane argument between two neighbors regarding a tree and the shade that it casts becomes an absurd struggle involving neighborly relations and responsibility, justice and punishment, inspiration and humiliation.
Kiddush (Shmuel Hasfari)
Genre: Drama
Mountain (Yaron Edelstein)
Genre: Absurd , Fantasy , Poetic Drama , Tragedy
Five soldiers are trapped in an endless war. They keep coming back to the starting point where they are asked to go into battle to protect their land, and each time the level of sacrifice demanded of them rises. From this nightmarish trap a hero emerges – Mountain – whose character encompasses the promise of… Read more
Real Time (Joshua Sobol)
Genre: Drama
A combat officer turns into a refuser of occupation and oppression, following a traumatic incident of killing an inocent person.
iWitness (Joshua Sobol)
Genre: Drama
An Austrian farmer refuses to serve in the Wehrmacht, which he sees as a criminal army. He pays by his life for his refusal.
PFFFFFF (Yaron Edelstein)
Genre: Black Comedy , Farce , Satire
PFFFFFF is a dark farce that tells the story of the Dolphin submarine, floating somewhere in the depths of the Persian Gulf. Its commander has decided to take matters into his own hands and to once and for all bring peace to the Middle East. Meanwhile, Israel’s top politicians and security personnel gather in a… Read more
The Orchard (Yosef Bar-Yosef)
Ida, a Russian ballet teacher, steps into the beautiful orchard of Menashe Sirkman, an embittered widower. The orchard – full of fragrances and beauty – reminds her of romantic dreams she had long forgotten after her immigration to Israel. The delicate, unexpected love story between Ida and Menashe arouses the jealousy of his wicked brother… Read more