- If This World Were a Sea. A biographical documentary brings the remarkable life of the poet Natan Yonatan to the screen. Yonatan, who died almost twenty years ago, was one of Israel’s leading poets and lyricists. He wrote numerous songs that have become Israeli classics – all of them set to music by Israel’s finest composers and performed by its finest singers. In the film, Yonatan’s story is conveyed by his adopted children, Neta Raz and Neta’s son, Tom. The poet developed a special relationship with the young boy, in which Tom filled the void in Yonatan’s life following the death of his first-born son, Lior, who was killed in the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Post-screening discussion with the director, Ari Davidovich.
- Shattered Paradise. In the decade prior to the atrocities of October 7th, filmmaker Ronit Ifergan lived with her family in Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the border with Gaza, recording the unusual life in that area: paradise and hell, parenting and maturing under constant threat, anxieties mixed with hope for a better future, protests and finally – the October 7th at the Kibbutz. Post-screening discussion with the director, Ronit Ifergan.
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