פולחן + שיח יוצר
התבוננות בחברה הישראלית בשנה בה התמודדה עם הטראומה הגדולה בתולדותיה.
“פולחן” אינו עוסק באירועים הגדולים, אלא מפנה את מבטו פנימה, אל שולי ההתרחשות.
תוך תנועה בין אירועים ומקומות ברחבי המדינה, מצטיירת תמונה של חברה מפולגת ומקוטבת, המבקשת למצוא נחמה וסוכנות דרך טקסים במרחב הציבורי: מטקסי הנצחה, דרך מחאות ואירועים אסקפיסטיים, ועד צעדות לאומניות ופולחן דתי.
באמצעות מגוון הטקסים, אנשים מגיבים למציאות ומנסים לעצב אותה מחדש.
במקביל, המבט שב וחוזר אל נוף עזה ההולכת וחרבה, דימוי שהופך בעצמו לטקס לאומי
The Truman Show
USA / 1998
Truman begins to notice strange patterns repeating throughout his life, until he uncovers a shocking truth: his entire life has been secretly filmed and broadcast as a television show.
Once he begins to question his reality, the show’s producers do everything they can to preserve the illusion. But the doubt that has taken hold of him drives Truman on a desperate journey in search of truth and freedom.
And Your Mother Too - Heb subs
Mexico, USA / 2001
We open the year with a spirit of restless youth carried by the landscapes of Mexico.
Two 17-year-old friends set out on a road trip with a Spanish woman who is older than them.
What begins as a journey driven by a small lie and sexual motives gradually evolves into a coming-of-age experience involving friendship, sexuality, love, and self-discovery.
The small moments of life and the country’s class divisions unfold along the highways, rural villages, and beaches of Mexico.
The NeverEnding Story
USA \ 1984
.A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book
Cinema Paradiso
Esther - Eng Subs
Israel, 2026
Hebrew/German/English
Subtitles: English
A documentary by Shaked Goren about the legendary singer Esther Ofarim, who has lived in Hamburg for many years and rarely appears in public.
Through intimate phone conversations between the director and Esther, the film reveals a moving and personal portrait of a woman who became one of Israel’s most successful international artists, while reflecting on themes of fame, identity, memory, and distance from Israel.
The film was screened in the Israeli Competition at Docaviv 2026, where it won the awards for Best Directing and Best Editing.
Ponyo - Heb subs
Japan / 2008
Anyone who doesn’t love an anime about connection, love, and innocence — where the world of the sea meets the world of humans – must have a heart of ice.
Ponyo, a small goldfish who rises from the depths of the ocean, finds herself in the human world. A five-year-old boy named Sosuke rescues her, and together they embark on a magical adventure that tests their courage and the strength of true friendship. Hayao Miyazaki’s film is a story full of imagination, love, and wonder — flowing gently between sea and land.
Drawn entirely by hand, frame by frame, without the use of computer animation, the film includes about 170,000 individual drawings, making Ponyo one of Studio Ghibli’s most impressive and beautifully crafted hand-drawn productions.
Barton Fink
USA \ 1991
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
A Summer's Tale
France / 1996
A young man arrives alone for a summer holiday in a French seaside town and finds himself caught in a romantic triangle with three different women, while struggling to understand what he truly wants.
Amid long walks on the beach, intimate conversations, and quiet indecision, the summer becomes a gentle journey of self-discovery and growing up.
Spider-Man (2002)
USA \ 2002
A shy teenager is bitten by a genetically modified spider and uses his new spider-like abilities to fight injustice as a masked superhero.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
USA / 1998
Journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) set out on an assignment to Las Vegas in a convertible, armed with a suitcase full of drugs. What begins as coverage of a desert motorcycle race quickly spirals into a hallucinatory journey of total breakdown and surreal chaos.
Under Terry Gilliam’s visually inventive direction, the pair plunge into a whirlwind of hallucinations and extreme encounters that blur the line between reality and nightmare. Based on Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic novel, the film delivers a dark and biting satire on the collapse of 1960s counterculture and the disintegration of the American Dream.
A wild cult classic, it has become one of the most talked-about and extreme cinematic experiences in Hollywood history.
Johnny Depp lived in Hunter S. Thompson’s basement for four months to study his voice and mannerisms, allowed the author to shave his head, and even used Thompson’s real clothes and car during filming.
Benicio del Toro gained around 18 kilograms in a short period—reportedly by eating large quantities of donuts daily – to achieve the disheveled look of Dr. Gonzo, and conducted extensive research on the real-life inspiration for the character, Oscar Zeta Acosta.
The Princess Bride
USA \ 1987
A bedridden boy’s grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Aftersun
UK / USA, 2022
A sun-drenched holiday on the Turkish Riviera becomes an intimate and tender portrait of the bond between a young father and his eleven-year-old daughter. Through small moments in their vacation by the sea and the pool and on day trips, unfolds a story filled with both joy and fragility.
Years later, Sophie looks back on that summer, trying to piece together what she could not see as a child: the pain and secrets hidden behind her father’s smile.
The debut feature by Scottish director Charlotte Wells premiered to great acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, was hailed as one of the year’s best films, and features the striking cinematography of Gregory Oke.
With patience and subtlety, Aftersun emerges as one of the most moving and profound films in recent years, a quiet meditation on memory, on the relationships between parents and children, and on the hidden depths of our lives.
Dirty Dancing
USA \ 1987
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Searching for Haifa - The story of Shimon Holly
Israel \ 2026
Shimon Holy, a brilliant, one of a kind guitar hero from Haifa, was once a major promise in the city’s music and cultural scene of the 1970s. One night in 1980, he meets the world’s greatest guitarist for a spellbinding jam session that changes his life. Then he disappears. What remains is a local legend and a rare recording that suggests it all really happened.
The film sets out to find him, but also to trace the legend, the city of Haifa, and what’s left of that scene.
Through conflicting memories, old friends, and sounds still lingering in the air, a story unfolds about talent, missed chances, and the fine line between life and myth.
Dazed and Confused
The film follows a group of high school students in Texas on the last day of school in 1976, drifting between parties, cruising the streets, and chasing the freedom of adolescence.
It became one of the most beloved cult films of the 1990s and the movie that introduced Matthew McConaughey to the world.
Boogie Nights
USA / 1997
Set in the 1970s, a major porn producer attempts to turn his business into art when he discovers a young, raw talent.
An innocent young man rises to stardom in California’s adult film industry,
where success brings money, fame, and a wild nightlife – but also addiction, loss of direction, and a painful fall.