26. – 28. február 2019, 6. ročník
Od 26. februára do 6. marca 2019 sa na Slovensku uskutoční 6. ročník izraelského filmového festivalu KolNoa. Festival začína v Kine Lumière, kde počas troch dní (26. - 28. 2.) bratislavským divákom ponúkne 6 izraelských celovečených hraných filmov v slovenskej premiére a historicky prvá izraelsko-etiópska koprodukcia Lady Titi spieva blues v Lumièri absolvuje dokonca svoju medzinárodnú premiéru. Po Bratislave sa festival presunie do Košíc, Prešova a Banskej Bystrice. Celkovo sa počas festivalu premietne 8 filmov, z toho 4 mali svetovú premiéru počas roka 2018, ide teda o absolútne novinky. Všetky filmy sa premietajú s anglickými a slovenskými elektronickými titulkami v pôvodnom znení (vo filmoch zaznie až 6 rôznych jazykov – hebrejčina, jidiš, amharičtina, arabčina, nemčina a angličtina). Z hľadiska žánru festivalu dominujú komédie a drámy. Organizátorom podujatia je Veľvyslanectvo Štátu Izrael na Slovensku v spolupráci s o.z. Post Bellum, kinami Lumière, Úsmev Košice, Pocity Prešov a Múzeom SNP v Banskej Bystrici.
Joshua, an 80 years old Holocaust survivor, discovers one morning, that a cellular antenna was installed on the roof of his house. It turned out that his neighbor has rented his part of the rooftop to a cellular company. Joshua feels a terrible injustice was done. He starts believing that all his diseases and pains are caused by the antenna's radiation. He goes to war against his neighbor. His wife Sarah, and his 3 adult sons are dragged unwillingly into this vortex... Show more
Nahman Ruzumni lives on the fringes of the ultra-orthodox community in Bnei Berak. As a "Driver" he takes beggars to wealthy people's homes, and helps them find the right way to tell their story in order to inspire philanthropy. For his services he gets a cut of the money, and records their stories in his notebook. But when his wife leaves suddenly, Ruzumni is faced with the responsibility of his nine year old daughter. Now Ruzumni takes his daughter on his nightly journey, exposing her for the first time to his world. Getting to know his daughter Ruzumni remembers the only story he could never tell...his own. Show more
It’s 1983 and Yakov, a printer in Jerusalem, is just a regular guy. He has no knowledge, no money, no connections and no political experience. But he does have the will and the passion to take action, and a belief that he and other Sephardic Jews should be able to hold theirheads up high. When his daughter Heli is expelled from school for ethnic reasons, he decides to fight back, brings two friends along and together they start the first ethnic political group in Jerusalem -Sephardic-ultra-Orthodox party. Film is based on real story. Show more
Worko is a 27 year old man of Ethiopian origin who lives in Tel Aviv and has one dream -to become a famous singer. He borrows money to createa video-clip which he thinks will bring him his big break. Meanwhile, the people he borrowed the money from are catching up with him and threatening his life. Therefore Worko decides to run and hide at the place where he grew up, his mother's home in an Ethiopian ghetto. Just then he meets the love of his life... Show more
Gadi is achild-adult with mild retardation, he has a unique sense of humor, an infectious laugh and endless optimism. His mother's sudden death forces Gadi to move temporarily to the house of his biological father, from whom he's been estranged most of his life. Reuven, Gadi's father, absorbed in his own problems, has always been put off by interactions with his unusual son. But the hidden love between father and son grows steadily stronger as they get to know each other. Show more
Assi, a screenwriter and poet, is stuck in his personal life. He is full of doubt, disturbing thoughts, and existential restlessness. He is sentenced to community service due to a drunken-driving motorcycle accident in which he was involved. Assiworkswith juvenile delinquents who are under house arrest and must attend sessions with himas a condition for their parole. Film is based on real story. Show more
