Wednesday | 23.04.25

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All day
 
7pm
19:00
Traces, Voices of the Second Generation + conversation
8pm
20:00
From Darkness to Light + talk (in Heb.)
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Monthly Screenings

Friday's Film in Arabic

Friday's Film in Arabic
13:00 Hummus and Kanafeh stands and live music / 15:00 screening / Please note the event will take place in the YMCA

martyr

Dir.: Mazen Khaled
| 84 minutes

Hassane and his friends all experience the alienation and loneliness of the city. When he jumps into the sea, the group’s sense of belonging sharpens. A portrait of masculinity in crisis, Martyr offers a new and intriguing look at youth, love, friendship and the power of life. 
13:00 Hummus and Kanafeh stands and music / 15:00 screening

I Still Hide to Smoke

Dir.: Rayhana
| 90 minutes

Algeria, 1995. Fatima runs a hammam for women – a heaven for her and her clients. The civil war between the government and Islamic factions create political, religious and personal tensions that transform Fatima and the women’s day into one packed with stress and drama.
13:00 Hummus and Kanafeh stands and music / 15:00 screening

Insyriated

Dir.: Philippe Van Leeuw
| 85 minutes

A mother tries to keep her family safe and the sounds of war away in the heart of Damascus. Van Leeuw’s film encapsulates the Syrian tragedy into 24 hours in one apartment. The result is an excellent drama.

until the birds retrun

Until the Birds Return

Dir.: Karim Moussaoui
| 113 minutes

Set in contemporary Algiers, this sensitive debut interweaves three stories: past and present collide in a builder's life; a woman is torn between reason and emotion; a neurologist struggles with war-time demons. 
12:00 Hummus and Kanafeh / 14:00 screening / The event will take place in the YMCA

Wajib – The Wedding Invitation

Dir.: Annemarie Jacir
| 97 minutes

Shadi returns home for his sister’s wedding. Together with his father, he drives around Nazareth, handing out invitations. The different encounters and his conversation with his father only sharpen the differences between the two regarding politics and tradition. 
13:00 Hummus and Kanafeh stands and live music / 15:00 screening

The Insult

Dir.: Ziad Doueiri
| 113 minutes

Beirut - a dispute between neighbors over the repair of a gutter escalates into a legal and national conflict. The result is a brilliant combination of drama and irony and one of the best films of recent years.