Family Cell
Israel | 2026 | 14 Min. | Hebrew | Documentary
Idan Katz Brandler
Family Cell is a deeply personal film that chronicles a young father's battle with postpartum depression and suicidality. Through continuous, static observation of the claustrophobic hallway, layered with voice-over excerpts from personal diaries, the film reconstructs the hidden agony brewing just beneath the surface of a highly functional daily routine—threatening to break out at any given moment.
Production, Script & Cinematography: Idan Katz Brandler | Editing: Roi Maisel | Art Director: Idan Katz Brandler | Sound Design: Lior Bar | Original Score: Lior Bar, Avitar Banai | Supported by: NFCT
Like I've never been
Israel | 2026 | 20 Min. | Hebrew | Fiction
Doron Ben Natan
After losing control and harming his partner, Daniel (32) returns to his mother's home. His stay triggers childhood memories that quickly turn into unfamiliar, bloody memory fragments. To understand what made him so "messed up," he is looking again at his childhood surroundings and forced to confront his mother to uncover their hidden past.
Production: Yuval Kachlon | Script: Doron Ben Natan | Cinematography: Maxim Tovbin | Editing: Idan Raphael | Art Director: Ana Galeev | Sound Design: Gavriel Maymon | Original Score: Nadav Cohen | Actors: Nimrod Peleg, Nati Kluger | Supported by: Fondation Mazalbert (Luxemburg)
Mother Tongue
Israel | 2026 | 20 Min. | Hebrew, English, Portuguese | Fiction
Idan Raphael
During a Q&A where he serves as an interpreter for a film director, Ron briefly experiences the spotlight. Unable to let the feeling go, his conflict with the Brazilian director deepens as similarities between them emerge. The following day, during a live television interview, Ron makes a decision in an attempt to put himself at the center.
Production: Yuval Kachlon | Script: Idan Rapael | Cinematography: Doron Ben Natan | Editing: Ori Yaacobi | Art Director: Yovel Raz | Sound Design: Tomy Rotem | Original Score: Shahar Amran | Actors: Daniel Or Tal, Paulo E. Moura, Orna Fitusi, Yuval Kressel | Supported by: ISRAEL FILM FUND
