04/11/2026 | 14:30 | Cinematheque - Hall 2
Phototaxis
Israel | 2026 | 15 min. | Hebrew | Subtitles: English, Hebrew | Fiction
Yuval Aharoni
A taxi driver, is confronted by three teenagers who pull out their cameras and threaten him, forcing him to make a fateful choice.
Director and Script: Yuval Aharoni | Production: Shlomi Elkabets, Galit Cahlon | Cinematography: Omer Daida | Editing: Shira Kino Arad | Art Design: Shaked Horowitz | Sound Design: Itzik Cohen | Cast: Israel Atias, Ido Elieli, Nehoray Kalifa, Hilly Yossef Zada
With Tapes and Toasts in the Car
Germany | 2025 | 14 min. | German, French | Subtitles: English, French | Animation
Kiana Naghshineh
As she faces the prospect of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.
Director and Script: Kiana Naghshineh | Production: Henrik von Müller, Antoine Liétout, Ivan Zuber, Kiana Naghshineh | Cinematography: Kiana Naghshineh | Editing: Kiana Naghshineh, Regina Welker | Art Design: Camille Prot, Eliott Moreau, Bertille Rondard, Isabelle Piolat, Sofiia Melnyk, Martin Touzé, Morgane Perez, Magdalena Zygadlo, Kiana Naghshineh | Sound Design: Volker Armbruster | Original Score: Ziggy Has Ardeur
The Sands Won't Tell
Israel | 2026 | 23 min. | Arabic | Subtitles: Hebrew, English | Fiction
Rana Abu Fraiha - Asyag
Kifah, a widowed Bedouin healer, must locate her daughter’s body and give her an honorable burial before the end of the mourning period. Alone against a bond of male silence rooted in the Bedouin tradition of femicide, she fights for justice for herself, her daughter, and all the women who’ve been silenced in the desert sands.
Director: Rana Abu Fraiha - Asyag | Production: David Silber, Moshe Edery, Baher Agbariya, Johannes Rexin | Script: Dafna Feldman Saperstein, Rana Abu Fraiha - Asyag | Cinematography: Itay Marom | Editing: Shira Hochman | Art Design: Ehud Gutterman | Sound Design: Erez Eyni Shavit | Original Score: Tamar Shawki | Cast: Ruba Blal Asfour, Haitham Omari
UROSH
Montenegro | 2025 | 7 min. | Serbian | Subtitles: English | Animation
Mato Uljarević
Surreal fragments from the life of an unusual artist are shown through expressive, hand-drawn charcoal animation. While burying his drawings, the artist recalls his wartime childhood and faces his fear of death.
Director and Script: Mato Uljarević | Production: Miljan Vučeliž | Editing: Dmitar Janjušević | Sound Design: Aleksandar Protić
And you?
France | 2026 | 8 min. | French | Subtitles: English | Fiction, Experimental
Anaïs Mann
Two women, one evening before a date with men they met on an app, are caught between fantasy and reality – asking themselves: What are we really looking for when we meet someone for the first time?
Director, Script, Cinematography, Editing: Anaïs Mann | Production: Benzaiten Productions | Sound Design and Original Score: Sybille Healaeh | Cast: Camille Hila Kravitzch, Nova Dobel
