Films A – Z
SAVOY
Zohar Wagner, Israel, 2022, 78 min
This brilliant hybrid documentary, fiction-docu film tells the story of the deadly 1975 Hotel Savoy terror attack in Tel Aviv from the perspective of a forgotten heroine. Filmmaker Zohar Wagner tells the story of Kochava Levy, a young woman of Yemeni descent, who served as mediator between PLO terrorists and the IDF while being held hostage in Tel Aviv – during the deadly 1975 Hotel Savoy terror attack. Over the course of the night she transformed herself into a fearless heroine. The film intertwines rare archival materials that were never ... read more
25.10, Wednesday | 18:00 | KINO MURANÓW
Schächten (A Retribution)
Thomas Roth, Austria, 2022, 110 min
As a child Victor witnesses the murder of his grandparents by Nazis. His parents and sister were deported to Mauthausen Concentration Camp. From this moment, an 8-year-old Victor is completely alone, forced to hide in the forest. Years after, Victor demand relevant justice, however the accusation of a Nazi crime brought forth by Victor's family unjustly loses in court. The political and legal system in Austria during the 60’s enables entire restitution for committed atrocities and Victor sees no way to obtain due justice under the law. When Victor’s father passes away and his girlfriend's family opposes their relationship, Victor completely loses faith in the system and takes alternative actions.
24.10, Tuesday | 20:00 | KinoGram
SHTTL
Ady Walter, Ukraine, France, 2022, 114 min
After trying his hand at the film industry in Kyiv, Mendele returns to his village, where the love of his life - the rabbi's daughter - was supposed to await him. His return and the conversations he has with the villagers, compounded by political changes, escalate into growing chaos. Ukraine, June 21st, 1941. Mendele, a young film director from Kyiv, is on a visit to his shtetl not far from Sokal, Galicia. In the provincial town, where Soviets throw their way around and orthodox and secular residents are, as ever, at odds, many resent Mendele ... read more
29.10, Sunday | 16:00 | Muzeum POLIN
Tel Aviv – Beyrouth
Michale Boganim, Cyprus, France, Germany, 2022, 116 min
Historical drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict in 1984 and 2006. It depicts the journey of two families on each side of the border whose fates intertwine because of the war raging in Lebanon. Spanning over 20 years, the film follows two women, a Lebanese and an Israeli, who bond amid the war and embark on a road trip together to rescue a loved one. French-Israeli director Michale Boganim’s powerful documentary-style aesthetic vividly captures the brutality of combat, as well as the trans-generational trauma, which continues to impact the female characters decades later. The movie is complemented by a fantastic score by jazz star Avishai Cohen.
AFTER THE SCREENING Q&A WITH FILMMAKER Michale Boganim!
24.10, Tuesday | 18:00 | KINO MURANÓW
The Assembly: A New Musical Film
Hershey Felder, USA, 2023, 95 min
The Assembly, a film written and directed by Hershey Felder and filmed in Poland, was inspired by the work of Holocaust survivor Eva Libitzky, who lost all of her family in the Holocaust during World War II. For the last 40 years of her life, Libitzky made it her mission to tell her harrowing life story at hundreds of school assemblies to ensure the young people of America never forget what happened in Europe 80 years ago. Libitzky passed away at 97 in 2021, but this new film featuring these eight students will carry on her legacy.
AFTER THE SCREENING Q&A WITH HERSHEY FELDER AND MOSES LIBITZKY - EVA'S SON.
29.10, Sunday | 16:15 | Muzeum POLIN
The Camera of Doctor Morris
Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zwieli, Israel, 2022, 74 min
For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family. Their lives were captured on 8mm - years of joys, tragedies, and quiet days spent in the Israeli desert heat. After his death, the footage is rediscovered, uncovering a story of this incredible and eccentric family.
An eccentric pilot in the British Armed Forces and his young wife flee a devastated post-WWII Europe and arrive in Eilat, the newly-founded Israel’s southernmost town. Situated on the Red Sea, at the intersection of Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, Eilat was home primarily to soldier ... read more
27.10, Friday | 20:00 | KINO MURANÓW
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