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Following his death in 2018, the film unveils the double tragedies in the life of the Israeli writer, Amos Oz. A sensitive portrait of darkness, peace, trauma and stardom.
After not being invited to her sister’s wedding, Aya, a transwoman, shows up by surprise on a Shabbat night at the Orthodox Jewish community where her family lives.
Prolific writer Joyce Carol Oates has remained intensely private. Until now. Through a long-standing friendship and persistent inquiry, director Stig Björkman was granted unprecedented access to her life. (Centerpiece Documentary)
Actress Evan Rachel Wood’s tale of survival and activism after years of silence and experiencing abuse. (Sneak Preview)
After the death of her beloved husband, 78-year-old Rose rediscovers herself and realizes that she is not only a mother, a grandmother, and a widow, but a woman with desires of her own. (Centerpiece Narrative)
When the Nazis invade Poland, Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. A sadistic officer offers him an impossible deal: fight fellow prisoners in the boxing ring for the amusement of his captors, or die. How far will Harry’s will to live take him? (Opening Night Film)
In 2009, Glenn Kurtz discovered a crumbling 16mm color home movie — amateur footage his grandfather David shot in 1938 on a vacation in Europe. The images are all that remain of most of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland from that time.
Celebrate JFI's Filmmakers-In-Residence, Sunday, December 5th from 1-3:30 PM, as the 2021 cohort presents their projects to industry leaders.
Played with fierce physicality by choreographer Avshalom Pollak, Y is a filmmaker and artist who, in the midst of casting for a project inspired by real-life Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, receives an invitation to present one of his films in a small town in the arid Arava Valley.
"Dirty Tricks" is a fun and light-hearted film on competitive bridge - the most popular card game in the world. When the world's best player, child prodigy Lotan Fisher from Israel, is accused of cheating by none other than his nemesis and former teammate Boye Brogeland of Norway, a scandal of dirty tricks ensues.