Discovering the ‘reel' Israel

Films on offer at the festival range from a variety of themes focusing on religious beliefs, the Holocaust, identity and human relationships. Must-sees on the festival are the films Out of Sight – for which director Daniel Syrkin won the Israeli equivalent of the Academy Award (Oscar) – and the festival's opening night film Three Mothers (which also garnered a few accolades at the Israeli Academy Awards last year and at various international film festivals).

Other films include family drama Three Mothers; short drama Pesya's Necklace (to be screened with short romantic comedy Like a Fish Out of Water); drama Dear Mr Waldman, drama Wasserman – The Rain Man; drama A Green Chariot; and romance Something Sweet.

Catch the 2007 Israeli Film Festival at Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson Rosebank (Johannesburg), 1 – 7 June, then at Brooklyn (Pretoria), 8 – 14 June, at Gateway (Durban), 15 – 21 June and finally at the V&A Waterfront (Cape Town), 22 – 28 June.

For more details, go to www.sterkinekor.com.