The two men and two women whose stories unfold are well chosen, and their younger selves are sensitively portrayed: Cioma is an art student who uses his drafting skills to forge passports in exchange for food ration cards; Hanni dyes her hair blond and tries to pass as Aryan; teenager Eugen is handed to a succession of sympathetic Communist families; and Ruth must resort to roaming the streets before being taken in by a surprising protector.
All of them are invisibles, living on their own illegally and forced to make decisions every day that could mean the difference between life and death. Unlike any other movie before it, The Invisibles is a unique historical testimonial to these individuals and their brave resistance to evil.
Rich with archival images, this suspenseful and surprising story — stretching from Australia to rinidad, North America to WWII Germany — reveals the impact of war and displacement across generations. Manfred Goldfish tries as hard as he can to hide the trauma he has experienced. But his filmmaker daughter suspects there is more to the Goldfish tale than her father is willing to reveal. Pearlstein invites the viewer on a journey across a comedic landscape marked by speed bumps, caution signs, and potholes big enough to swallow a clown car.
Star-studded, provocative, and thoroughly entertaining, The Last Laugh will leave you laughing and appreciating the importance of humor even in the face of events that make you want to cry. Among them, there are countless women, some of them pregnant, and their little children. The camps are in horrendous shape with refugees holding out with no protection from the cold.
With no further ado, young Red Cross nurse Elisabeth Eidenbenz breathes new life into an old villa. By transforming it into a birth clinic she saves the lives of mothers and children from certain death.
The Keeper tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann David Kross, The Reader , a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon.
His signing causes outrage to thousands of fans, many of them Jewish. But fate will soon twist the knife for Bert and Margaret, when their love and loyalty to each other is put to the ultimate test. Arik, a teenage boy growing up in Haifa in , gets a job working for Yankele Bride, a matchmaker.
Yankele, a mysterious Holocaust survivor, has an office in back of a movie theater that shows only love stories, run by a family of seven Romanian dwarves in the seedy area by the port.
Yankele introduces Arik to a new world, built on the ruins of an old one. This is a documentary puzzle, simultaneously intriguing and amusing, which attempts to define the unique essence of the museum within the exceptional geographical, historical and political context in which it functions. With a trenchant, ironic eye the film follows the visitors, observes the observers, listens to the speakers and descends to the storerooms, labs and conference rooms. The American museum director, the singing security guard, the Jerusalemite curator, the Haredi kashrut inspector, the Palestinian guide and the blind visitor are just a few of the characters that take part in a chain of activities which add up to the museum.
The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, and Hollywood throughout the 20th century.
Strong female protagonists have been the mainstay of many Avi Nesher films. Fritz Bauer was a district attorney in Hesse, and the story really begins towards the end of his life. At the beginning he is shown drowning in his bathtub, but he is saved in time. In reality, he died in After exhausting all of his options, he turns to his shady Uncle Morty Oscar nominee David Paymer , who agrees to give him the needed money to get back into business. But only under one condition.
The Rape of Europa is an epic journey through seven countries, into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe. For twelve long years, the Nazis looted and destroyed art on a scale unprecedented in history.
But heroic young art historians and curators from America and across Europe fought back with a miraculous campaign to rescue and return the millions of lost, hidden and stolen treasures. Love is lovelier the second time around.
But after breaking her hip and convalescing in a retirement residence, against her will, she soon discovers that Polish tailor Isaac shares her passion for music and the happiness it brings.
Heartwarming and thoroughly romantic, The Second Time Around shows it is never too late to fall in love and start over. Starring two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Stuart Margolin. He became even more alienated after the tragic death of his mother and the breakdown of his family. The film is his first-person account of the life he created for himself, and his attempt to show viewers his version of family and parenthood. Four generations of a Jewish immigrant family create Russ and Daughters, a Lower East Side lox and herring emporium that survives and thrives.
Produced to coincide with the th anniversary of the store, this documentary features an extensive interview with two of the original daughters for whom the store was named, now and 92 years old, and interviews with prominent enthusiasts of the store including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, chef Mario Batali, New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin, and 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer.
Rather than a conventional narrator, the filmmakers bring together six colorful longtime fans of the store, in their 80s and 90s, who sit around a table of fish reading the script in the style of a Passover Seder.
Kanopy requires a valid public library card and registration is required to view this film. In the process of trying to meet his father and getting entangled in his charitable commitments, Ariel also reconnects with his own Jewish roots.
Tenderly, and with a lightness of touch, he has Ariel let go of his old expectations and allow himself to be drawn into the center of a vibrant and fascinating community. Yoel, a meticulous historian leading a significant debate against holocaust deniers, discovers that his mother carries a false identity. A mystery about a man who is willing to risk everything to discover the truth. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led to his election.
Created from international archive material and what Beckermann shot at the time, the film shows that history repeats itself time and time again. An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control.
A modern-day Shakespearean tale about a legendary Tajik-Israeli musical family controlled by the charismatic patriarch Papa Alaev.
Only his equally strong-willed daughter, Ada, dares to resist his will. As Papa nears 80 and generations clash over new musical directions, the family show must go on. But who will lead the band? In this spirited and action-packed adventure young Nono, a nearly 13 year old dreamer, longs to be a detective like his father, the famous police inspector; but his wild nature constantly gets him into trouble.
On the train, the very imaginative Nono discovers one last chance to prove himself. Based on the beloved novel by David Grossman, The Zigzag Kid appeals to adults and children alike through its wit and humor.
Ruth is running from her past and Jonas from his future but the two of them together manage to reaffirm life for each other in this moving drama. Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time? Twelve years after he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest discovers that he was born to Jewish parents.
The film follows his amazing journey: from conducting mass in a church in Poland to life as an observant Jew in a religious kibbutz in Israel. Torn between two identities he is unable to renounce either, and consequently, he is unaccepted by both religions as well as the state of Israel.
Now, he is required to choose. The unbelievable escape story of the grandmother of Jared Kushner. In , Jewish slave workers successfully escaped from a Nazi labor camp in Novogrudok, Belarus, via a tunnel they dug. The film follows the remaining escapees, accompanied by their descendants, in an attempt to find the tunnel. The archaeological excavations dig up not only piles of dirt and some physical remnants, but also dredge up the memories, pain and hope of three generations that merge to become one story.
Why do cartoons feel like a quintessentially Jewish art form? From comic books to graphic novels, Jews have blazed a trail in illustrated storytelling. The single panel cartoon—a few squiggles and even fewer words—enlightens, maddens, confuses and delights.
Like the shortest short story or lyrical haiku, it strips humor to its most bare. And nowhere does that art form soar higher than in the New Yorker magazine. According to cartoon editor Bruce Mankoff, cartoons make the strange familiar and the familiar strange. Famed and would-be cartoonists return week after week to vie for the approval of the acerbic, egotistical, wildly funny and deeply human Mankoff. An innocent and honest relationship between a religious Yeshiva scholar and an 18 years old cancer patient girl, turns out to become an intimate and passionate love story that transcends the rules of religion, society and faith.
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain. Seventy-three-year-old Wasserman swore never to pray again. He is unwilling to forgive. But a dire situation forces Wasserman to reconsider. He needs money; his creditors are knocking on his door.
The only way his religious neighbors will help him out is if he agrees to join them in the synagogue for a communal prayer to end the devastating drought that is plaguing their region. Now Wasserman has to confront his two daughters and grandson in a final attempt to hold on to his family and his land. He has 24 hours to make a decision. Exploring the full Dirty Dancing-era Catskills experience— and how it changed American pop culture in the comedy, sports and vacation industries— this award-winning documentary captures a last glimpse of a lost world as it disappears before our eyes.
We Shall Not Die Now is a documentary film that chronicles the Holocaust, when, between and , over six million Jews and millions of others were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime. Seventy-five years after the conclusion of the war, the film explores not only the horrific human tragedy and what we can learn from it, but also the resilience of those that rebuilt their lives despite the unimaginable.
Told by the survivors and liberators who experienced it firsthand, We Shall Not Die Now is an exploration into the darkest and brightest sides of the human spirit. Amazon Film Website. Insightful and often hilarious, the latest from documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig surveys the history of Jewish comedy, from the early days of the Borsht Belt to the present, ultimately exploring not just ethnicity in the entertainment industry, but also the entire unruly question of what it means to be Jewish.
In November , days after the Nazis sealed , Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars, and community leaders decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, this clandestine group vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with guns or fists but with the ultimate weapon: the truth.
Available Films. A Call to Spy. Across the Waters. A Fortunate Man. Aftermath Franek and Jozek Kalina, sons of a poor farmer, are brothers from a small village in central Poland.
Aida's Secrets. An Act of Defiance. An Act of Defiance An Act of Defiance is a riveting historical drama that captures a seminal moment in the fight against racism by courageous South African Jews who risked their lives consigning Apartheid to history. An Israeli Love Story. A La Vie. Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong. A Jewish Girl in Shanghai. Autism in Love. Autism in Love Autism in Love follows the story of four adults with an autism spectrum disorder as they search for and manage romantic relationships.
A Mirror for the Sun. A Tale of Love and Darkness. Baba Joon. Baba Joon Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built after they emigrated from Iran to Israel. The Bert Berns Story. The Bert Berns Story Music meets the Mob in this biographical documentary, narrated by Steven Van Zandt, about the life and career of Bert Berns, the most important songwriter and record producer from the sixties that you never heard of.
Ben Gurion, Epilogue. Big Sonia. Beneath the Silence. Beneath the Silence Israel Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. The Hedy Lamarr Story What do the most ravishingly beautiful actress of the s and 40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and bluetooth technology have in common?
Budapest Noir. Budapest Noir Budapest, Bye Bye Germany. Bye Bye Germany A post-war comedy as a heartfelt ode to life, Bye Bye Germany is a tale of rebirth and a reminder of how maintaining a sense of humor is a vital step toward redemption. Chichinette: The Accidental Spy. City of Joel. Closed Season. Cloudy Sunday. Cloudy Sunday Cloudy Sunday is a compelling drama about love, and about the evil and brutality of war, made even more poignant by the wistful songs of Vassilis Tsitsanis and the enchanting classics of Sephardic Jewish music.
Crip Camp. Crip Camp In the early s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination, and institutionalization. Deli Man. Deli Man Laugh your way through hilarious stories of American delicatessens while drooling over the wonderful Jewish food being prepared before your eyes.
Dragonfly Told with heart, humor, and a little bit of magic, Dragonfly is a female led feature film about homecoming and healing for a Midwestern family divided by divorce and illness. Echo Avner suspects his wife Ella of having an affair. Every Face Has a Name. Ewa Yoel and Ewa are long married. Family in Transition. Famous Nathan. Famous Nathan We all love a good rags-to-riches story. Fig Tree. Fluchkes Over the course of a year, a group of women in their 70s and 80s confront the intense demands of the art of dance and refuse to conform to any stereotypes about aging.
Gisi Fleischmann believed she could stop the Holocaust if only she succeeded to raise enough money. Golden Boys. Good Morning Son. Good Morning Son A young IDF soldier critically injured during a Gaza military operation, clings to life while his family maintains a bedside vigil, in the sensitive Israeli drama. Hagiga: The Story of Israeli Cinema. Hagiga: The Story of Israeli Cinema This milestone documentary series challenges the way we think about the history of Israeli cinema.
Hannah Arendt. Hannah Arendt A biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Harmonia This award-winning film is based around an adaptation of the biblical story of Sarah, Hagar, Abraham, Yitzak, and Ismail, from the book of Genesis. Heather Booth: Changing the World. Heather Booth: Changing the World The newest film by critically acclaimed filmmaker Lilly Rivlin is an inspiring look at how social change happens.
Henri Dauman: Looking Up. Humor Me. The Movie. The Movie Hummus — the delicious, nutritious superfood sweeping America — has the power to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews together… in the Middle East, America and around the world. In Between. In Between Dana and Amit got to know each other at the age of In Search of Israeli Cuisine. Once the options come out, just choose one based on your own needs. You decide it. Step 3.
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Menu Search. Features Create. Resources Learn. More stuff. As her patience with her situation dwindles, a bold 19 year old ignites Amy's last bit of passion -- accidentally… Buy Now Watch Trailer. Pahokee In an isolated town in rural Florida, four teens experience the joys and heartbreaks of their last year in high school. Watch Trailer. In April, the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand held live broadcasts of 4 programs, which included the winners of the international competition.
Festival life is on, and perhaps the formats of communication with the audience, authors, distributors, invented during these months of the pandemic, will change the face of the industry and after some time become traditional. In the meantime, you can not miss the new, rare, lively cinema that appears on short hours of online broadcasts, the programs of the contestants of the past years, collected by the most experienced selectors, and catching up with meetings with the authors who have become such cameras, despite the huge number of guests.
Each film has several subtitle options, including English and Russian. Dates: March 26 - May 25 Cost: Free. Watch the program. They say about him "like Sundance, only warmer. This year, the festival organizers gathered about 30 full-length and more than a hundred short films and documentaries, including 3 short-film programs for children of different ages, on the filmfestivalflix platform so that viewers can watch AIFF films while staying at home.
Dates: May 22 - June 14 Cost: Broadcasts will take place without ads. A full impression program will be announced in the coming weeks. Dates: May 29 - June 7 Cost: Free. Now the organizers are coming up with and testing a platform that would help implement all of its plans. The program and viewing conditions will be announced later. It has been held since The festival will be held in November, but now the organizers have published a collection of films that can be watched for free or for little money, transferred directly to the director, distributor or other copyright holder.
From April 15 to April 28, CIFF44 Streams broadcast over feature films and nearly short films selected for the festival program. Unfortunately, only Ohio residents could see them. Films of winners and participants of previous years are collected in the CIFF Alums section, almost everything can be watched for free on streaming services.
One short film appears on the festival's website daily, among which there are premieres.
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