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Director(s): Roland Denning
UK
Year: 2025
Runtime: 5'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
International Premiere
Documentary

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Eighty-nine-year-old Denis Davis is about as British as any man could be. Born in the Jewish East End, he has lived in London pretty much all of his life. So why is he now leaving his beautiful house in Bushey, and starting all over again in a new country?
Why we like this film: Why would an eldery person decide to emigrate late in life? See how one person deals with a challenge facing all to many today.
Director(s): Idan Gilboa, Inbal Voitiz Sass, Dalit Kimor, Guy Shilo, Avyel Cohen
Israel
Year: 2023, 2025, 2026
Runtime: 61'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
FREE program!
US Premiere, Southwest Premiere, Central Texas Premiere
AI, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Why we like this film: Perhaps our most diverse mix of shorts.
Director(s): Margot Gelber, Sam Roebling, Dana Schneider
USA
Year: 2025, 2026
Runtime: 51'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Southwest Premiere, Texas Premiere
Animation, Comedy, dance, Drama, music

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Why we like this film: An interesting mix of genres and stories.
Director(s): Roland Denning, Sally Patterson, Lewis Rose, Barney Pell Schole, Daisy Abboudi, Charlotte Peters
UK
Year: 2025
Runtime: 52'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
FREE program!
International Premiere, US Premiere, Southwest Premiere
Documentary, Drama

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Why we like this film: A view of Jewish life from the UK. Some of these shorts are Pears UK Shorts Competition winners.
Director(s): Chaya Ernster, Rotem Avidani, Yitzchak Ledee, Noam Weizman
Israel
Year: 2024, 2025, 2026
Runtime: 71'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
FREE program!
World Premiere, Southwest Premiere
Comedy, Documentary, Drama

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Short films from the Ma'aleh Film School in Israel.
Why we like this film: A nice mix of genres showing different aspects of Israeli society.
Director(s): Ravit Markus, Samuel Yadidian, Christine Veras, Yaniv Shalom, Emanuel Shechter, Arianna Alter
Israel, USA
Year: 2025, 2026
Runtime: 63'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
FREE program!
World Premiere, Southwest Premiere, Central Texas Premiere
Animation, Documentary, Drama

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Why we like this film: A diverse collection of excellent shorts.
Director(s): Sally Patterson
UK
Year: 2025
Runtime: 5'
Nov 20 - Nov 29
International Premiere
Documentary

Virtual

Nov 20

10:00 AM
Miriam, an Orthodox Jewish martial artist, fights to reclaim her confidence, resist rising antisemitism, and shatter expectations. A story of identity, courage and strength.
Why we like this film: A glimpse at unexpected aspects of the life of a strong Jewish woman living in the UK.
Director(s): Samuel Yadidian
USA
Year: 2026
Runtime: 6'
Nov 16
World Premiere
Documentary

Evans Performance Center at Shalom Austin

Nov 16

4:30 PM
The true story of the filmmaker''s Iranian Jewish grandparents fleeing Iran during the 1979 Revolution. Through a blend of documentary interviews and cinematic reenactments, the film explores the experiences of the Iranian Jewish diaspora, the role of family and community in times of crisis, and the preservation of Jewish identity across generations. At its core, Taarof is a story about resilience, cultural memory, and carrying Jewish history forward through personal storytelling.
Why we like this film: A story of survival and restarting ones life.
Director(s): Arianna Alter
USA
Year: 2025
Runtime: 9'
Nov 16
Central Texas Premiere
Drama

Evans Performance Center at Shalom Austin

Nov 16

4:30 PM
Anxious 20 year old Sadie lets a lot of her fears stop her from living. When asked by her Rabbi brother to sit as a shomeret, Sadie is forced to confront her biggest fear of all: death.
Why we like this film: Created by a local filmmaker at the Austin School of Film student, members of our audience may recognize some of the locations and participants in this interesting story about a young person confronting her fear of death by performing the mitzvah of being a shomer (watcher).