Omri Bezalel
SILENT WATERS — Novel
In the elite ranks of Shayetet 13, Israel’s Navy SEALs, Yoav faces not only the unrelenting demands of war but also the challenge of keeping his relationships alive in the shadow of conflict. This is not simply a story about war—it’s a war story about love. While every mission and training exercise pushes sensitive and idealistic Yoav past his limits, his deepest battles are fought far from the battlefield. After Yoav’s charismatic best friend, Goldberg, is killed, he begins dating Goldberg’s fiancé, Rona, a sharp-witted intelligence officer, forcing him to confront his guilt over his friend’s death and the fear that he might merely be a consolation prize. Based on real-life training and covert military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, this blend of fiction and autobiography offers a rare, intimate look at Israeli special forces and the young men and women who live, fight, and love in one of the world’s most complex war zones.
LISTEN — Feature Film
Dara Nevo is a young and dedicated intelligence operative in Israel's elite military intelligence unit, following in the footsteps of her father who was killed in a terrorist attack. When Hamas captures an Israeli infantry soldier in Gaza and offers to exchange him for the person who killed Dara's father, Dara must find the captured soldier before the exchange can take place. But as she leads her team in the search, she must navigate a complex web of personal and professional relationships, forcing her to ultimately choose between her loyalty to her loved ones and her duty to her country. In the face of these impossible choices, Dara must confront the moral ambiguity, love, and loss that soldiers face every day in one of the world's most confounding conflicts.
NEXT EVENT
LISTEN will screen next on May 7, 2025 in Israel at Hot Cinema Kfar Saba,
with a Q&A following the screening