This year, Docaviv Film Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we have decided to spotlight the theme of climate and environment, a trend we hope to continue and develop in the coming years.
Why? Because the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and even major banks all define the climate crisis as the most critical challenge facing humanity today. Yet, despite being highly susceptible to the effects of global warming, Israel has almost no local artistic or cinematic endeavors focused on exploring environmental issues and how they affect our daily lives.
We decided to step up and fill the void in the hopes of encouraging more Israeli filmmakers to tackle this important topic. What’s on? Besides brilliant new international eco-docs that offer fresh perspectives and inspire positive change, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Haaretz journalist Lee Yaron, who specializes in climate and environmental issues. Other highlights include the XR program, which focuses on unique projects that emphasize the human connection to nature, and a guided tour of Dizengoff Center with a focus on sustainability in this iconic building.
We believe that documentary cinema can play a crucial role in our fight for a greener future, and we invite filmmakers and audience members to join us in this endeavor.


For further information regarding the films

Fashion Reimagined

Fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl is a rising star in the London fashion scene. Raised off-the-grid in rural England by activist parents, Amy has always felt uneasy about the devastating environmental impact of her industry. When she wins the coveted Vogue award for the Best Young Designer of the Year, which comes with a big cash prize, Amy decides to use the money to create a sustainable collection from field to finished garment, and transform her entire business. Over the following three years, her own personal revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger, societal change.

Matter Out of Place

Award-winning filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Our Daily Bread, Homo Sapiens) follows the vast amounts of waste humans generate, and our desperate attempts to deal with it. The striking cinematography and clever sound design result in an unsettling film steeped in a mesmerizing, alluring aesthetic.

Last Things

Artist-filmmaker Deborah Stratman weaves scientific discoveries, archeological findings, speculation, and philosophical theories into alternative narratives—part science, part fiction—for our universe’s past and future. None of them revolve around humans, and marvelous things happen in each one.

The Waiting

A beautiful species of frogs disappeared abruptly from the forests of Costa Rica. This brilliantly animated film follows the attempt to solve the mystery.

Where the Sun Always Shines

The rising ocean threatens to swallow up a British seaside town, but the locals choose nostalgia, humor, and denial.

Moody

Mudi lives with his mother on an otherwise uninhabited island, where, through music and dance, he can access the mysteries of the spirit world.

Patrick and the Whale

Diving beside them, he looks like a puny insect, but marine videographer Patrick Dykstra manages to form incredibly close relationships with the whales he documents. A stunningly beautiful film about the remarkable bond between one man and the world’s biggest mammals.

Paradise

Northeastern Siberia is on fire. The government has left them to fend for themselves, and the inhabitants of Shologon must rally to fight The Dragon.


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