Holy Land: A Year in the West Bank

Israelism(en)

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard to create a new movement opposing Israel’s occupation, and recentering Judaism itself.

Hanan Porat: Settled In Faith(en)

Hanan Porat, leader and symbol of the settler movement, diagnosed with cancer, goes on a journey through the key stations in his life.

Fertile Memory(ar)

The first full length film to be shot within the disputed Palestinian West Bank "Green Line," FERTILE MEMORY is the feature debut of Michel Khleifi, acclaimed director of the Cannes Film Festival triumph, WEDDING IN GALILEE. Lyrically blending both documentary and narrative elements, Khleifi skillfully and lovingly crafts a portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles both define and transcend the politics that have torn apart their homes and their lives.

Resistance Climbing(en)

In 2014, during a trip, American Tim Bruns discovered cliffs in a small village five minutes north of Ramallah in Palestine and got to work equipping all the easy routes, then setting up climbing routes so that we can start teaching people how to climb. Bruns and Harris also opened Wadi Climbing, the first indoor climbing gym in Palestine. Today, gathered in the conflict-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse team of Bedouins, activists and urban professionals have embraced climbing as a much-needed respite from the burden of Israeli occupation. American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives. This documentary is part of the Reel Rock 17 series released in 2023.

Le Descendant(fr)

A look at one of the leaders of the Kyriat Arba colony in the West Bank.

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists(en)

Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.

The Tank and The Olive Tree, Another History of Palestine(fr)

The Tank and The Olive Tree recalls a certain number of forgotten fundamentals and sheds new light on the history of Palestine. By combining geopolitical analysis, interviews with international personalities who are experts on the subject and testimonies from Palestinian and French citizens, this documentary offers the keys to understanding what the media call the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Enough to rid people's minds of clichés and prejudices! If The Chariot and the Olivier is intended to be educational, it speaks above all of a magnificent territory, and of a people who constantly affirm that “to live is already to resist”...

The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation(he)

An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.

Natural Born Settlers(en)

A self-described liberal from cosmopolitan Tel Aviv, Zaki wanted to get behind the politics of Israel’s controversial settlements in the occupied territories — so she moved there, temporarily, setting up an improvised cafe where she could chat with settlers from her own generation.

East Wind(es)

A strong east wind brings snow, rain and also memories of her father. Only a few objects, newspaper clippings and diary entries make him present. But Maia would like to know him better, to piece together a complete portrait from the fragments. For this reason, she leaves Argentina, the land of her home, and travels to the West Bank, where her absent parent comes from. But at first she finds only more ruins, the remains of houses destroyed by the Israeli occupiers. As slowly as the calm sea ripples, the author's pilgrimage to her roots turns into an encounter with an entire nation that has been stripped of its home. The shared experience of loss helps her to fill the empty space in her heart.

Ainda é 7 de Outubro(pt)

I ragazzi di Hebron(it)

Coffee Pot(ar)

Jomu’a is a Palestinian who lives in a refugee camp. Every early morning, he goes to the entrance of the refugee camp to earn his living selling coffee. He tries to find additional work but the only job available is to demolish a house.

Me and The Matrix(en)

Filmmaker Cressa Maeve Beer recalls her experience growing up as a fan of the Matrix movies, in celebration of the upcoming release of The Matrix Resurrections.

A Vida Como A Gente Faz(pt)

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl(en)

A documentary tribute to the singer/songwriter who died on 18th December, 2000.

Everything Near Becomes Distant(fr)

Director Zhu's friend, Xiaoxin, contracted an eye disease. He gradually lost his eyesight, and by 2015, he had gone completely blind. He told Zhu that the total blackness scared him, and Zhu felt that he was on his way to somewhere.

Mujeres(es)

Women in different situations of life, accompanied occasionally by images of nature. Men appear alone in different roles, like a ski athlete, a musician, and a judge, the latter, in a scene from Dreyer's film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928).

Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4(en)

Music City News was founded in 1963, by country music singer Faron Young. In 1967, the publication began to confer annual awards; in 1978, it began televising them, with the inclusion of artist performances. These awards were not decided by a secretive committee or by an "association," but by fan nominations. Each installment of the Country Legends Live series highlights performances from particular annual awards shows. Country Legends Live, Vol. 4 offers a "best of" the 1984, 1985 and 1986 Music City News Awards Shows. Featured artists in this installment include Hank Williams, Jr., Reba McEntire, Johnny Cash, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Ricky Van Shelton, Kathy Mattea, K.T. Oslin, the Oak Ridge Boys, The Statler Brothers, Highway 101, The Forester Sisters, Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless and Ronnie Milsap.

They are Called Junkmobile(en)

A group of volunteers unite to spread happiness through effortless measures from the internet.