EVENT GRID
Selected Venue:
Director(s): Amit Lellouche
Israel
Year: 2025
Runtime: 16'
Southwest premiere
Dramedy
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Rami, an evacuee from a southern border town, finds refuge in a luxury hotel, a state-funded paradise that masks his looming exile. On the final day of evacuation, he fights desperately to hold onto his new life. His plea to stay longer turns into a desperate struggle for identity and belonging.
Why we like this film: Perhaps the most Jewish thing of all is to find humor in the shadow of tragedy.
Director(s): Noam Weizman
Israel
Year: 2024
Runtime: 18'
Southwest Premiere
Comedy
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Elisha is a dedicated and gentle army social worker who would do anything for his soldiers. But after being repeatedly lied to and made a fool of, he decides to change his approach, with dramatic consequences.
Why we like this film: When a bullied Israeli social worker gets pushed to far, he goes all out to stand up for what he believes in.
Director(s): Sam Roebling
USA
Year: 2025
Runtime: 16'
Texas Premiere
Dramedy
Nov 20 - Nov 29
A group of young, sophisticated Jewish New Yorkers will have their ideals tested when an unexpected guest crashes their Passover Seder.
Why we like this film: A funny and thoughtful short about what happens when a group of ultra-woke Jews at a seder come face to face with a real world test of their values.
Director(s): Lewis Rose
UK
Year: 2025
Runtime: 19'
Southwest Premiere
Drama
Nov 20 - Nov 29
A poignant, tender drama about a grumpy old man in a Leeds care home and a reluctant Barmitzvah boy — and the unlikely friendship that changes their lives forever.
Why we like this film: Winner of the Pears Short Film Fund award and Best Short Film at the UK Jewish Film Festival.
Director(s): Margot Gelber
USA
Year: 2026
Runtime: 7'
Texas Premiere
dance, Drama, music
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Set over the course of a single evening, Another Shabbos explores ritual, rupture, and repair. What holds us together? How do we come apart? And why do we return?
Why we like this film: An abstract musical dance short that conveys the richness and meaning of Shabbat in a way you''ve never seen before.
Director(s): Noy Entin, Shoval Chesit, Avishag Sinbal, Sapir Grinberg, Mor Levi, Shahar Berkovich, Ido Raveh Rubichek, Michal Artyomov, Yam Segev, Samuel Shehadeh, Nadav Adiv, Roy Abudi
Israel
Year: 2026
Runtime: 13'
International Premiere
Animation, Documentary, Drama
Nov 20 - Nov 29
An animated documentary film showing a new perspective on clean addicts and their stories, based on the successful ''Addicts'' KAN 11 podcast.
Why we like this film: A superb collection of different animation styles, blended together to tell the stories of real recovering addicts.
Director(s): Tal Kerklies, Tal Kuperstein
Israel
Year: 2026
Runtime: 8'
International Premiere
Animation, Drama
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Orit, a young girl from Arad in the 90s, struggles with her mother’s death in the Gulf War. through magical dreams of blue jellyfish and a mysterious seahorse, she finds her father’s protection and releases her grief.
Why we like this film: A young girl dealing with grief experiences magical dreams.
Director(s): Shahar Debbie
Israel
Year: 2026
Runtime: 18'
International premiere
Comedy
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Guy, a perfectionist and law-abiding groom-to-be, receives two cans from a vending machine instead of one. Obsessed with returning the extra can, he spirals into chaos that shakes his certainty about how life “should” be, until he must finally learn to let go.
Why we like this film: An absurdist comedy that''s just fun! Note: contains some adult references.
Director(s): Charlotte Peters
UK
Year: 2025
Runtime: 13'
Southwest Premiere
Drama
Nov 20 - Nov 29
Birmingham, 1979. Following a family tragedy, orphaned Eva moves in with her father''s estranged brother. David is steeped in tradition and unprepared for a child, whilst Eva buries her grief in daydreams. Their distance feels unbridgeable - until a new friendship leads Eva to build a kite to send a message up to her parents. As the kite takes shape, so too does the bond between Eva and David: she brings light into his world, while he introduces her to the grounding rhythm of Jewish ritual. To Fly or Float is a tender story of childhood loss, faith, and the shared language we find when words fall short.
Why we like this film: A winner of the UK Pears Shorts Film Fund, a beautifully told, touching story.










