Three film programs of the School of Audio & Visual Arts at Sapir College in Sderot try to convey, revealing a touch of the unimaginable reality of the residents of the Gaza Envelope.

Three film programs of theSchool of Audio & Visual Arts at Sapir College in Sderot try to convey, revealing a touch of the unimaginable reality of the residents of the Gaza Envelope.
Michal Lavi, the director of the film "Family Mediterranean Fever" (Best Graduate Short at Cinema South Festival, School of Audio and Visual Arts at Sapir College) - will attend the pavilion screenings to promote discourse on dialogue through cinema.

All screenings at the Israeli Pavilion, No. 115 International Riviere

You are welcome to join us



A Wish for Peace

What began with an innocent wish for regional peace and a train to Cairo turned over the years into an endless defensive campaign. The program will close with a panel on dialogue through cinema.
Thursday, May 16th, between 12:30 – 14:00 (In the presence of the director Michal Lavi)

  • Two Meters Away 

    Director: Oriana Ben-Abba (Docu, 5', 2009)
    Israeli women deliver aid to Gaza amidst another military operation.

  • A Train to Cairo

    Director: Nahar Shabtai (experimental, 4', 2008)
    Tel Aviv - Cairo train reawakens. Hurry to catch a seat.


  • Roach

    Director: Jonathan Hashiloni (Animation, 14',2016)
    Tel-Aviv - an apocalyptic love story between two neighbors and a roach.


  • No Land

    Director: Shahar Moshe (Video dance, 4', 2020)
    Three brave women defend their home against an unknown intruder.


  • Shalhevet Admola

    Director: (from "Thank God, No Casualties: Another Day") by Adva Odaya Ogen, Orit Zigdon (Docu, 16' 2019)
    Shalhevet raises two kids in Sderot amidst ongoing war.

  • Shelters 

    Director: Rachel Albert, Maciej Jankowski  (Docu, 15', 2019)
    Israeli society under emergency routine, portrayed through assorted shelters.


     

No Place to Be a Child

the concept of "emergency routine" and its complex implications for the younger generation through the screen
Friday, May 17th, between 13:00-14:30 (In the presence of "Family Mediterranean Fever's" director Michal Lavi)

  • Neighbor

    Director: Naama Botzer (Docu/experimental, 3', 2010)  
    Poetic memoir of Gaza-bordered childhood through frozen architectural stills.


  • Sashka

    Director: Yana Lerner (Docu, 35', 2015)
    Sderot boy's optimism was shattered by abrupt, accelerated adolescence.

  • Family Mediterranean Fever

    Director: Michal Lavi (Doco, 33' 2007)
    Lavi's family learns to live under a routine of constant rocket threats. 

Masculinity and post-trauma

The concept of "masculinity" in the shadow of the security situation, how it takes shape during combat, and how the ripples of the trauma affect it in the years that follow.
Sunday, May 19th, between 13:00-14:30 (In the presence of the director Michal Lavi)

  • Entering?

    Director: Eyal Aviv (short, 3', 2013)
    Chains of command, from soldier to prime minister, contemplate incursion.
     

  • Red Snow

    Director: Jonathan Dumosch (Animation, 8', 2023)
    Arthur's son's service resurrects memories of his mercenary past.

  • DIY: A Guide for Killing It

    Director: Shaooli Levy (Animation, 7', 2019)
    Shmulik's Israeli journey: love, nationalism, and feeling like a sucker.

  • Wild Weeds

    Director: Yair Valer (TV chapter, 28', 2018)
    Elad's decline prompts friends to face shared military trauma


     
     
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