Thirteen (virtual)
Confronting her disabled daughter”s terminal diagnosis, a mother fights to have her become a Bat Mitzvah in their synagogue, which refuses to break from tradition.
WHY WE LIKE THIS FILM: What is the real meaning of a bat mitzvah? How should synagogues adapt to the needs of diverse congregants?
Presented as Part Of 2024 Virtual Festival Shorts
Jew Town (virtual)
After his mother-like figure Sarah Cohen passed away, Thaha Ibrahim dedicates his life to the legacy of Sarah ...
10 min | Melodie Rosen | | US premiere | English, Malayalam | English subtitles
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Judy-ism (virtual)
While at her wedding cake tasting, Judy, a self-proclaimed ''Jew-ish'' woman, tastes a piece of Jewish apple c...
11 min | Emily Lerer | | Southwest premiere | English
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Lion of Zion (virtual)
Yuri Foreman, the only world champion boxer from Israel, believes that balancing faith and fortitude can lead ...
33 min | Mike Musikanto | | Texas premiere | English, Russian
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Los Ultimos Judios de Guantanamo (virtual)
There are a little over 200,000 people who live in Guantanamo, roughly 50 of whom are Jewish. In 1991, the Cub...
13 min | Yael Bridge | | Southwest premiere | Spanish | English subtitles
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Seeds for Change (virtual)
''Recent reports from the United States government are telling us that we have a limited amount of time to tak...
20 min | Mike O'Krent | | World premiere | English
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The Golem (virtual)
A new spin on a classic Jewish folktale, this Hanukkah-set story follows three friends who accidentally reawak...
11 min | Ethan Rubenstein
| | World premiere | English, Yiddish
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The Hallway (virtual)
Asia (58) and her son Oz (30) are leaving ''Sheba'' Tel Hashomer Hospital after visiting Gadi (60), the family...
11 min | Shahar Shamay | | US premiere | Hebrew | English subtitles
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The Orange at the Seder (virtual)
When Adam brings his first-ever girlfriend to his beloved mentor’s annual queer, all-male Passover seder, he...
15 min | Jacob Combs
| | Southwest premiere | English
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The Soldier on Smithdown Road (virtual)
Liverpool, 1947. Two British soldiers are kidnapped and murdered in Mandate Palestine. In the aftermath of the...
13 min | Barney Pell Scholes, Thomas Harnett O'Meara | | Texas premiere | English, Yiddish | English subtitles
Learn MoreNote: Virtual showtimes list start and end times between which the film can be viewed.
Unless otherwise noted, virtual films are geoblocked to Texas.
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YEAR: 2024
RUN TIME: 19 Minutes
LANGUAGE(S): English, Hebrew
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CREDITS
DIRECTOR(S):Allison Norlian, Jean Li
SCREENWRITER(S):Allison Norlian
CAST:Naomi Rubin, Rena Strober, David Pevsner
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