Guttman X 5

Five short movies, linked by an animation, inspired by the life and work of Amos Guttman, the director from Transylvania who was a pioneer in Israeli gay cinema and died from AIDS in 1993. Produced by Tel Aviv Film Festival, it is a mixture of different styles and genres and is directed by six film-makers. In the last moving episode Kati Guttman celebrates his son, who passed away twenty years ago, and also recalls for the first time his own deportation to the Nazi death camps.

Directed by Ronny Almog, Sivan Levy, Emil Ray, Stephanie Abramovich, Yoav Inbar, Yoav Brill, Guttman X 5 leans on a strong ensemble — Sivan Levy, Rivka Michaeli, Smadar Kilchinsky — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about animation titles of 2015.