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David Ofek: A Retrospective

One of the leading filmmakers in Israeli

David Ofek is one of the leading filmmakers in Israeli. Working in both documentary and drama, often blurring the line between the two, Ofek peels away the layers of Israeli reality, presenting a picture that is at times complex and uncomfortable, but always with a caring caress.

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Following the screening, a conversation between director David Ofek and film researcher Ohad Landesman

No. 17 Is Anonymous

Dir.: David Ofek
| 75 minutes

The investigation of the identity of the seventeenth victim of the terror attack at Meggido junction. Various people are interviewed, forming a picture of a society living in the constant shadow of death. Suspenseful, funny, intriguing, and heartfelt, No. 17 is one of the pinnacles of Israeli documentary filmmaking. 

The Barbecue People

Dir.: David Ofek, Yossi Madmony
| 102 minutes

A family of Jewish Iraqi immigrants is having a barbecue on Independence Day during the first Intifada. This is the framing scene of the film, from which various stories emanate, intersecting and shedding light on the past. 

The Tale of Nicolai and the Law of Return

Dir.: David Ofek
| 54 minutes

With the collapse of communism, Nicolai seeks his fortune overseas. For three years, he works as a guest laborer in Israel, exploited by the company that sent him there. Finally, Nicolai flees his employer and becomes an “illegal.” He is caught by the police and sent to prison, but suddenly, his life takes an abrupt turn.

Director’s Pick

Naked

Dir.: Mike Leigh
| 131 minutes

Johnny is the ultimate anti-hero of the Nineties – cold, cynical and immoral, yet at times caring and passionate. He comes from a London that many people would prefer to ignore – the London of the homeless. 

A Hebrew Lesson

Dir.: David Ofek
| 123 minutes

We meet several characters in a Hebrew language Ulpan, where their personal stories meld with the complexities of Israeli reality. The foreigner’s gaze, at times funny, at times sad, paints daily Israeli reality with irony. 

Home + Bat Yam – New York

Home - Director David Ofek tells the story of his immigrant family, sitting in the sealed room of their Israeli home during the Gulf War / Bat Yam – New York - A highly original television series about a Bat Yam based family, two of whose children live in New York 

5 Love Stories + House Call

5 Love Stories - present in chronological order five love stories, from childhood to old age and death / House Call - Providing physical and mental support, the team assists the patients in parting from what is here and arriving there. 

Director’s Pick

Padre Padrone

Dir.: Vittorio and Paolo Taviani
| 133 minutes

The Taviani brothers’ cinematic translation of the autobiography of Gavino Ledda. The son of a Sardinian farmer and himself a shepherd, Ledda could neither read nor write before the age of twenty. He then left the farm and became a linguist and writer.

Luxuries

Dir.: David Ofek
| 54 minutes

A journey to the absurd front of the Israeli blockade on Gaza. It is an ironic observation, sometimes comic, always tragic, that exposes the thin line Israel draws between bare necessities and luxuries. 

Kati’s Last Battle + Hightec Dreams

Kati’s Last Battle - Kati refuses to believe Tzion is gone, and embarks on a heart wrenching journey to uncover what happened / Hightec Dreams - David Ofek’s debut film 

Handa Handa 4 + In Between

Handa Handa 4 - Ronen and Orit rebel against their families and refuse to get married. Their love is trapped between tradition and modernity / In Between - Before the birth of their second son, Amit began to become religious. Dana remained secular. Will their love be strong enough to overcome the growing gaps between them?