Orna and Ella festivals-awards

Twenty-six years after the iconic “Orna and Ella” restaurant opened in Tel Aviv, having become a celebrated culinary institution, Orna Agmon and Ella Shine decided to close their shared life’s work. During the restaurant’s final week, director Tomer Heymann—who worked there for six years and for whom it was much more than just a workplace—documents the intense dynamics of the last days. Farewells to customers, recipes, and staff spark intimate and once-in-a-lifetime conversations. The film reveals the complex relationship between these two groundbreaking women through a spectrum of powerful emotions: love, dependence, conflicting desires, and fears. It boldly raises questions about self-fulfillment, the cost of freedom, and nostalgia for an era that will never return.

Director & Screenwriter: TOMER HEYMANN
Producers: BARAK HEYMANN, TOMER HEYMANN, LEIGH HEIMAN
Editing: RON OMER
Cinematography: ROTEM KAROL AZULAY
Sound designer: ITZIK COHEN
Colourist: IDO KARILLA
Original Score: ERAN WEITZ
Research: TALI SHAMIR-WERZBERGER

with the support of:
HOT8 / The New Fund for Cinema and TV / Makor Foundation for Israeli Films

Festivals

Orlando Film Festival, USA, November 2026

Ceres Food X Film, USA, November 2026

Syracuse Jewish Film Festival, USA, November 2026

Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, USA, November 2026

Winnipeg Jewish Film Festival, Canada, May 2026

Beloit International Film Festival, USA, March 2026

Jacob Burns Film Center Jewish Film Festival, USA, March 2026

New York Jewish Film Festival, USA, January 2026

Budapest International Documentary Film Festival, Hungary, January 2026

Docaviv Festival, Israel, May 2025