Brief Encounters in Israel

Programme

• Unrecognised (Lo Mukar)

  A collage of docu-animation vignettes portraying different aspects of Bedouin life is both poignant and humorous.

  Unrecognised (Lo Mukar), dir. Noa Griner, Adiel Fadya, Mizmor Weizman, Masha Videgof, Emanuel Lev, Liran Kapel, Tal Shem Tov, Erez Hadad, Ofer Bechor, Ofi r Bino, Yulia Koritny, Roy Levi, Roman, Dror Shifman and Yael Dekel, Israel 2010, 6 mins, Hebrew with English subtitles, Sapir College Film & Television School

• To Kill a Bumble Bee

  Canaan kills a bee. It is not the last thing that he will kill today.

  To Kill a Bumble Bee, dir. Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit, Israel 2009, 8 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

• The Command

  As newlyweds Moti and Revi wake up one morning, Moti receives a call-up for military reserve duty. He is obliged to go but his wife has other ideas.

  The Command, dir. Adi Azulai, Israel 2009, 16 mins, Hebrew with English subtitles, Tel Aviv University Film & TV Department

• What About Me?

  A bitingly funny short film by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen (Jellyfish) about a man and his donkey trying to cross a checkpoint in the Israeli desert.

  What About Me? dir. Etgar Keret, Shira Geffen, Israel 2008, 4 mins, Hebrew with English subtitles

• Tolca Mama

  Yasha arrives at the Dead Sea with his deceased mother’s urn in order to scatter her ashes, but he finds it difficult to say goodbye.

  Tolca Mama, dir. Maayan Rassin, Israel 2010, 14 mins, The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Jerusalem