Bina and Meir, an Orthodox couple from Jerusalem, arrive panic-stricken at the hospital after her son Oliel is severely injured in a terror attack. This is their first time seeing their son since he became secular and lost contact with the family. At the hospital, Bina and Meir meet Amal, a young Arab woman, who claims she is there to attend to her dying father. While Meir searches for answers to revive Oliel, the two despondent women bond with one another. As the truth unfolds, they all struggle to accept the unlikely circumstances that have brought them together.

Copresented by B’nai Jeshurun, Footsteps, and Loving Day.

Sarah (Tali Sharon), a morose harpist in the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra, is married to Abraham (Alon Aboutboul), the charismatic conductor of the group. They have no children. When Hagar, a young horn player from East Jerusalem, joins the Orchestra, Sarah’s world erupts. A unique friendship develops between the two women. Hagar, sympathizing with Sarah’s pain, offers to have a baby for Sarah. Ismail, born to Hagar and Abraham, is a wild and gifted pianist whom Sarah raises as her own. When Ismail discovers the true identity of his mother, his world–and that of those around him–falls apart. Harmonia maintains the essence of the biblical story from Genesis and adds a unique perspective, unearthing the metaphoric roots of the conflict.

In Lod, a poor town east of Tel Aviv where Arabs and Jews live side by side, Kareem spends his days wandering aimlessly between jobs. When a car accident kills his father, Kareem finds refuge in the world of hip-hop. At a concert, his girlfriend Manar’s lyrics incite an attack from Jewish rappers, and at home, the government threatens to tear down a friend’s house. Kareem and Manar decide to use their songs to fight both oppression and the violence that exists within their own conservative community. Kareem is played by Tamer Nafar, the charismatic frontman of DAM, the first Palestinian rap group. He and Israeli director Udi Aloni transform his personal experiences into the voice of a new generation, full of hope for equal rights and peaceful coexistence. In theaters February 2017.

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Copresented by Givat Haviva and GrapeVine.

In this witty and modern family drama, a Palestinian family’s personal affairs unfold. In Nazareth, an aging couple lives wearily to the rhythm of the daily routine. On the other side of the border, in Ramallah, their son Tarek wishes to remain an eternal bachelor, their daughter is about to give birth, her husband lands a movie role, and their grandmother loses her head. Between checkpoints and dreams, frivolity and politics, some want to leave and others want to stay, but all have personal affairs to resolve. Official Selection, 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

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Four children who live in a village of military officers’ families form a gang, turning an abandoned army base into their camp. When another war begins in Israel and most men are drafted, the kids return to their camp in the wild. To their surprise, they discover two soldiers who deserted their units and are using their camp as a hideout. The children try to regain control over their stolen territory, but the soldiers hold their ground. A ruthless struggle develops between the two groups, and the soldiers, who once sought refuge from the war outside, now find themselves involved in another war, which turns out to be just as dangerous and bloody as the first.

Copresented by Partners for Progressive Israel.

David Greenbaum is discharged from the army after serving for 27 years, and tries to find himself in his new civilian life. His family seems at first to be in decent shape, but things unravel in dramatic ways as the Greenbaum family faces life-changing decisions. The film has been compared to an Israeli American Beauty, and explores the disturbed feelings of many Israelis who try to rationalize their sense of personal identity against the dysfunction of the state.

Copresented by B’nai Jeshurun, the Department of History at Sarah Lawrence College, German Consulate New York, If Not Now, the J Street Education Fund, and J Street U.

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Nadia is a 20-year-old Arab woman having a secret love affair with Nimer, a PLO activist. They move to England, where Nimer is caught by the authorities, leaving Nadia on her own. A shady character provides her with a Jewish woman’s Israeli passport, allowing her to return to Israel. Twenty years later, Nadia is Maya, a successful choreographer married to Yoav, a Jewish official at the Ministry of Justice. When Nimer reappears in Jerusalem, Nadia’s past catches up with her, forcing her to deal with an identity crisis played out against the region’s political backdrop.

Copresented by Socially Relevant Film Festival.