Audition
Director: Eti Tsicko
Israel, 14 minutes,
Hebrew with English Subtitles
A female director wants to shoot a film describing an encounter between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man. She calls a Palestinian actor for an audition. The idea of drinking coffee enrolls a meeting point between two strangers, a chance to get close, to get intimate. What are the boundaries of an audition? Where does “reality” start, and where does the “movie” end? Where does the border cross between fiction and life itself, and where is the barrier between a character and an identity? more...

When You Played
Director: Itay Tal
Israel, 15 minutes,
Hebrew with English Subtitles
In the middle of the night an elderly woman knocks loudly. He turns on the light and opens the door. “Who are you looking for?” he asks. “I live here,” she replies, and comes in.


Sashen’ka
Director: Anna Gurevich
Israel, 9 minutes,
Hebrew and Russian with English Subtitles
Two years ago, Sashen’ka immigrated to Israel from Russia with his mother and grandmother. They work hard on getting him a good education. One day he and his grandma are asked to come to the principal’s office. In order not to disappoint his family, Sashen’ka decides to translate principles words incorrectly but the plan back fired. more...



Falafel Dinner following the films.
Guest Speaker: Eran Preis, Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program at Temple University, Department of Film and Media Arts.
Tickets: Free Admission
Students: Reserve your free tickets online.

On the day of the show, tickets will be available at the box office starting one hour before the screening.
Please note: General admission tickets are open seating; reserved seating is one benefit of becoming a sponsor!




These student films are
in collaboration with the
American Friends of Tel Aviv University.