Duration: 75 minutes
Cinematheque 1, Tel-Aviv
Friday, November 12, 2021, 14:00 – Tickets
AlromiGad
Director: Kim Hazan
Script: Aviv Yozem
Producer: Kim Hazan
With: Alrom Ben Avraham
Israel, 2021, 7 min, Hebrew without translation
“AlromiGad” is an internet personality with tens of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok. But behind the colorful and happy persona stands a religious boy, who grew up in yeshiva, came out of the closet and left God. In his short story, he is sending a message of acceptance and brotherhood.
aba ve aba
Director & Script: Sahar Sosover
Producer: Macabim-Reut high school
Cast: Almog & Omer Bar-lev Shiloach
Israel, 2021, 14 min, Hebrew without translation
Description of the journey of Almog and Omer Bar-Lev Shiloah to start a family and the surrogacy process that they had to go through abroad in light of the existing discriminatory surrogacy law in Israel.
What am I?
Director & Script: Ido Arad
Producer: Maya Avrech
Israel, 2021, 7 minutes, Hebrew without translation
The film is about Omer, a gay high school student who faces difficulties regarding his sexuality in every aspect of his life – his family, his best friend, the school bully and his classmate that wants him.
Nothing to hide
Director & Script: Sivan Baba
Producer: Noam Aroch ,Tamir Kabudi, Sivan Baba
Cast: Zohar Aroch, Tami Afek, Gilad Tammam, Yaron Amrani, Adi Tamir
Israel, 2021, 15 minutes, Hebrew without translation
Teenage girl is coping with her sexuality due to a relationship with a girl. This happens in the background of her living with her father that her mother left years ago for another woman.
Amelie
Director & Script: Romy Roth
Producer: Romy Roth
Cast: Rotem Lutski, Eubacteria Lutski, Leah Tal, Kimberly Swan, The artist formerly known as Anton
Israel, 2021, 11 min, Hebrew without translation
Rotem is a teenage boy who lives in the kibbutz and feels like he doesn’t belong there. The main reason is that Rotem is also a Drag Queen known as Amelie. Rotem goes through a process with himself and his family – he has a unique story.
Tom Lev
Director & Script: Lihi Naaman
Producer: Tommy Aviram
Cast: Eden Amsili, Gal Zer Aviv, Inbal David, Ari Shaked
Israel, 2021, 15 min, Hebrew without translation
Despite living surrounded in admiration, Tom Lev, a successful popstar, longs to please his mother who’ll never be satisfied with him nor with herself. In his journey of self-discovery, he encounters a fan presenting him with a mirror, offering another life.
That’s me
Director: Bar Reznik
Script: Gili Gueta
Producer: Bar Reznik, Gili Gueta
With: Yehontan Ben Yishay
Israel, 2021, 9 min, Hebrew without translation
Yehontan Ben Yishay, a 17-year-old boy from Ramat Yishai, came out of the closet a year and a bit ago, was bullied at his previous school, and is a TikTok star. Jonathan went through difficulties in his life regarding the process of getting out of his closet.
Test Tube Kids
Director & Script: Shaked Carmi
Producer: Shaked Carmi
With: Yuval Gotshalt Yair
Israel, 2021, 11 min, Hebrew without translation
Yuval is an 18-year-old boy, the son of two mothers. Yuval recently discovered that he has many more siblings – brothers and sisters from the same sperm donor.
The film deals with the search for those siblings, and reveals the new and complex family connection that has been created.
One Last Escape
Director & Script: Gal Pardo
Producer: Tal Ben-Arie
Cast: Tal Ben-Arie, Rony Gammer, Jonathan Mintz
Israel, 2021, 10 min, Hebrew without translation
Emerald, a teenager with DID, is adopted by a gay couple who wants to introduce her to her new family. Emerald hides her symptoms believing that if they’ll find out about her disease her dream of a stable and permanent home will shatter.
Beautiful People – The guide to getting out of the closet
Director & Script: Roye Kaufman
Producer: Romi Nidam
Cast: Roye Kaufman, Efrat Kaufman, Ilay Lev Yekel, Michael Pisinger, Kevin Oksman, Sapir Puzaylov, Ari Rivlin
Israel, 2021, 15 min, Hebrew without translation
Roye Kaufman who came out of the closet summarizes his experience while sharing personal stories in order to help kids in the future to come out of the closet.