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

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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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A new spin on a classic Jewish folktale, this Hanukkah-set story follows three friends who accidentally reawak...
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The Hallway (virtual)

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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
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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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