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SPECIAL FEATURE
Documentary short film screening of The Cave Synagogue (8 minutes) by Peter Decherney
Presenting Partner: University of Cincinnati Department of Judaic Studies
Khaled, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village, travels to the sea for the first time during a school trip. But at the military checkpoint, he is denied entry and sent home. Determined, Khaled sneaks into Israel and embarks on a journey to the sea. When his father, an undocumented laborer working in Israel, learns that his son is missing, he risks everything to search for Khaled.
Content Warning: graphic content, violence
- Year2025
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageHebrew, Arabic
- CountryIsrael
- RatingNR
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsBest Film, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Supporting Actor at Israel's Ophir Awards
- DirectorShai Carmeli Pollak
SPECIAL FEATURE
Documentary short film screening of The Cave Synagogue (8 minutes) by Peter Decherney
Presenting Partner: University of Cincinnati Department of Judaic Studies
Khaled, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village, travels to the sea for the first time during a school trip. But at the military checkpoint, he is denied entry and sent home. Determined, Khaled sneaks into Israel and embarks on a journey to the sea. When his father, an undocumented laborer working in Israel, learns that his son is missing, he risks everything to search for Khaled.
Content Warning: graphic content, violence
- Year2025
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageHebrew, Arabic
- CountryIsrael
- RatingNR
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsBest Film, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Supporting Actor at Israel's Ophir Awards
- DirectorShai Carmeli Pollak