Sisai (Israel, 2005, 52 min., Hebrew and Amharic with English subtitles) Directed by David Gavro. Ethiopian-Israeli director David Gavro profiles his adopted brother Sisai's life-changing journey from Israel to Ethiopia where he searches for the biological father he never knew. Sisai’s pilgrimage coincides with his own marriage and approaching fatherhood. Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the 2005 Jerusalem International Film Festival

with Motherless Haya (Israel, 2004, 14 min., Hebrew with English subtitles) Directed by Haya Zelka. Ethiopian-Israeli teenager Haya Zelka never knew her mother who died during childbirth. In this documentary self-portrait, she struggles to come to terms with this painful loss.