Ze'ev Shimshoni

Struggle for freedom during a future civil war in Israel.

A brother and sister return to the Kibbutz where they grew up in order to bury their aunt - the last remaining member of the family in the Kibbutz. At the end of the poor funeral, they set to blackmail the Kibbutz's secretary, a closeted gay man, in attempt to receive money that was allegedly taken from their family by the Kibbutz.

Guttman's best short film, Afflicted tells the story of a young, closeted Israeli man who visits a drag bar one night in search of sexual expression.

A young man by the name of Hertzel comes back to Israel broke after years abroad and finds work hanging advertising posters. He drives across the country from north to south in his deceased father’s old Volvo, meeting stranded people, lost people, people on quests – until his journey brings him face to face with himself and with open questions about the past.

The story of Israeli naval commandos, one of whose celebrated fighters tragically didn’t return from his last mission. In his will, he asks his wife to meet and date another young fighter, hoping she’ll continue her life. After some time, she decides to try and fulfil his wishes. The romance between her and the young soldier blossoms until he’s called to brave combat in the field.

Flash (1987) A couple becomes hostage when a frantic soldier takes over their house. This social drama depicts the state of the Israeli society following the devastating 1984 war.