Six Shorts - One Ticket!
Stay tuned for our 20th Festival selections available Autumn of 2019. Ticketing is currently closed!
Screening: Sunday, 4 November 2:30pm / Six shorts=1 Ticket!
See you at HKJFF 20 in 2019!
Die Abreise / The Departure
Director: Milan Bath | Germany | 2017 | Short / Drama | German | English subtitles |Â 12 mins
Sponsored by the Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre (HKHTC) and the Goethe Institut
Synopsis
In this poignant short, a woman is preparing her flat for departure. Step by step she seems to be following a very strict set of rules. When she realizes she is missing some money for the train, she is forced to beg her neighbor for help.
WENDY’S SHABBAT – teaser from Dana Turken on Vimeo.
Wendy's Shabbat
Director:Â Rachel Myers | USA | 2018 | Short / Comedy / Documentary | English |Â 14 mins
Sponsored by the U.S. Consulate General of Hong Kong and MacauÂ
Synopsis
This short follows a group of Jewish Senior citizens who have rediscovered the joys of community in old age. Each week they celebrate the Jewish Sabbath at the local Wendy’s fast food restaurant. Hebrew blessings are combined with burgers with fries, and a sense of belonging.
If I Ever Come Back
Director: Stéphanie Trouillard | France| 2016 | Short / Documentary | French | English subtitles | 18 mins
Sponsored by the Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre (HKHTC) and the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong
Synopsis
Paris, 2010: a collection of wartime letters and photographs by a former pupil, Louise Pikovsky, to her beloved teacher were discovered.The last note dates to the day Louise and her family were captured and eventually deported to Auschwitz, where the family all perished.
Journalist Stephanie Trouillard together with Khalida Hatchy, a teacher and librarian, explore Louise’s story, track down witnesses, cousins and former classmates. Through months of research, they piece together fragments of a life cut tragically short.
Across the Line
Director: Nadav Shlomo Giladi | Israel | 2017 | Short / Comedy | Hebrew / Arabic | English subtitles |Â 29 mins
Sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong
Synopsis
A witty and humorous short about an unexpected encounter between a Jewish settler and a Palestinian hitchhiker. The two face a challenge to their preconceived ideas of one another, and a series of misunderstandings leads to lessons about communication and friendship.
Elina
Director: Evelin Kachulin | Israel | 2017 | Short / Drama | Hebrew / Russian | English subtitles | 13:05 mins
Sponsored by the Tel Aviv University Hong Kong Friends (TAU)
Synopsis
This touching short follows Elina, the 7 year old daughter of a Russian immigrant. She wants nothing more than to belong to Israeli society and fit in with her peers. Her mother, however, finds it harder to navigate the nuances of their environment, and adapt to their new way of life, critical if she is to help her daughter assimilate.
The Rolling Bridge
Director: Amit Goren | Israel | 2017 | Political / Documentary | Hebrew | English subtitles | 17 mins
Sponsored by Keren Hayesod – UIA – United Israel Appeal
Synopsis
Yom Kippur War, 1973: the Israeli army had to cross the Suez Canal with armoured vehicles in order to win the war. A unique idea had been developed but never tested- the rolling bridge.  Could this novel idea succeed?