Women Israeli Shorts - Sisterz

Israel, 2023, 15 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Blindly trapped in an abusive relationship, Maya has to face the reality she’s trying to repress. When she is exposed to her hidden depths she becomes violent herself.

Director: Mor Elmalieh
Screenwriter: Mor Elmalieh
Producer: Dolev Amitai
Cast: Natalie Slovo, Yaara Philo, Ron Glick

Israel, 2024, 11 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Mira goes out to seek quiet and peace, but happens upon a random and surreal meeting with Sari who is her exact opposite. This will bring her to re-examine those aspects of herself from which she is trying to hide.

Director: Maya Farkas
Screenwriter: Maya Farkas
Producer: Eily Freid
Cast: Anna Maria Hawa, Yahli Maoz

Israel, 2024, 11 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Trying to escape her grown-up life, Ayala moves in with her grandma to help her after eye surgery – but it’s the same week she moves in with her partner. After lying to both, she realizes she is hurting everyone and decides to open her eyes.

Director: Yaaley Weiss
Screenwriter: Yaaley Weiss
Producer: Boaz Debby
Cast: Yaaley Weiss, Ora Meirson

Israel, 2024, 6 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

A Haredi woman’s visit to a Tel Aviv adult store sparks an unexpected journey of self-discovery, where she challenges social norms, embraces her desires, and transforms into a confident, self-accepting individual.

Director: Yocheved Pianko Feinerman
Screenwriter: Yocheved Pianko Feinerman
Producer: Yocheved Pianko Feinerman
Cast: Ania Kaspi Shema, Yuval Hardoon

Israel, 2024, 12 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Israel, Tel Aviv, October 2023. War. Joy, a young actress, is right after a breakup. On her way to the gym, she bumps into her ex and her new boyfriend.

Director: Joy Rieger
Screenwriter: Joy Rieger
Producer: Joy Rieger
Cast: Joy Rieger, Gefen Barkai, Mika Pilevsky, Harel Lisman

Israel, 2024, 6 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Director: Eival Na’ama Lurie, Daniel Bloom
Screenwriter: Eival Na’ama Lurie, Daniel Bloom
Producer: Eival Na’ama Lurie, Daniel Bloom
Cast: Eival Na’ama Lurie, Daniel Bloom

During the ‘Iron Swords’ war, Eival finds her dolls, which underwent a punk makeover when she came out of the closet, in the shelter. Filming the restoration process brings across thoughts about the connections between sexuality, gender, media and the war.

Israel, 2024, 13 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Tom runs away to her estranged drag queen brother, Dor. In a moment of compassion and solidarity, Dor allows Tom to spend the night. Tom and Dor explore their identity and connection, revealing truths they both suppressed.

Director: Yuval Lubezky Hess
Screenwriter: Yuval Lubezky Hess
Producer: Yuval Lubezky Hess
Cast: Soli Sharon, Tomer Cohen

Director: Ella Altman
Script: Ella Altman
Producer: Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains
With: Naama Preis, Ella Altman
France, 16 minutes, 2023, French and Hebrew with English subtitles

Ella, a director, invites an actress to portray her lover in a war film set in Dunkirk. As the actress tries to understand Ella’s intentions, the filming of their fictional romance turns into a battle of seduction, delving into the moral limits of an actress-directress relationship.