01/11/2026 | 16:00 | Cinematheque - Hall 2
The Blood Thread
Israel | 2026 | 10 min. | Arabic | Subtitles: Hebrew | Fiction
When Yomna, a Bedouin widow, discovers that her brother-in-law Ali is holding her children for ransom and demanding the insurance money she received, she sets out to fight to get them back – and is forced to choose how far she’s willing to go.
Director and Script: Nasra Azbarga
Production: Ronen Machlis Balzam and Hila Guy Avishar
Cinematography: May Abadi-Grebler
Editing: Rana Abu Fraiha-Asyag
Art Design: Neta Alhalel
Sound Design and Original Score: Yair Sitbon
Cast: Nida Azbargha, Haitham Omri, Umm Salah al-Huzayel, Yusuf Abd al-Qader
The Sycamore Tree
Israel | 2026 | 13 min. | Arabic | Subtitles: Hebrew | Fiction
From atop a sycamore tree in her village in the Bedouin diaspora, a girl watches her father receive a demolition order. Years later, the destroyed village and the felled tree tell a painful story of uprooting.
Director and Script: Hala Lafi Abo Freh
Production: Ronen Machlis Balzam and Hila Guy Avisar
Cinematography: May Abadi-Grebler
Editing: Rana Abu Fraiha-Asyag
Art Design: Netta Alhalel
Sound Design and Original Score: Yair Sitbon
Cast: Mashhour Abd al-Qader, Jina al-Qarinawi, Nivin al Huzayel, Sundus Abu Riyash, Ward Abd al-Qader, Abu Salah al-Huzayel
