The feature films, short films, and special events in this category invite audiences to engage with a Southern local reality- one in which beauty and pain are interwoven.
Since its founding, Cinema South Festival has taken place in a region marked by conflict, and even more so since the events of October 7th. The festival is not only a cinematic celebration, but also a visual expression of the Southern human spirit- a spirit that insists on living, creating, and feeling.
We view the festival’s very existence and activity as a social and cultural mission: to help restore and strengthen this unique region, to give voice to its many diverse communities, and to tell the story of the South-rooted in real experience and held to the highest artistic standards.
We invite you to read and rewrite the story of the South with us- through the perspectives of filmmakers from the Negev who strive in their work to capture both the longing for quiet and the need for healing.
Ayala Shklar, Talila Frank, Ben Matza, Roman Shumonov, Hadas Neuman, Eran Yehezkel
In collaboration with the Documentary Forum
