DOCUMENTARY FILMS

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  • Wedding Night

    Movie

    Wedding Night (Leil Clulot) is an intimate and visually poetic documentary by Rachel Elizur that delves into the most private and pivotal moment in ultra-Orthodox Jewish life—the wedding night. Through confessional audio testimonies, separated from their visual counterparts, the film explores the...

  • The Child Within Me - Yehuda Poliker

    In this musical documentary film, Yehuda Poliker—one of Israel’s musical giants—embarks on a retrospective journey through his own life. He gazes calmly into the camera: sometimes with longing, sometimes with regret, but mostly with love. He watches rare archival footage, including never-before-s...

  • Air Born

    Movie

    This documentary film revisits what it meant to grow up on an Israeli Air Force base between the euphoria of the Six-Day War and the trauma of the Yom Kippur War. For the director, son of one of Israel’s most iconic commanders, cockpits and runways were a childhood playground. But years later, th...

  • The Children of Teheran

    Movie + 1 extra

    The rescue of the Children of Teheran from the clutches of the Final Solution in Europe stands out as one of the key stories of rescue in the history of modern Zionism. This is the never-before documented story of the audacious rescue of 800 Jewish children from occupied Poland, through Tehran.

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  • The European Dream

    Movie

    A cinematic documentary that paints the journey of two grandchildren fighting to reclaim their families' looted artworks. As they navigate walls of bureaucracy and legal obstacles, they uncover a vanished world—one that ultimately eclipses the art itself.

    Production Year: 2024
    Directed By Mool...

  • The Samaritans - A Biblical People

    Movie

    On Mount Gerizim, a community of 850 Samaritans and their 3,500-year-old biblical tradition struggle to survive. Endangered by the modern life surrounding them and strict customs on marriage within their religion, they try to prevent extinction and preserve the community, the Torah, and their Hol...

  • Kafka's Last Trial

    Movie

    A real-life Kafkaesque tale brought to life through docu-animation
    Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2025 Haifa Film Festival, this cinematic adaptation of the bestselling book Kafka's Last Trial by Benjamin Balint unravels a century-old saga of betrayal, legacy, and justice. W...

  • The Three of Us

    Movie

    A documentary film about a young Orthodox couple fighting to integrate their autistic son into society. To fulfill that dream, they are willing to risk everything—questioning their relationship, their faith, and their place in the world.

    Director: Henya Brodbeker
    Producer: Avigail Sperber
    Produc...

  • Memories of Ben-Gurion - Big Little Man

    A documentary project based on testimonies from the people who knew closely, Israel’s first Prime Minister and founder, David Ben-Gurion. His security guard, his secretary, his biographer, and his grandsons, among many, bring their recollections of Ben-Gurion’s personality, characteristics, daily...

  • Dying To Live

    Movie

    Dying To Live is a gripping documentary that sheds light on the Oct. 7 Massacre and the efforts of OFWI founder, Majed El Shafie, an Egyptian man determined to expose the truth about the terrorist organization Hamas to the world. The documentary also delves into the challenges faced by Israel and...

  • Whatever Happened to George Halil

    Movie

    One day in 1988, secret Israeli informant agent George Halil left his home in the village of Rameish in Southern Lebanon on his way to Israel to meet with his handlers from Unit 504. He never returned to the village, and to this day, his fate remains unknown to his family. In 2021, his family—his...

  • Flight 1812 - Rediscovering Mom

    Movie

    On October 4, 2001, a Siberian Airlines plane departing from Israel exploded over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people on board—51 of them Israeli citizens, many recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union. A Russian investigation concluded that a Ukrainian missile mistakenly struck the aircra...

  • No Limits -The Story of Leah Goldstein

    Movie

    No Limits chronicles the incredible true story of Leah Goldstein—an Israeli-Canadian endurance athlete, former IDF Special Forces officer, and martial arts champion—who defies all odds to conquer the world’s toughest bike race: the 3,000-mile Race Across America. Racing non-stop from California t...

  • 39 Pounds of Love
    Movie + 1 extra

    39 Pounds of Love

    Movie + 1 extra

    The documentary is about Ami Ankilewitz, an Israeli 3-D animator in his 30s who suffered from a rare form of muscular dystrophy and weighed 39 pounds. The film follows Ankilewitz's trip across the United States in search of the doctor who didn't expect him to live past 28 and addresses his desire...

  • Looks Like Aroesti

    An Israeli high school basketball team defies expectations on their journey to a historic championship, proving that heart and teamwork can overcome any obstacle.
    The is a sports film about at a Tel Aviv high school basketball team's quest for a national championship. One of its players looks lik...

  • Dolphin Boy
    Movie + 1 extra

    Dolphin Boy

    Movie + 1 extra

    A brutal attack leaves Morad locked in silence—until dolphin therapy in the Red Sea sparks an extraordinary journey of healing, resilience, and rediscovery.

  • Aulcie
    Movie + 1 extra

    Aulcie

    Movie + 1 extra

    From the streets of Newark to Israeli basketball stardom, Aulcie Perry’s inspiring journey is one of triumph, love, and redemption—both on and off the court.
    Director: Dani Menkin | Award-Winning Documentary

  • Picture Of His Life
    Movie + 1 extra

    Picture Of His Life

    Movie + 1 extra

    Renowned photographer Amos Nachoum embarks on a breath-taking Arctic quest to capture a polar bear underwater, confronting both nature’s raw power and his own past.

  • From the River to The Sea

    From the River to the Sea is an unflinching documentary that takes audiences deep into the heart of one of the most complex and enduring conflicts in modern history: the Middle East dispute between Israelis and Palestinians. While headlines and news bites often reduce this war to soundbites and p...

  • The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari

    Movie

    For more than 50 years, fashion designer and mogul Elie Tahari has been living the "American Dream." He arrived in New York in 1971 with less than $100 in his pocket, slept on benches in Central Park, and went on to build a billion-dollar empire.

    Year: 2021
    Language: English, English subtitles (...

  • Sister and Brother in Captivity

    Sister & Brother in Captivity, directed by the award-winning filmmaker Yoram Zak, is an eye-opening episode from Israel’s leading investigative and current affairs program, produced by Keshet Media Group. This gripping documentary tells the true story of Maya and Itay Regev, siblings from Herzily...

  • Kibbutz Be'eri – October 7, 2023

    On October 7, 2023, Kibbutz Be'eri faced an unimaginable tragedy when Hamas launched a surprise attack, claiming the lives of 102 residents—nearly one out of every 13 people in the community. This powerful documentary serves as a poignant memorial to the fallen while also shining a light on the e...

  • October 7th – Voices of Pain, Hope, and Heroism

    Movie

    "October 7th: Voices of Pain, Hope, and Heroism" is an emotionally charged documentary that captures the raw, personal experiences of five families affected by the tragic events of October 7th. Hosted by renowned media personality Jamie Geller and produced in collaboration with Aish, this series...

  • SAVOY

    Movie

    "Savoy" is a captivating hybrid documentary directed by Zohar Wagner that unearths the untold story of Kochava Levy, a young housewife who became an unexpected heroine during one of the most terrifying nights in Israeli history. On a fateful night in March 1975, eight PLO gunmen stormed the Savoy...