Tel Aviv Cinematheque will devote September to five major programs: films about architecture, preview screenings of the Ophir Award finalists, a Moshe Mizrahi retrospective, a selection of new Israeli documentaries and three nights of Hong Kong martial arts cinema.
Architecture in Time: September 1-24
The Architecture in Time: Buildings, Cities and Dreams in Cinema series explores the relationship between film and architecture through stories about architects, buildings and cities, as well as the visual design of the films themselves.
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Robert Wiene, Germany, 1919
- Mon Oncle Jacques Tati, France, 1958
- The Fountainhead King Vidor, United States, 1949
- Andrei Rublev Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet Union, 1966
- Eiffel Martin Bourboulon, France, 2021
- Inception Christopher Nolan, United States, 2010
- The Brutalist Brady Corbet, United States and United Kingdom, 2024
- The Great Arch Stephane Demoustier, France and Denmark, 2025
- The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino, Italy and France, 2013
- The Mountain Elad Keidan, Israel, 2015
- The Belly of an Architect Peter Greenaway, United Kingdom, 1987, as part of the Soundtrack Festival
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut Ridley Scott, United States, 1982, followed by a panel with Sharon Kantor and Boaz Lavie
Ophir Award Finalists: September 1-8
Five Ophir Award finalist previews will be accompanied by conversations with the filmmakers. The Ophir Awards ceremony will take place on September 9.
- Tell Me Everything (Atzmaut) directed by Moshe Rosenthal, followed by a conversation with the director
- The Wedding Entertainer directed by Gidi Dar, followed by a conversation with the director
- Mama directed by Or Sinai, followed by a conversation with the director
- Where To? directed by Assaf Machnes, followed by a conversation with producer Haim Mecklberg and editor Or Li-Tal
- Our Loves directed by Avi Nesher, followed by a conversation with editor Itzik Tzachik
Moshe Mizrahi Retrospective: September 4-15
The Moshe Mizrahi retrospective is built around Michal Bat-Adam’s new documentary, “Moshe Mizrahi: Climbing the Mountain.” It draws on personal material from their family life, their long creative partnership and Mizrahi’s childhood in Egypt.
The program also includes Mizrahi’s Israeli films starring Bat-Adam: “I Love You Rosa” from 1972, “The House on Chelouche Street” and “Daughters, Daughters” from 1973, “Women” from 1996 and “A Weekend in the Galilee” from 2008.
In the Israeli Mirror: September 15-28
The In the Israeli Mirror program brings together six Israeli documentaries from the past year. Each film will be followed by a filmmaker conversation at one of its screenings.
- Ritual by Assa Rickin and Ariel Bernstein, observing how Israelis sought comfort in rituals after October 7
- 269 by Keren Yehezkel-Goldstein and Noam Stolerman, about the turbulent relationship between the founders of an animal liberation movement
- Missing Squad by Avideh Livny, following the Shu’alei Kfar Aza football team after the massacre in the Gaza border communities
- Sfatayim by Ruvy Elmalich, about the band from Sderot that brought Moroccan Arabic to the front of the stage
- Good Morning Gaza by Hanan Brands and Matan Skofsky, about an improvised podcast recorded by a reserve tank driver over the military radio network
- Raida Adon, on Her Own by Bracha Zisman Cohen, an intimate portrait of the actor and artist navigating her Israeli and Palestinian identities
Kung Fu Punch: September 22-24
The Kung Fu Punch mini-retrospective launches a new monthly strand devoted to non-English and non-Hebrew cinema from a different country each month. Three consecutive evenings will feature Hong Kong martial arts films from the 1960s and 1970s.
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Lau Kar-leung, 1978
- Fist of Fury Lo Wei, 1972, starring Bruce Lee
- Come Drink with Me King Hu, 1966
Tel Aviv Cinematheque is at 5 HaArba’a Street. Screening times, ticket prices and booking are available on the Cinematheque special programs page.
