Shorts by Nadav Lapid

Country: Israel
Cast: Yiftach Klein, Shaul Mizrahi, Rona-Lee Shim'on, Ben Adam, Daniel Moreshet, Tomer Sharon, Oliviér Tournaud, Caroline Frank
Runtime: 79 min.
Age: 16+
Ha-Chavera Shell Emile / Emile’s Girlfriend, 2006

During his stay in France, Yoav became great friends with Emile. When Delphine, Emile’s girlfriend, comes to Israel for a visit, Yoav tries to charm her with beach parties, hardcore rap and a copper tan. Unfortunately, this is not what Delphine has in mind. When spending their day together, Delphine will get a glimpse of the belligerence of present Israeli society, while Yoav will keep trying to speak to Emile over the phone.

Premiered at Cannes, 2006.



Lama? / Why? 2014

The 40-year-old director Yoav was asked by the editor of “Cahiers du Cinéma” to write about the potency of a specific cinematographic image. Yoav recalls his first encounter with Pasolini’s Teorema, back when he was still a soldier in the Israeli army.



Kvish / Road 2005

A couple make love in a car somewhere in the Israeli desert on a narrow and winding road, not far from a monument. Just a year ago on the same road, four Palestinian workers took their employer prisoner, charging him with the injustice of Zionism and the crime of occupation. The longer the hearing continues, the faster it approaches a tragic end.



Ammunition Hill, 2003

Part of the package film ‘Proyect Gvul’. Every day is a perfect day for revolution. Every evening while watching television, we resolve to act. Every morning we realize that we did nothing. Can individual's actions influence reality? 

June 20th, 2003, a group of twelve-year-old schoolchildren from Tel Aviv visited the Arsenal Hill (Givat HaTahmoshet Memorial) in Jerusalem.