A Man Walks Down the Street

9/24/2026

It’s truly astounding how many individuals don’t know themselves and consequently end up making wrong-headed choices in their lives. Regrettably, that’s often the case for many in the LGBTQ+ community, who place concerns about social ostracism above personal happiness and fulfillment, giving in to the notion of “what would people think?” So it is for Ranaan (Angel Bonanni), a 52-year-old closeted gay man who fled his native Tel Aviv 30 years earlier to escape the possible ramifications of his true sexuality being discovered. His younger self (Gili Blum) emigrated to Holland after completing his Israeli military service, where he settled into a quiet life as an architecture teacher. He wisely left behind an unsuitable cover relationship with his girlfriend, Michal (Ashley Zimberg Tao). But,