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This collection of five short documentaries shows different aspects of life in the Mellah, the Jewish quarter of Marrakech, told mostly by Moroccan Muslims and the few Jews still living there. These films were created by a group of Israeli students from Sapir College and Moroccan students from Benguerir Polytechnic University working under the tutelage of renowned cinematographer Philippe Bellaiche (Advocate, SFJFF 2019).
An engrossing hybrid film from the perspective of a forgotten heroine. Taken as hostage, Kochava Levy volunteers to mediate between the PLO and the IDF, but her bravery becomes overshadowed by her personal life.
In this heartwarming and captivating tale, a young widower seeks escape from grief by training with an eccentric stranger who claims his methods will allow the man to fly.
In this suspenseful and romantic drama set in late 1930s fascist Italy, a brilliant young woman seeks help from a disabled war veteran and restaurateur.
Acclaimed comedian Gad Elmaleh writes, directs, and stars in this gentle family comedy that puts him at odds with his loving but overbearing parents when he decides to convert to Catholicism.
This documentary that centers on an aspiring chaplain in a New York hospital is a meditation on faith, loss and professional sustainability that finds hope and meaning in seemingly hopeless situations.
In Nazi-occupied Paris, feisty Jewish artist Annette is engaged to an idealistic Catholic boy. His parents’ disapproval will have grave consequences in this drama based on actual events.
Valeria arrives in Tel Aviv from Ukraine for a marriage hastily brokered by her brother-in-law. A smart, superbly acted chamber piece about the gender politics inherent in an arranged marriage.
This breathtaking and exceptionally well-crafted documentary about Russian-Jewish photographer Roman Vishniac (1897–1990) captures his transformation from a free-spirited scientist in Berlin to one of the world’s greatest photographers.
When famous artist Sara Blum (Helen Mirren) confronts her grandson’s bullying behavior, his unrepentant demeanor provokes her to recount her experience as a Jewish girl in an occupied French village during World War II.