Journey to Assaf

Ron is intelligent, charming and full of life, but every day, his movements are increasingly limited by cerebral palsy. This, while he watches his twin run and play soccer with their brother. The film follows this remarkable family's struggles as the parents do everything in their power to raise three children who are happy with their lot, despite the unfathomable gap between them. A daring trip to the US to undergo a complex surgery to halt the progress of the disease reveals different approaches to life as well as the incredible power to live with one's fate.

As in previous editions, lesbian filmmakers were asked to visualize their conceptions and observations of gay eroticism and sexuality, just as, conversely, gay filmmakers were asked to explore lesbian love in the Israeli capital.

Seven years after his death, Motti Kirschenbaum’s eldest son Cana'an decides to open the great archive left behind by his father. The archive clips, old films and photos paint a picture of one of the most important and busy television producers in Israel. The son traces Motti’s long career, along the way he meets journalists and actors who worked with Kirschenbaum over the years and reveals the lesser-known sides of his personality, his function as a spouse, father and friend.

It is hard to find a family home where all the members have gone to live their separate lives in different parts of the world. Travelling between different continents, the director visits divorced parents and their new partners and also meets her sister who decided to join an alternative community. Their family exists on archival films and photographs only. Is it still possible to put it all together against all odds?