The One – Kastina Communications

Who We Are

Kastina Communications is one of Israel's leading production companies.

Since its establishment in 2005, the company has produced over 300 documentary films and television programs, for all Israeli broadcasters.

In scripted, Kastina produced the first season of "Fauda" (yes) in co- production with "Tender Productions"; two seasons of "The Chef" (yes); "Bloody Murray" (yes), which won the best comedy award at the Series Mania 2022 television festival in France; and "Chanshi" (HOT), which became the first Israeli drama series to be accepted to the Sundance Film Festival.

As of the end of 2024, the second season of "Bloody Murray" is being filmed, and the third season of "The Chef" is being written. Additional series and a feature film are in development.

In the documentary field, Kastina is the production company with the largest catalog of projects in Israel. It is also the country's leading creator of cinematic content related to October 7. Among our 15 different documentary projects about the day that changed Israel forever is "Screams before Silence", a documentary led by former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg.

Since its release in April 2024, "Screams before Silence" has become one of the most important documents about October 7. The film was translated into many languages, screened at the White House, Congress and various parliaments and reached tens of millions of exposures worldwide.

In addition, Kastina produced "#Nova", about the massacre at the music festival, which became the most watched documentary in the history of the Israeli broadcaster yes and "The Day That Doesn't End", a five-episode series for Kan 11, which describes what happened minute by minute on October 7.

In September 2023, the series "The One", led by Sima Kadmon, about the Air Force in the Yom Kippur War, was aired on Kan 11. It became the most watched documentary series since the establishment of the Public Broadcasting Corporation and won all 6 documentary awards at the Israeli television awards, and the Public Broadcasting Corporation award.

Kastina produces 4 ongoing programs: "Culture Agent", hosted by Kobi Meidan, two time winner at the Israeli television awards (Kan 11), "Exposure" and "To Catch a Con", hosted by Haim Etgar (Keshet 12) and the nightly news show "Avri and Cherki" (Keshet 12).

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Created by

Amnon Rabi and Sima Kadmon

Directed by

Gilad Tokatly

Cinematographer

Ronen Mayo

Executive Producers

Carol and Joey Low

The One

KAN 11 / 2023
Documentary Series

A 4 part documentary series about The 201 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as “The One”, and its story in the Yom Kippur War. It is the story of the surprise, failure, recovery and glory of the Phantom aircraft pilots, as never been told before. The series aired on the 18th of September, night after night, became the most successful doc series of Kan 11, broke viewing numbers both on TV and digitally and became a cultural phenomenon.