Short film strand · 5 films · 79 min
The attempt to hold on to what has already begun to change. Connection, time and memory meet in moments when love must face the possibility of parting.
Programme:
Polar Lights — Stefan Ludwig (Austria – Germany, 2025, 17 min)
Carolina wants to break up with Leon — at the outdoor pool where it all began. Honestly and fairly. But how do you destroy dreams without causing pain?
Night Terrors — Tal Levi, Yaron Arazi (Israel, 2025, 20 min)
On what begins as a routine couples’ evening, an intimate exercise unravels — exposing cracks between love, fear, and danger.
Double Dare — Elena Lander (Italy, 2025, 17 min)
Love or money? An Italian couple plays a high-stakes game of Russian roulette on Christmas Eve as unexpected revelations threaten to unravel their dreams and challenge their bond.
Kyrgyzstan — Eyal Gilo (Israel, 2025, 4 min)
After a failed experiment, a scientist loses hope and her relationship with a tiny man living in her apartment.
As Long As There’s Time — Ilya Tilkin (Israel, 2025, 21 min)
Dima (45) comes to his parents' home to sign a document for committing his father, Yasha (75), to an assisted living facilities. However, neither his mother Roza (72) nor Dima has the emotional strength to go through with it.
KATZE Film Festival 2026 · 16 – 21.11.2026 · Beit Tami, Tel Aviv-Yafo
