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BELLA | בלה

Dir. Jamal Khalaily, Zohar Shachar752025

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Regal North Hollywood , Los Angeles
* Followed by a Q&A with Producer Thomas Alfandari
Saturday, 02/07/26, 9:30PM 18
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Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills , Beverly Hills
* Followed by Q&A with Producer Thomas Alfandari
Sunday, 02/08/26, 12:00PM 18
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Dir: Jamal Khalaily, Zohar Shachar
75
2025

When Yaki becomes aware of Bella’s true identity – a curly plumed, extremely valuable dove and his sole inheritance – it’s already too late. Yaki embarks with Bilal, his childhood friend, and their wives on a road trip across Israel and Palestine to bring Bella back. Along the way, they navigate through checkpoints, ruin a wedding, steal the newlyweds’ car, participate in a family reconciliation ceremony, and revive the unconscious dove…. All in order to make it on time to a dove beauty pageant in Jerusalem.

Followed by Q&A with Producer Thomas Alfandari

Special Guest

  • Producer

    Thomas Alfandari

    Bustan films is an Israeli production company, Jaffa based, producing documentaries and fiction for cinema and television. Bustan films, focusing on authors and filmmakers, has been set up by Thomas Alfandari, and recently released Yes by Lapid, and Bella by Shahar and Khalaily.

Credits

PREMIERE STATUS
L.A. Premiere
DIRECTOR
Jamal Khalaily, Zohar Shachar
SCREENPLAY
Jamal Khalaily, Zohar Shachar
PRODUCER
Thomas Alfandari, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Delphine Tomson, Sharon Tobias Sberlo
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Bustan Films, Les Films du Fleuve, United King Films
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Colin Levêque
EDITOR
Haim Tabakman
MUSIC
Israel Bright
SOUND
Jean-Stephane Garbe
CAST
Elisha Banai, Hanna Birach, Jade Daiches Weeks, Aseel Farhat
RUNNING TIME
75
COUNTRY
Israel, Belgium
YEAR
2025
LANGUAGE
Hebrew, Arabic, English, French
DISTRIBUTOR
Go2films
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
2025, Nominee, Israeli Film Academy Ophir Award, Best Music. 2025, Nominee, Jerusalem Film Festival, Israeli Feature Film Competition