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An Arab-Israeli kindergarten teacher defies expectations after her husband’s death by taking over the family coffee factory. Facing a conservative family, patriarchy, racism, and crime, she is determined to succeed and carve a new path.
Through three gripping true stories—a military reenactment that displaces an entire village, a staged police raid on a Palestinian family, and a tormented military props supplier—Netalie Braun probes the dangerous intersection of storytelling, propaganda, and state power in Israeli society.
With variety and verve, these documentary shorts leverage creative animation, collage, photography, stop motion, and hard hitting interviews to explore pressing issues in contemporary culture as well as local and global histories.
This collection of shorts hits close to home. Join Bay Area filmmaking legends and JFI alumni to celebrate the stories, histories, lives, and new works of these hometown heroes.
From cacophonous seders to maternity photoshoots, step into the imaginative visions of these filmmakers whose fictional shorts showcase the heartfelt and hilarious truths of the human condition.
These witty, incisive, and erudite shorts highlight the skillful play and poise of writers taking up arms with pen and paper in a world where words have never been more weaponized.
Set at a Brussels radio station on the eve of the 1940 German invasion, this tragicomic story of the intertwined destinies of a youthful sound engineer and a talented Jewish actress affirms the human capacity for invention.
Shadowed by the grand hotels of Eilat lies a hidden trailer park known as Sun Bay. Against the uncertainty surrounding the site, its residents attempt to reconcile the tension between their present loneliness and the lives they left behind.
In the 1980s, as pop music soars and AIDS spreads, 12-year-old Boaz discovers a shattering truth about his beloved father. Over the years, he struggles to mend their fractured relationship and restore their lost connection. Moshe Rosenthal ("Karaoke," SFJFF42 Opening Night) crafts a delicate, deeply human coming-of-age story.
An immersive journey through the vibrant history of the Grossinger's Resort Hotel, a landmark of the Catskills—known as the Borscht Belt—that played a pivotal role in shaping Jewish American identity and culture.