SPECIAL EVENTS Archives - Israel Film Festival https://israelfilmfestival.com/films-categories/special-events/ Best Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:14:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 RICOCHETS – IN MEMORY OF ALON ABOUTBOUL | שתי אצבעות מצידון https://israelfilmfestival.com/films/ricochets-in-memory-of-alon-aboutboul-%d7%a9%d7%aa%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%a6%d7%91%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%a6%d7%99%d7%93%d7%95%d7%9f/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:01:50 +0000 https://israelfilmfestival.com/?post_type=films&p=13209 In loving memory of Alon Aboutboul, this special screening is a tribute to an extraordinary artist whose presence shaped generations of Israeli cinema. Marking 40 years since the film’s release, Ricochets stands as a powerful testament to Alon’s depth, sensitivity, and enduring legacy. Set in Lebanon in 1986, the film follows a platoon of Israeli […]

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]]> In loving memory of Alon Aboutboul, this special screening is a tribute to an extraordinary artist whose presence shaped generations of Israeli cinema. Marking 40 years since the film’s release, Ricochets stands as a powerful testament to Alon’s depth, sensitivity, and enduring legacy. Set in Lebanon in 1986, the film follows a platoon of Israeli soldiers on the eve of Israel’s withdrawal, capturing the fear, doubt, and moral weight of fighting a guerrilla war amid civilian life. Through Alon Abutbul’s unforgettable performance, Ricochets remains a deeply human portrait of resilience and of an artist whose voice continues to resonate.

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]]> A LETTER TO DAVID | מכתב לדוד https://israelfilmfestival.com/films/a-letter-to-david-%d7%9e%d7%9b%d7%aa%d7%91-%d7%9c%d7%93%d7%95%d7%93/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:01:35 +0000 https://israelfilmfestival.com/?post_type=films&p=12974 Filmmaker Tom Shoval crafts a personal cinematic letter to David Cunio, who was abducted from Nir Oz to Gaza on October 7th and was released after 738 days in captivity. Ten years ago, David and his twin brother Eitan starred in Shoval’s award-winning debut feature film Youth (Berlinale 2013), which focused on the powerful bond between brothers […]

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]]> Filmmaker Tom Shoval crafts a personal cinematic letter to David Cunio, who was abducted from Nir Oz to Gaza on October 7th and was released after 738 days in captivity. Ten years ago, David and his twin brother Eitan starred in Shoval’s award-winning debut feature film Youth (Berlinale 2013), which focused on the powerful bond between brothers and, in a tragic and unimaginable twist of fate, revolved around a kidnapping. Through unedited behind-the-scenes footage and audition tapes from Youth, Shoval builds a multi-layered documentary that explores the inexplicable connections between life and cinema, memory and reality, and the catastrophic consequences of war.

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