Shai Avivi

Epilogue (2012)

Hayuta and Berl, an elderly couple, find it hard to adjust to today's Israel and to the social changes surrounding them. After years of struggle, the two refuse to let go of their communal dreams, and of their revolutionary plans to build a welfare state in Israel. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amir Manor
CAST:  Yosef Carmon  •  Rivka Gur  •  Efrat Aviv  •  Hagar Ben-Asher

Hayuta and Berl, an elderly couple, find it hard to adjust to today's Israel and to the social changes surrounding them. After years of struggle, the two refuse to let go of their communal dreams, and of their revolutionary plans to build a welfare state in Israel. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amir Manor
CAST:  Yosef Carmon  •  Rivka Gur  •  Efrat Aviv  •  Hagar Ben-Asher

Sweet Mud (2006)

Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dror Shaul
CAST:  Tomer Steinhof  •  Ronit Yudkevitz  •  Henri Garcin  •  Shai Avivi

Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dror Shaul
CAST:  Tomer Steinhof  •  Ronit Yudkevitz  •  Henri Garcin  •  Shai Avivi

One Week and a Day (2016)

When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there are still things in his life worth living for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asaph Polonsky
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Evgenia Dodina  •  Uri Gavriel  •  Sharon Alexander

When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there are still things in his life worth living for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asaph Polonsky
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Evgenia Dodina  •  Uri Gavriel  •  Sharon Alexander

Atomic Falafel (2015)

Two girls from nuclear towns in Israel and Iran spill their countries most valuable secrets on Facebook while trying to prevent a nuclear crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dror Shaul
CAST:  Michelle Treves  •  Shai Avivi  •  Mali Levi  •  Alexander Fehling

Two girls from nuclear towns in Israel and Iran spill their countries most valuable secrets on Facebook while trying to prevent a nuclear crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dror Shaul
CAST:  Michelle Treves  •  Shai Avivi  •  Mali Levi  •  Alexander Fehling

Longing (2017)

Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savi Gabizon
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Assi Levy  •  Neta Riskin  •  Yoram Toledano

Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savi Gabizon
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Assi Levy  •  Neta Riskin  •  Yoram Toledano

The Cameric Five In Green (1995)

Hahamishia Hakamerit (Hebrew: החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet‎‎) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy television program created by Asaf Tzipor, who was also the main writer of the show, and Eitan Tzur, who directed the entire run of the show. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Zur
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Rami Heuberger  •  Keren Mor  •  Dov Navon

Hahamishia Hakamerit (Hebrew: החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet‎‎) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy television program created by Asaf Tzipor, who was also the main writer of the show, and Eitan Tzur, who directed the entire run of the show. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Zur
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Rami Heuberger  •  Keren Mor  •  Dov Navon

The Cameric Five In Gold (1995)

Hahamishia Hakamerit (Hebrew: החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet‎‎) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy television program created by Asaf Tzipor, who was also the main writer of the show, and Eitan Tzur, who directed the entire run of the show. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Zur
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Rami Heuberger  •  Keren Mor  •  Dov Navon

Hahamishia Hakamerit (Hebrew: החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet‎‎) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy television program created by Asaf Tzipor, who was also the main writer of the show, and Eitan Tzur, who directed the entire run of the show. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Zur
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Rami Heuberger  •  Keren Mor  •  Dov Navon

The Cameric Five In Blue (1995)

Hahamishia Hakamerit (Hebrew: החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet‎‎) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy television program created by Asaf Tzipor, who was also the main writer of the show, and Eitan Tzur, who directed the entire run of the show. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Zur
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Rami Heuberger  •  Keren Mor  •  Dov Navon

Hahamishia Hakamerit (Hebrew: החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet‎‎) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy television program created by Asaf Tzipor, who was also the main writer of the show, and Eitan Tzur, who directed the entire run of the show. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Zur
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Rami Heuberger  •  Keren Mor  •  Dov Navon

Short Stories About Love (1997)

Israeli short films mini-series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eytan Fox  •  Etgar Keret  •  Doron Tsabari  •  Ori Sivan  •  Joe El Dror  •  Ran Tal  •  Uri Rosenwaks  •  Hagai Levi  •  Irit Linur  •  Gil Levenberg  •  Sivan Arbel
CAST:  Gal Zaid  •  Liat Glick  •  Sarit Larry  •  Tinkerbell

Israeli short films mini-series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eytan Fox  •  Etgar Keret  •  Doron Tsabari  •  Ori Sivan  •  Joe El Dror  •  Ran Tal  •  Uri Rosenwaks  •  Hagai Levi  •  Irit Linur  •  Gil Levenberg  •  Sivan Arbel
CAST:  Gal Zaid  •  Liat Glick  •  Sarit Larry  •  Tinkerbell

Skin Deep (1997)

Skin Deep is a tragic comedy of a destined loser who will do anything to prove that the destiny is wrong. A story of a hopeless romantic who wants to surprise his love one with a tattoo on his left arm carrying her name, and ends up by surprising her with another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Etgar Keret  •  Ran Tal
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Dana Modan  •  Gal Zaid  •  Joe El Dror

Skin Deep is a tragic comedy of a destined loser who will do anything to prove that the destiny is wrong. A story of a hopeless romantic who wants to surprise his love one with a tattoo on his left arm carrying her name, and ends up by surprising her with another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Etgar Keret  •  Ran Tal
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Dana Modan  •  Gal Zaid  •  Joe El Dror

Here We Are (2021)

Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri. They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and now as a young adult it might be time for him to live in a specialized home. While on their way to the institution, Aharon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nir Bergman
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Noam Imber  •  Efrat Ben-Zur  •  Smadi Wolfman

Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri. They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and now as a young adult it might be time for him to live in a specialized home. While on their way to the institution, Aharon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nir Bergman
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Noam Imber  •  Efrat Ben-Zur  •  Smadi Wolfman

Cocoon (2013)

In an underground parking lot, young Alex is waiting for his mother - who made a quick stop at the mall. He decides to search for her, when a local security guard demands to help and draws him into a nightmare that threatens his existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peleg Levi
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Maor Furman  •  Hila Ofer  •  Rinat Abushaev

In an underground parking lot, young Alex is waiting for his mother - who made a quick stop at the mall. He decides to search for her, when a local security guard demands to help and draws him into a nightmare that threatens his existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peleg Levi
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Maor Furman  •  Hila Ofer  •  Rinat Abushaev

Kapunka (2015)

For the coming year when Shmulik must let his land lie fallow, he decides to disregard the Rabbinate law and sells his land to Changrong, his most senior Thai worker. Certain that he has made the greatest play of his life, Shmulik awakens the following day only to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tal Greenberg
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Sun Intusap  •  Avraham Shalom Levi  •  Sompan Juajan

For the coming year when Shmulik must let his land lie fallow, he decides to disregard the Rabbinate law and sells his land to Changrong, his most senior Thai worker. Certain that he has made the greatest play of his life, Shmulik awakens the following day only to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tal Greenberg
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Sun Intusap  •  Avraham Shalom Levi  •  Sompan Juajan

Yael, Shai And Half Menashe (1990)

Filmmaker Amir Zait directed this short during his time as a student at Tel Aviv University’s Department of Film and Television Studies, and for which he won a Wolgin Prize for Best Short at the Jerusalem Film Festival. In the film, two men cross paths in Yael’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amir Zait
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Menashe Noy

Filmmaker Amir Zait directed this short during his time as a student at Tel Aviv University’s Department of Film and Television Studies, and for which he won a Wolgin Prize for Best Short at the Jerusalem Film Festival. In the film, two men cross paths in Yael’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amir Zait
CAST:  Shai Avivi  •  Menashe Noy