Tzipi Baider

Meir Shalev left behind a profound literary and cultural legacy. Through his books and personal archive, the story of his life unfolds in his own voice: a story of a man, a family, and a land.

Last March, while Amir Guttman Fryszer was in the midst of rehearsals for the High Five Band reunion, he felt unwell. After a month of medical examinations, he received the worst news of all: he had Lymphatic cancer and his chances of recovery were slim. A week before Amir was scheduled for bone-marrow transplant he received a response from a pathology expert in the US saying they did not recognize cancer. His life was turned over again and Amir embarked on a new journey to discover the truth - did he indeed have cancer?

My insistence on exploring my late grandmother’s archive pulls my mother and me into a 3-generation conversation, exposing a gap that refuses resolution.

In 2005, on the first day of school at a special education institution in Ness Ziona, a chance encounter changed the lives of two young girls, Michal and Paz. What began as a quiet suspicion-sparked by Mali, Paz's mother, who noticed a striking resemblance between the girls-soon became a dramatic revelation. After several months of anticipation, during which the mothers documented themselves and their daughters, came official confirmation from the state: Michal and Paz, both adopted as infants, are biological sisters born to the same parents. Now, as they celebrate their eighteenth birthday, the two set out on an emotional journey to explore the story of their shared past.

Through never-before- revealed dramatic testimonies of Israeli ex-soldiers and Palestinian ex-detainees and previously unpublished videos and stills, the film tells the story of the Israel's controversial al-Ansar POW camp in Lebanon. Although Israel and Lebanon are still enemies, we were able to reveal the 40 years old secret.

Meir Shalev left behind a profound literary and cultural legacy. Through his books and personal archive, the story of his life unfolds in his own voice: a story of a man, a family, and a land.

Last March, while Amir Guttman Fryszer was in the midst of rehearsals for the High Five Band reunion, he felt unwell. After a month of medical examinations, he received the worst news of all: he had Lymphatic cancer and his chances of recovery were slim. A week before Amir was scheduled for bone-marrow transplant he received a response from a pathology expert in the US saying they did not recognize cancer. His life was turned over again and Amir embarked on a new journey to discover the truth - did he indeed have cancer?

My insistence on exploring my late grandmother’s archive pulls my mother and me into a 3-generation conversation, exposing a gap that refuses resolution.

In 2005, on the first day of school at a special education institution in Ness Ziona, a chance encounter changed the lives of two young girls, Michal and Paz. What began as a quiet suspicion-sparked by Mali, Paz's mother, who noticed a striking resemblance between the girls-soon became a dramatic revelation. After several months of anticipation, during which the mothers documented themselves and their daughters, came official confirmation from the state: Michal and Paz, both adopted as infants, are biological sisters born to the same parents. Now, as they celebrate their eighteenth birthday, the two set out on an emotional journey to explore the story of their shared past.

Through never-before- revealed dramatic testimonies of Israeli ex-soldiers and Palestinian ex-detainees and previously unpublished videos and stills, the film tells the story of the Israel's controversial al-Ansar POW camp in Lebanon. Although Israel and Lebanon are still enemies, we were able to reveal the 40 years old secret.

Through never-before- revealed dramatic testimonies of Israeli ex-soldiers and Palestinian ex-detainees and previously unpublished videos and stills, the film tells the story of the Israel's controversial al-Ansar POW camp in Lebanon. Although Israel and Lebanon are still enemies, we were able to reveal the 40 years old secret.