Praying to a Cat
Israel | 2026 | 15 Min. | Hebrew | Fiction
Daniel Hexter
Ben Zion, a student at a Hasidic yeshiva, struggles to leave his rabbi and his world behind. When he finally tells his rabbi, he discovers how much the rabbi depends on him. Within the study hall, Ben Zion embarks on a bizarre journey, somewhere between imagination and reality, that brings his predicament into sharper focus.
Production: Michael Weinberg, Shani Sabag | Script: Daniel Hexter, Gabi Shitrit | Cinematography: Yahel Zagury | Editing: Uriel Melikov and Daniel Hexter | Art Director: Stav Amsel | Sound Design: Yair Sitbon | Original Score: Grigory Lomize, Yonatan Alfi | Actors: Elad Faivel Konfino, Avi Tfilinski
My Nazi Grandma
Israel | 2026 | 32 Min. | Hebrew | Documentary
Netta Alhalal
Netta’s family has long carried an unspoken story: her German grandmother is the daughter of a Nazi army officer. Netta follows her to Germany with a camera trying over several years to break the silence. On October 7 as Netta shelters alone in a kibbutz near Gaza, the wars of past and present begin to collide.
Production: Guy Gabriel Bavel | Script: Netta Alhalal & Ofir Habot | Cinematography: Netta Alhalal | Editing: Ofir Habot | Art Director: Netta Alhalal | Sound Design: Yonatan Jakob | Original Score: Mietar Gelman | Participants: Rosemary Levi, Netta Alhalal, Michal Alhalal | Supported by: Gesher Film Fund
What do you see?
Israel | 2026 | 19 Min. | Hebrew | Fiction
Guy Dagan
Daniel, an introverted and lonely young man, compulsively records conversations in secret and is the main subject of Mai’s documentary, in which she tries to understand why he does it. After she suddenly disappears, Daniel sets out to find her. As he searches through the archive and his memories, Daniel discovers their similarities and their shared fear of intimacy.
Production: Omri Rothstain | Script: Guy Dagan | Cinematography: Ido Israeli | Editing: Noam Eliash | Art Director: Adi Raskin Peled | Sound Design: Gavriel Maymon | Original Score: Sheila Getker | Actors: Omer Levy, Michal Zohar Rachmut | Supported by: Makor Film Foundation
