The Kolnoa Festival presents a selection of short films from Israel – ranging from live-action shorts to animated films, and from light-hearted comedy to drama. Three films, three glimpses into a different culture through the lens of short film.
HALF A DATE (2025, Israel, 20 min., dir. Eden Abitbol)
An impossible encounter between an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student and a secular female soldier, starts off with stereotypical hostility and develops in a surprising, emotional way.
NO WITCHES IN THE VALLEY (2025, Israel, 13 min., dir. Ayala Sharot)
A dying woman who sacrificed her son’s love for the Socialist dream confronts her regrets in this exploration of intergenerational trauma and a granddaughter’s attempt to restore her grandmother’s erased voice.
NOT MY WEEKEND (2024, Israel, 19 min., dir. Rona Segal)
Sharon is on her way to a forest-party to meet a lost-lover from 20 years ago. However, her ex-husband left her responsible for their daughter- even though this is not even her weekend.