Spotting Yossi
Thirteen years after his death, the great actor Yossi Banai comes to life for one final encore, with a cinematic memoir led by his own deep iconic voice. Pieced together from numerous archival sources - films, plays, radio, songs, and stage performances – Banai directs the spotlight on his own image. Dir: Kobi Farag, Morris Ben Mayor.
A meeting with the director: Morris Ben Mayor
26.11.25 wed. 18:00-20:00 (Mishkan)
Covered up
The personal journey of Rachel, an ultra-Orthodox film director, through marriage, divorce, matchmaking, and family life. Rachel unveils the world of ultra-Orthodox women and gives voice, for the first time, to their concealed inner world through the wig that covers up women's' hair.
A meeting with the director: Rachel Elitzur
24.12.25 wed. 18:00-20:00 (Mishkan)
Bad Nazi. Good Nazi
The extraordinary story of German officer Wilm Hosenfeld, immortalized in Roman Polanski’s film as the Nazi who saved The Pianist’s life. Hosenfeld’s personal diaries record his chilling, gradual disillusionment with the Nazi war machine he belonged to and that Szpilman, incredibly, is just one of sixty people he saved. Thalau’s group of supporters are inspired to have Hosenfeld memorialized at the local school he led, but the villagers struggle to come to terms with the complicated legacy of a man they want to forget.
A meeting with the director: Chanoch Ze'evi
28.1.26 wed. 18:00-20:00 (Mishkan)
ADA – My Mother the Architect
Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most prolific architects of her generation in Israel and abroad. Through the lens of her daughter’s film camera lens, an extraordinary protagonist is revealed whose life story is intertwined with the story of the turbulent and complicated country she loves. Ada offers an unusually evocative perspective on ideas such as “place,” “home,” and “state”. As so many are shaken by the fragility of the democracy we call home, Ada gives us ways to think about what we seek in our personal and public lives.
Dir: Yael Melamede
A meeting with the Editor: Sharon Yaish
25.2.26 wed. 18:00-20:00 (Mishkan)
*Special tour of the museum- in English
*The screening of the film: Shores of Light (2015)
This is the poignant untold story of warmth and compassion after a terrible war. Thousands of Jewish survivors arrived in Southern Italy after WWII, on their way to the land of Israel. To their surprise they were welcomed by the poor local Italians. At this time hundreds of children were born. The film follows the story of three Israeli women who were born then.They decide to discover the footprints left by their parents. The film weaves rare historical footage with unique current testimonials capturing a ray of light after great darkness.
Dir: Yael Katzir
The Oster Visual Documentation Center, ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, courtesy of Yael Katzir and Gadi Castel
20.3.26 Fri. 13:00-10:00 ("ANU")
Transportation to Tel Aviv will be arranged and charged separately
