The Israeli premiere of the detective rap opera "The City," a film by Amit Ulman, a full-length cinematic adaptation based on the successful theater show. "The City" began as a rap opera on stage , which ran for a decade across Israel and around the world. The creators always had a vision of a cinematic version and now, for the first time, there will be a festive screening of the movie at TISFF. The film is a celebration of creativity, genre forms and independent cinema in Israel. It is the work of local young filmmakers and artists who recruited and raised an extraordinary independent production.

After the screening, there will be a conversation with the filmmakers moderated by Matan Sharon about the independent creative process in the country with tips for the creative audience.

In a fictional city, in a timeless setting, on a particularly stormy night, Sarah Bennett arrives at Detective Joe's office. She asks him to find her missing sister. Drunk and dismissive at first, Joe is touched by something in Sarah and agrees to investigate the case, knowing that nothing good will come out of it. Joe continues to investigate the case until he realises that behind all the intrigue stands the city's notorious criminal whom nobody wants to mess with.