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And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt

Emigration and Refugees the Psychological Trauma

Speaker (in Heb.): Atar Ornan

The Other Side of Hope

Dir.: Aki Kaurismäki
| 100 minutes

In contemporary Finland, a chance meeting between a salesman and a Syrian refugee provides them with abundant hope. Director Aki Kaurismäki combines his social views with unique humor in an affective and amusing film – one of this past year’s best. 

Asylum Seekers in Israel

Speaker (in Heb.): Orit Merom

Mesila

Dir.: Amikam Goldman
| 70 minutes

The lives of impoverished migrant community in southern Tel Aviv are viewed from the perspective of MESILA’s welfare and social workers. Culturally alienated from their surroundings, the lives of their preschool-aged children are at risk. 

Between the Barriers of the Medium

Cinema and Theater Create an Active Community. Speakers (in Heb.): Avi Mograbi and Dr. Chen Alon

Between Fences

Dir.: Avi Mograbi
| 85 minutes

Avi Mograbi and Chen Alon meet African asylum-seekers in a detention facility in the middle of the Negev desert, where they are confined by the state. Together, using theatrical techniques, they examine the status of refugees in Israel.

Speaker (in Heb.): Amar Elabari

The Inner Tour

Dir.: Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
| 94 minutes

The story of tourists on a visit to their homeland. Filmed in 2000, just a few months before a wave of violence erupted, the film documents a group of Palestinian tourists from the West Bank on a visit to Israel.

Economy versus Politics of the Mind

Speaker (in Heb.): Gideon Eshet

This is Home

Dir.: Alexandra Shiva
| 91 minutes

Since 2011, five million people have fled Syria. Four hundred arrived in Baltimore. A sensitive and accurate portrayal of the complex interaction between ill-fated immigrants and the reality behind the American dream. 

The Status of Ethiopian Women

Speaker (in Heb.): Shula Mola

Red Leaves

Dir.: Bazi Gete
| 80 minutes

Meseganio Tadela, an Ethiopian immigrant, sets out on a journey through his children’s homes after losing his wife. Coming to know some of life’s harsh new realities, he tries to survive in his own ways. 

Russia in Israel – Personal and Research

Speaker (in Heb.)

Hebrew Kisses

Dir.: Manya Lozovskaya
| 45 minutes

Newly repatriated from Russia, Manya tries to build a relationship with Erez, a native-born Israeli Jew. But to be with him she must first undergo the process of ‘Giyur’, and convert to Judaism. 

Musical Immigration

Speaker (in Heb.): Ariel Cohen

Chalery Baghdad

Dir.: Eyal Halfon
| 70 minutes

A moment before it is too late, the members of the Israel’s Arabic Orchestra return to the stage for a series of performances. The performances are woven with stories of their lives, of love, regret, and a great passion for music.