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Out of Sight (2005)

Lemarit Ain

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Ya'ara, a young blind woman, works towards her degree at Princeton University. In addition to the personal hardships that she must overcome due to her disability, she finds out that her cousin and..

The Book of the Internal Grammar (2009)

Directed by: Nir Bergman

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A 10-year-old boy whose body refuses to develop constructs an inner world and tries to awaken his dormant growth gland.

Seven Minutes in Heaven (2007)

Sheva dakot be gan eden

Directed by: Omri Givon

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One morning Galia and her boyfriend, Oren, board a local Jerusalem bus packed with passengers, among them a suicide bomber. The bus explodes leaving Galia with severe burns and memory loss; she of a..

Who Are You to Me (2010)

Mi Ata Bishvili?

Directed by: Dror Reshef

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Anya, 25, is mentally handicapped but manages to lead an independent life. Since the sudden death of her parents she has been living alone, surrounded by her own silence, earning her living as a an..

Tuesdays at Five (2009)

Kol Shlishi Be'chamesh

Directed by: Zohar Behrendt

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Every Tuesday at five, Masha, Bentzie, Sivan, David, and Eleanor meet with the rest of the Wings theatre group to work and rehearse the play "Silver Spoon." Following the process of working on the a..

Very Heavy Stones

Avanim Kvedot Me'od

Directed by: Tamara Arda

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The film follows the work process of the wheelchair-bound choreographer and dancer Tamar Borer on her work "Bardo."

Voices from El-Sayed (2008)

Shablul Bamidbar

Directed by: Oded Adomi Leshem

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In the Israeli Negev desert lays the Bedouin Village of El-Sayed. No hearing aids can be seen because in El-Sayed deafness is not a handicap. The tranquility of the village is interrupted by Salim..

World Without Words

Directed by: Yael Reich, Itay Lev

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Yael Reich, an international model, documents her brother, Eilon, after he went through a severe head injury in a car accident.

The Flood (2009)

Mabul

Directed by: Guy Nattiv

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Everything is complicated in Yoni's life. He's almost 13, real gifted, but physically undeveloped and struggles daily to grow up before his threatening up-coming Bar Mitzva. He sells homework in to..

Dead End (2006)

No Exit

Directed by: Dror Sabo

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It is the height of summer and the reality show "his heart's choice" is just about to launch its third season. Zacky Reibenbach, the show's creator, knows that without a really good gimmick, there -..

Voices from the Heartland: Shofar (2001)

Shiur Moledet: Shofar

Directed by: Daniel Syrkin

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The Zakutas are a poor, ultra-orthodox family from the slums of Bnei Brak. Amram, a Torah scholar, earns a living writing mezuzot, while his wife cares for their autistic son. One afternoon, their a..

Voices from the Heartland: Three Fingers (2001)

Shiur Moledet: Shofar

Directed by: Daphna Levin

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Retired Duvik saws off three of his fingers in his amateur woodworking shop. Ofra, his faithful wife, rushes him to the hospital, but in the emergency room realizes that she left the bag containing..

Voices from the Heartland: Poker Face (2000)

Shiur Moledet: Partsuf Shel Poker

Directed by: Eitan Anner

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Every Friday night for the last 16 years, Anna, Alex and three other couples meet for their weekly poker game. Alex is not yet 60, but problems with his memory are steadily getting worse. The group..

My Mom's First Olympics (1997)

Ha-Olimpiada Harishonah Shel Imma

Directed by: Ran Carmeli

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The critically acclaimed film focuses on the director's mother, and sensitively portrays her struggle and determination that led her to compete in the Para Olympics in Atlanta despite of her The the..

How Much Love (2010)

Kama Ahava

Directed by: Kineret Hay-Gillor

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Carmel was once a promising athlete. Today due to progressive muscular dystrophy he runs a small shop with sports equipment. His wife, Sara, helps him with everyday chores. The film's author - - the..

39 Pounds of Love (2005)

18 Kilos Shel Ahavah

Directed by: Dani Menkin

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18 Kilos of Love is the inspirational and humorous non-fiction account of a remarkable man and his remarkable life. Ami Ankilewitz was diagnosed with an extremely rare and often fatal form of SMA/2..

About Yossi (2003)

Directed by: Avi Hemy

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In 1977, Yossi was the first child born to Malki and Kalman, an ultra-orthodox couple from Jerusalem. Like many hundreds of babies, he received, at the age of 11 month, a defected vaccination (MMR)...

Amnon & Jill (2005)

Directed by: Gonen Glazer

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This is the story of Amnon, a phenomenal deaf-born dancer, and his wife Jill. Jill produces their joint act and helps Amnon to communicate with his sorroundings. A few years on, Jill to her..

One on One (2010)

Echad al Echad

Directed by: Dori Naomko

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"My father... I never called him father in first person singular. What's the point? Father doesn't hear". A touching film about a father and son's journey in search of their dreams. The father - of..

Mirall'eh (2010)

Directed by: Vered Berman

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Beautiful Mirall'eh, born with four degenerated limbs, abandoned by her parents at birth, became a success story, against all odds, through will power and her left foot.

Felix Project (2007)

Directed by: Dani Inbar

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Felix is a legendary mountain climber, who is diagnosed with ALS at the age of 38. The doctors say he has one more year to live. Nevertheless, he sets off on his life's last climb - a 1,200 m. high..

Men on Wheels (2003)

Directed by: Moran Zuckerman

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A provocative and moving film, "Men on Wheels" offers a rare glimpse into the intimate world of two IDF disabled veterans dancing in the "Hora on Wheels" group. The group combines paraplegics and of..

Rolling (1998)

Directed by: Yossi Rabach

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The story of the Israeli Paralympic basketball team in the European championship.In the past, Israel was the ultimate winner in most fields of Paralympic sports. Now, the team has to fight in order..

Bombay Beach (2011)

Directed by: Alma Har'el

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The rusting relic of a failed 1960s development boom, the Salton Sea is a barren California landscape and symbol of the failure of the American Dream. Using a stylized amalgam of nonfiction and set..

Dolphin Boy (2011)

Directed by: Dani Menkin, Yonatan Nir

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A father never gives up. When told by doctors that dolphin-assisted therapy is the last treatment option for his son, Morad, before the boy is committed to a psychiatric institution, he knows what a..

Love Davka (2010)

Love Davka

Directed by: Rona Soffer

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"At the age of 15 I was involved in a severe car accident. In the film I pursued the challenge of finding love, sex and colour. I met disabled and non-disabled men and searched for my place in..

Ha'Medinah She'ba'Derekh (2011)

ha'Medinah she'ba'Derekh

Directed by: Yoel Sharon

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A wheelchair-bound veteran from the Yom Kippur War goes on a journey throughout Israel in search of national and personal conscience.

Yellow Peppers (2000)

Pilpelim Tsehubim

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Television series about a family of farmers on a moshav, including an autistic son.

A Tale About a Different Child (2012)

Sipur al yeled acher

Directed by: Micha Livne

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What begins as a documentation of a handicapped Palestinian boy and his mother's efforts to build him a normal life shifts to a film about the filmmaker's family, which is dealing with a different..

Vakum

Directed by: Gil Gabai

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Journalist Gal Gabai encounters extreme and absurd situations in Israeli society, such as incest, the black market, abusive husbands, and more.

Post Lebanon (2011)

Post Lebanon

Directed by: Lior Agur

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Two friends return home wounded from the inferno of the Second Lebanon War into an agitated protest that rocks the state of Israel. They unite forces in order to fight for their survival and Second..

Special Interview - The Film (2012)

Directed by: Nitzan Rozenberg, Nitzan Rozenberg

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Two young people with disabilities become star reporters in this uplifitng documentary. Efrat Dotan is 27 years old and has Down syndrom. 20 year old Matanel Bitton has developmental disabilites. at..