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Obsessed with Jews
Obsessed with Jews
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Odessa Steps
Odessa Steps
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Odessa...Odessa!
Odessa...Odessa!
Odessa...Odessa! is a poetic journey to find the Jewish soul of Odessa, Ukraine, moving poignantly from Odessa today to Brighton Beach and to Ashdod, Israel.
Off White Lies
Off White Lies
Preceded by B-BoyThough set during the Second Lebanon War of 2006, this coming-of-age story from Israeli director Maya Kenig evokes the offbeat charms of Juno. Libby, a shy 13-year-old California resident, is sent to live with her father in Israel, only to discover that he’s a well-intentioned sham. Launched on a modern-day quixotic adventure, they discover a shared talent for telling “off-white lies.” Kenig’s laconic storytelling highlights her actors’ considerable gifts. [MINIGUIDE 69/70]
Next Wave Spotlight: Oh, Hi!
Next Wave Spotlight: Oh, Hi!
Iris and Isaac’s first romantic weekend getaway goes awry in a most unexpected way.
The Old Stores
The Old Stores
A wistful portrait of Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s quirky small shops—a button store, an (analog) watch repair shop, an old-fashioned barber—as they wrestle with their fast-paced surroundings and contemplate change in the face of modernization.
The Oldest Person in the World
The Oldest Person in the World
A decade-long global journey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
Olive Press
Olive Press
Olive Press is a riveting and sundrenched documentary that follows three characters, Israeli and Palestinian, whose lives are inextricably intertwined with the roots of the olive trees they harvest.
On Broadway | Opening Night at the Concord Drive-in
On Broadway | Opening Night at the Concord Drive-in
From composers to lyricists and producers to actors, Jews have played a pivotal role in the creation of many of Broadway’s biggest hits. This entertaining documentary tracks the breakthrough works and artists who made Broadway into a venue where you will find everything from the experimental and iconoclastic to the corporate and commercial, reflecting the diverse, complicated society in which we live.
On Broadway | Opening Night at the San Jose Drive-in
On Broadway | Opening Night at the San Jose Drive-in
From composers to lyricists and producers to actors, Jews have played a pivotal role in the creation of many of Broadway’s biggest hits. This entertaining documentary tracks the breakthrough works and artists who made Broadway into a venue where you will find everything from the experimental and iconoclastic to the corporate and commercial, reflecting the diverse, complicated society in which we live.
On Her Shoulders
On Her Shoulders
Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi refugee and reluctant activist is the subject of this critically acclaimed documentary.
On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi
On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi
What happens to a 65-year marriage when a life-long secret is finally revealed?
On the Map
On the Map
Led by the magnetic Tal Brody, the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team, a combination of NBA also-rans and Israeli players, rallied a nation in its David-and-Goliath pursuit of the 1977 European Championship. Director Dani Menkin presents the context for what was a much-needed morale boost amid Israel’s sagging economy, the lingering sorrow of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the battle-weariness in the wake of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. —Sara L. Rubin
On the Objection Front
On the Objection Front
After years of loyal active duty, six Israeli combat soldiers find they can no longer countenance serving in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They become "refusniks"--putting them at odds with deeply held national values and having devastating consequences in their own lives.
Once
Once
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Once in a Liftime
Once in a Liftime
This powerful drama is based on the true story of a difficult high school class in a poor Paris suburb and its determined teacher, played by Ariane Ascaride (Army of Crime, SFJFF 2010). She challenges her students, many of whom are Muslim, to enter France’s annual contest about the Shoah, with unexpected and moving results. Twenty-one-year-old Ahmed Dramé, who was nominated for a 2015 César as best new actor, co-wrote the script. SLR
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
A heartwarming, inner city classroom drama, that was a big hit at the Cannes Film Festival, about a high-school teacher who is determined to give the best education to her tough, underprivileged pupils.In a bid to get them motivated she challenges them to enter a national high school competition revolving around the theme of “children and teenagers in Nazi concentration camps”. They rise to the challenge and even surprise themselves
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
Based on a fascinating true story, "Once Upon My Mother" is a heartfelt family drama set in 1960s Paris that celebrates a mother’s enduring love.
Once We Grow Up
Once We Grow Up
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One Day After Peace
One Day After Peace
Ten years ago Robi Damelin’s son, a soldier in the Israeli army, was killed by a Palestinian sniper. Instead of seeking revenge, Robi sets off on a journey to find forgiveness in herself. Originally from South Africa, she travels home to investigate the methods used for ending apartheid, hoping that she can bring the same peacekeeping tactics to Israel to begin the healing process and end the cycle of violence. [MINIGUIDE 70/70]
One Day Crossing
One Day Crossing
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One of the Hollywood Ten
One of the Hollywood Ten
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One of Us
One of Us
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One Week and a Day
One Week and a Day
When Eyal (Shai Avivi, Sweet Mud, SFJFF 2007) finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife (Evgenia Dodina, Invisible, SFJFF 2011) urges him to return to their routine but instead he chooses to gets high with his young slacker neighbor. The two misfits embark on a tragicomical journey to discover that there are still things worth living for in Eyal's life. Director Asaph Polonsky's debut feature offers a humorous and moving depiction of grief and whatever comes next. Winner, International Critic's Week, Cannes Film Festival 2016- Joshua Moore
Only Good Feelings
Only Good Feelings
After his fiancée’s death, Benny is pulled into an escalating series of crimes with his polarizing best friend, racing towards Mexico as violence, betrayal, and his past close in with no way out.
Open Bethlehem
Open Bethlehem
SNEAK PREVIEWBethlehem is revered as one of the world’s holiest places by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Yet for a Palestinian teenager growing up in the 1980s, the city felt small and stifling. To her proud father’s chagrin, Leila Sansour left Bethlehem for Europe at age 17. Open Bethlehem chronicles return to her homeland, and charts how Israeli settlements and military restrictions haves affected the political and cultural landscape of this ancient city.
Opening Night Event
Opening Night Event
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Opening Night Party
Opening Night Party
Following Coexistence, My Ass!, the party continues upstairs in The Green Room with tasty treats and refreshments from our festival partners.
Opening Night Party
Opening Night Party
Following Tell Me Everything, the party continues upstairs in The Green Room with tasty treats and refreshments from our festival partners.
The Opera
The Opera
Through two years of devastating war and intense protest, the diverse cast and crew of Tel Aviv's Opera persists, their art and individual stories reflecting a society torn between hope and despair, creation and destruction.
Operation Mural Casablanca 1961
Operation Mural Casablanca 1961
Operation Mural is the incredible story of the smuggling of 530 Jewish Moroccan Children to Israel, under the guise of a holiday trip to Switzerland, during the spring of 1961. Forty-five years after their clandestine mission, three Mossad agents return to Casablanca to retrace the steps of this humanitarian operation and reveal this untold story.
Operator
Operator
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The Optimists, The Story of the Rescue of the Jews of Bulgaria
The Optimists, The Story of the Rescue of the Jews of Bulgaria
On March 9, 1943, Jacky Comforty's grandparents and their two young children, along with thousands of Jews, were rounded up for deportation to Treblinka, a death camp in Poland. Jacky's father was already imprisoned in a nearby forced labor camp. As in other parts of Europe, the Comforty's and other Bulgarian Jews were herded into school yards and other gathering places to await the trains that would take them to their death. But this time, the outcome was different. At the end of the day, no one was transported. Instead, the Jews were sent home. Fifty-seven years later, find out how they were saved and what we can learn from their experiences. Who stopped the deportations? What motivated them to act at a time when few people were willing to take risks for their neighbors? What does their story suggest about the ways people today can mobilize to protect human rights?
The Option of War
The Option of War
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Or
Or
Dana Ivgy headlines this powerful drama, which won the Camera d’Or at Cannes and earned Ivgy the Israeli Oscar for Best Actress. With graphic intimacy, Or takes us inside the private lives of Or (Ivgy) and her working-class mother Ruthie (veteran actress Ronit Elkabetz). Or is desperately trying to convince her mother to stop working as a prostitute, but after 20 years in the business, Ruthie finds her options narrowing.
The Orange at the Seder
The Orange at the Seder
When Adam brings his first-ever girlfriend to his mentor's queer, all-male Passover seder, he must come out again, jeopardizing his relationship with his chosen family.