Yearning – Short Films, Beit Tami — Film Screenings, Nov 18, 20:30

Short film strand · 6 films · 105 min

The desire to draw close, to love and to connect. A longing that seeks a place for itself against social, familial and inner boundaries.

Programme:

And a Whisper Will Be Heard (Last Scenes at My Father’s Home) — Yuval Parnass-Mader (Israel, 2025, 23 min)
2011, or a memory of it. Adi (14), born into a gay co-parenting family, spends a tense weekend at his father’s house. A demand for closeness turns into a rupture, and Adi is pushed outside. Refusing to submit, he waits for the door to open as home slowly slips away.

Marked — Rivka Rashti (Israel, 2025, 11 min)
In a world where any deviation is immediately flagged, Tamar finds herself under the scrutiny of the seminary and her family. As the pressure mounts, she is forced to make a decision that will change her life forever

Elul — Moria Sepand Rabbani (Israel, 2023, 13 min)
At a religious boarding school a romantic affair between two girls is broken off in the month of repentance, now each one of them will examine the inclinations of her heart and conscience

Mimosas — Gal Zaidman (Israel, 2024, 21 min)
Maayan, an introverted greenhouse worker, likes Alon, a charming co-worker. However, the close relationship with her grandmother, Miriam, prevents Maayan from moving forward. After Miriam’s death, Maayan returns to the greenhouse and confronts the question: how to face love?

Thresholds — Shira Havron (Israel, 2025, 18 min)
30-year-old Rama still lives with her mother in a stiflingly small apartment. They wear matching clothes, run errands, and follow a rigid routine with its own set of rules. That is, until one day, a new neighbor moves in and awakens something within Rama.

It’s Not the End of the World — Shai Bauminger (Israel, 2025, 19 min)
Sophie, 17, hasn’t experienced love, despite wanting it. The outbreak of a fatal war pushes her to spend the remaining time with her crush – David, her teacher. At the end, Sophie realizes she made a horrific mistake.

KATZE Film Festival 2026 · 16 – 21.11.2026 · Beit Tami, Tel Aviv-Yafo