Nandauri (THE HEART LONGS TO RETURN)

An Israeli lawyer returns to Georgia to find a child left behind by its mother, who emigrated to Israel. The resulting tensions, questions of belonging, and emotional bonds plunge those involved into a whirlwind of bureaucracy and emotions. UK Jewish Film Festival 2025: Best Film, five Ophir Awards, including Best Director and Best Actress; Jerusalem Film Festival 2025: Best Debut Film and Best Cinematography.

VORFILM: Dalia’s Tea Casts a Shadow on Mount Fuji
DALIA’S TEA explores the poetry of cooking: A reclusive widow living in the countryside receives a new gadget in the mail—an electric peeler. Israeli Academy Awards 2025: Best Short Film.

(Frank Stern)