In the fall of 2019, Filmmaker David Deri-Barkai began documenting four families, parents and their children – his secular gay family in Tel Aviv, a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox family in Beit Shemesh, a Muslim family in Taibeh and a Jewish Religious family in the Ofra settlement (West Bank). The pandemic that broke out a few months […]

As topical as it gets, in the fall of 2019, Filmmaker David Deri-Barkai began documenting four families, parents and their children – his secular gay family in Tel Aviv, a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox family in Beit Shemesh, a Muslim family in Taibeh and a Jewish Religious family in the Ofra settlement (West Bank). The pandemic that […]

Italy, after the promulgation of the racial laws (1938). Luciano, a Fascist-abiding restaurateur, nonetheless believes he can still live by his own rules inside his business. However, everything changes when Anna, a girl with a dangerous secret, starts to work at his restaurant. WHY WE LIKE THIS FILM: A superb, tense drama set in pre-war Italy. […]

Part of our "Israel@75" Film Series.  Jacob Fidelman, proprietor of an antique restoration business in Tel Aviv, is lost. His partner of forty years has just died, his business is at death’s door, and his hot shot son Noah is trying to force him to sell the shop. But then Fidelman takes on a new […]

In 1976, the second trial of Pierre Goldman, a far-left activist suspected of killing two pharmacists during a robbery gone wrong, was held. The case mobilized many media figures. Based on true events. WHY WE LIKE THIS FILM: Recently nominated for an incredible eight Cesars (France’s Academy Awards), including Best Picture of the Year, Best Director, […]

The final movie in our Israel@75 film series, "Turn Left at the End of the World" is a wonderful film from Avi Nesher, one of Israel's greatest filmmakers. A group of families emigrate from India to Israel in the late sixties, seeking a better life in what they believe to be the first outpost of […]