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God Is Great And I'm Not

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God On Our Side

Picasso’s monumental anti-war painting Guernica inspired animators Michal Pfeffer and Uri Kranot to create this succinct and despairing portrait of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Graphically searing, it is a powerful statement on this futile, never-ending cycle of violence.

god@heaven

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God's Fiddler

His name became synonymous with artistic perfection, but what alchemy of fate, talent, luck and drive produced the genius of violinist Jascha Heifetz? This entertaining and music-filled documentary brings alive the Russian Jewish wunderkind who captivated America as a teenager in 1917 and who came to define the modern virtuoso. The film is rich with archival and home movies, giving rare insight into this gifted musician and difficult man. [MINIGUIDE 69/70]

God's Slave

Buenos Aires, 1994. Ahmed, a committed Muslim martyr, works as a successful young surgeon. But his destiny, when the inevitable day arrives, is to carry out an attack for radical Islam. Meanwhile, David, a cold-blooded Mossad agent, awaits the opportunity to exact some very personal revenge. This pulse-pounding thriller pits two determined men against each other in the aftermath of the deadly real-life bombings in Buenos Aries against the Jewish community.

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films

This terrific and thoroughly entertaining documentary tells the larger-than-life true story of two Israeli cousins, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who found and then lost a low-budget independent movie empire, Hollywood’s fabled Cannon Films. Before their spectacular fall, the outrageous Go-Go Boys managed a maverick tightrope between ultraviolent Charles Bronson sequels and ripoff breakdancing musicals along with the Oscar-nominated Runaway Train and Jean-Luc Godard’s artsy King Lear.

Gold Bars: Who the F*ck is Uncle Ludwig?

After accusing his ex-business partner of living off stolen Nazi gold, a Montreal lawyer faces a defamation lawsuit that drags his daughter into a tangled investigation.

Golda

Golda Meir was a larger than life figure in Israel for nearly 50 years. Throughout her time in the public eye she presented an image of stoicism and stubbornness that earned her both devoted friends and bitter enemies. Golda explores Meir’s legacy by skillfully combining interviews with former allies and adversaries. Shortly before her death, after a televised interview ended, the cameras kept rolling, recording a candid discussion never seen until now.

The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs, a brilliant show created by and starring Gertrude Berg, premiered on radio in 1929 and on TV in 1949. Gertrude Berg was exceptional as the Jewish mother Molly Goldberg, who dispensed advice and a whole lot of common sense; she received the first Best Actress Emmy for her portrayal of the lovable, buxom baleboste from the Bronx. We will be screening four archival episodes in one program.

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Good German Work (Kollegen)

In their daily routine the two craftspeople Uli and Didi work in their workshop and reflect on old teachers and the upcoming Village fair but also on the new guests in the village. These guests have given them an unusual commission: To build parts of a concentration camp on German soil - in 2020.

A Good Joke

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The Good Postman

Golyam Dervent, Bulgaria: When gentle village postman Ivan runs for mayor on the platform of welcoming Syrian refugees, the outcome of this humble election (to be decided by fewer than 50 voters) soon takes on all the trappings of a high drama campaign. This often funny, always absorbing documentary that screened at the Sundance Film Festival shows the uneasy confrontation of a small village with the wider world during a time of humanitarian crisis.

A Good Uplift

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Gorgeous!

Gorgeous!, a romantic comedy set in the City of Lights, celebrates the au courant Parisian woman. Its breathtaking femmes spout witty, rat-a-tat-tat dialogue crackling with energy. The entire film vibrates with their smarts, charm, guile and not an insignificant amount of sex. Isa, Léa, Alice and Nina are nobody’s fools as they stare down traditional gender roles, the tax system, the beauty business and the institution of marriage.

Gotta Have Heart

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Gottzilah

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Gottzilla: The Final Days

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Goulash

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Grace Paley: Collected Shorts

An inspiring documentary portrait of the Jewish writer and political activist who established her reputation in the 1950s with brilliantly funny and frank tales of Jewish American urban women. The film mixes candid recollections and passionate readings by Paley with fond remembrances by literary critics, family and writer-friends Allan Gurganas and Alice Walker into a uniquely insightful account of a brilliant woman who constantly reinvented her life and art.

A Grain of Truth

A Grain of Truth is a personal film that examines the power of storytelling to shape collective memory. Through a disturbing journey into wartime Denmark, the film dismantles a cherished national myth—the Legend of the Yellow Star—revealing a far more complex history, one that holds acts of remarkable courage alongside troubling moral compromises.

A Grain of Truth

In this riveting thriller, a woman in a small Polish village is murdered with a knife used for Jewish ritual slaughter. Prosecutor Teodor Szacki (Robert Więckiewicz, Little Rose, SFJFF 2010) is called in on the case and soon uncovers a town full of deeply rooted anti-Semitism. Based on a best-selling crime novel, this gripping film, which feels like a Polish version of Seven, will keep you glued to your seat until the last frame. —Tamar Fox

Grand Role, Le

When a famous Hollywood movie director (Peter Coyote) arrives in Paris to film The Merchant of Venice in Yiddish, an unemployed actor nearly lands the part of Shylock. When his beloved wife falls ill, he must convince her that he is playing the lead. It’s the role of a lifetime in this comedy with tears.

Grandmothers

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Grandpa Looked Like William Powell

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Granny Knows Best

A Tinder-addicted bachelor seeks out relationship advice from his irascible German grandma and her quirky boyfriend, with hilarious results.

The Great Chess Movie

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The Great Yiddish Love

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Greatest Star

A joyous portrait of DJ and LGBTQ+ events organizer, Jo Gattenberg, and how Barbra Streisand has profoundly influenced her life.

Green Fields

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The Green Prince

The Green Prince is such an extraordinary story that one is tempted to think it is fiction. Based on Mosab Hassan Yousef’s memoir, Son of Hamas, it is a story of two men, spy and handler, whom history insists must be adversaries. That they could reach a point of trust or friendship seems absurd. Embroidering a tangled web of intrigue, terror, and betrayal, director Nadav Schirman builds superb tension throughout a surprisingly emotional journey.

Greenland

Oren comes to his parents’ house to pack his belongings before moving with his girlfriend to their new apartment. During this day, out of seemingly simple interactions, the family dynamics reveal itself, and exposes the protagonist’s placement between child and adult, between intimacy and alienation. The house constitutes the space in which in past, present and future mix into a chronicle of separation.

Greta Ferusic

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