SHORTS AASIA SOCIETY HK CENTER
Director: Amir Har-Gil | France / Israel | 2020 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 14 min
Screening:SYNOPSIS:
Moshe Sneh: Defense Minister, Chief of Staff in-the-making, and the man in command of bringing thousands of Holocaust survivors from Europe to Israel, in spite of British Mandate opposition. This film focuses on SS Exodus, a daring rescue operation on a vessel that became known as ‘the ship that launched a nation’.
Director: Shaylee Atary | Israel | 2020 | Short / Drama | Hebrew / English subtitles | 31 min
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After an injury, an awkward relationship develops between Or, a 30-year-old wheelchair-bound patient, and her new physiotherapist. The new breezes of desire invigorate Or’s daily rehabilitation routine at her mother’s house.
Director: Rani Avidan | Israel | 2020 | Short | Hebrew / English subtitles | 14 min
SYNOPSIS:
A concerned citizen encounters political writing on a public bus stop and decides to call city services. When they fail to respond, he decides to take the law into his own hands.
Director: Caroline Brami, Frédéric Bas | France | 2020 | Short / Drama | French / English subtitles | 16 min
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Julia, a history teacher in a quiet high school, faces a school inspector. He wants to talk to her – but what about, exactly? Her heated debates with the principal? The freedom she takes with the school curriculum? Or is it the way she teaches the Holocaust?
Director: Marc Bennett | USA | 2019 | Animated Short | English | 21 min
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An animated film based on the beloved children’s book “The Tattooed Torah” by Marvell Ginsburg that has been educating young children about the Holocaust for generations. A powerful resource for Holocaust education for children all over the world, this film narrated by Ed Asner recounts the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Brno, Czechoslovakia, and teaches the Holocaust not only as a period of destruction but also as an opportunity for redemption.
Director: Rachel Levy | Israel | 2021 | Short | Hebrew / English subtitles | 12 min
SYNOPSIS:
An ultra-Orthodox woman going out on a date is burdened with a terrible secret.
Director: Alfonso Gastiaburo | Argentina | 2020 | Short / Documentary / History | Spanish / English subtitles | 18 min
SYNOPSIS:
Argentina 1939. While the World Chess Championship was taking place, breaking news shocked the participants: Germany had invaded Poland and World War II had erupted. Many great chess masters were stranded away from their home countries and began to organize exhibitions in order to make their living. One of these masters decided to search for something else…
SHORTS BASIA SOCIETY HK CENTER
Director: Rona Segal | Israel | 2021 | Short/ Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 27 min
Director: Yves Cohen | France / Israel | 2019 | Short / Drama | Hebrew / English subtitles | 15 min
Screening:SYNOPSIS:
Since his daughter’s death, Moshe lives alone, rejecting his wife whom he blames for the tragedy. He accepts a job from the Jerusalem post office, unaware that it is for a very special division: The Department of Letters to God. Through these letters, Moshe faces humanity’s most private and sometimes fanciful wishes. A series of strange events will transform this non-believer and lead him to discover how the path to forgiveness can bring peace.
Director: Asaf Saban | Israel | 2021 | Short | Arabic / Hebrew / English subtitles | 32 min
SYNOPSIS:
After years of living in Berlin, young Palestinian Ali lands in Israel for a home visit. Following a cold welcome at the airport, he decides to seek some peace and quiet on a short vacation in the Sinai Desert. When a group of young Israeli Jewish tourists mistakes him for one of them, Ali is forced to reflect on his true identity.
Director: Rob Cooper | USA | 2020 | Short / Documentary | English | 25 min
Screening:
Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm
SYNOPSIS:
NASA’s first Jewish male astronaut, Dr Jeffrey Hoffman, brought the first Torah into space. This short explores the series of events leading up to that moment as well as the enduring meaning of Dr. Hoffman’s journey for Jews and non-Jews all over the world.
AWARDS
Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau
Director: Tomer Shushan | Israel | 2019 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 21 min
SYNOPSIS:
While combing the city’s streets to find his precious white bicycle, Omer spots the stolen item locked up outside a building. As he tries to find a way to take it back, the new owner Yunes arrives. Before they know it, the police have become involved.