IFF- The Ambassadors Wife / An Average Story / The Mutes House

THE AMBASSADOR’S WIFE
Directed by: Dina Zvi-Riklis
After the murder of her diplomat husband, an Eritrean woman
named Yerusalem is forced to flee Paris only to become an illegal
refugee in a decrepit area of Tel Aviv. The short film is the creation
of award-winning director Dina Zvi-Riklis, whose feature Three
Mothers was nominated for nine Ophir Awards. (2016, 40 Mins)

AN AVERAGE STORY (18 min)
How average are you? Avi Cohen gets the answer to that question—with a vengeance—on the day he learns that he’s officially the most average man in Israel. This ought to be good news, since it instantly transforms him into a national icon. Unfortunately, Avi’s plans with his wife to capitalize on their good fortune go unpredictably awry.

THE MUTE’S HOUSE
Abandoned by its Palestinian owners, the deserted building in Hebron is known to Israeli soldiers as “The Mute’s House”—its only occupants are a deaf woman, Sahar, and her eight-year-old son Yousef. The family’s unique story, a touching counterpoint to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is told through the eyes of the young and charismatic Yousef as he goes about his daily routine in the heart of a city torn apart by hatred and violence.