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September 6, 2021

The Inspection

Director: Caroline Brami, FrA(C)dA(C)ric Bas | France | 2020 | Short / Drama | French / English subtitles | 16 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: 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? [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

Space Torah

Director: Rob Cooper | USA | 2020 | Short / Documentary | English | 25 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: NASAas 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. Hoffmanas journey for Jews and non-Jews all over the world. [su_spacer size="20"] AWARDS Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau ...

September 6, 2021

Paradise

Director: Asaf Saban | Israel | 2021 | Short | Arabic / Hebrew / English subtitles | 32 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm [su_spacer size="10"] 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. [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

Only Bibi

Director: Rani Avidan | Israel | 2020 | Short | Hebrew / English subtitles | 14 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] 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. [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

Neurim

Director: Shaylee Atary | Israel | 2020 | Short / Drama | Hebrew / English subtitles | 31 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: 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 Oras daily rehabilitation routine at her mother's house. [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

Moshe Sneh

Director: Amir Har-Gil | France / Israel | 2020 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 14 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] 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 athe ship that launched a nationa. [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

Letters to God

Director: Yves Cohen | France / Israel | 2019 | Short / Drama | Hebrew / English subtitles | 15 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm [su_spacer size="10"] 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 humanityas 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. [su_spacer size="20"]...

September 6, 2021

Caught in the Web

Director: Rona Segal | Israel | 2021 | Short/ Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 27 min [su_spacer size="10"] Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm [su_spacer size="5"] SYNOPSIS: While Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis were able to successfully ban television and national Radio from their communities, they are losing the battle against the digital world. This revealing documentary analyzes how online culture has been gradually adopted by many factions of the Haredi community - fundamentally changing the fabric of Ultra-Orthodox society with surprising results....

September 3, 2021

Yerusalem, The Incredible Story of Ethiopian Jewry

Director: Levi Zini | Israel | 2021 | Documentary | English / Hebrew / Amharic / English Subtitles | 90 mins [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://asiasocietyhk.glueup.com/event/hkjff-yerusalem-the-incredible-story-of-ethiopian-jewry-44323/" target="blank" background="#eb008b" size="4" desc="ASIA SOCIETY HK CENTER" title="Ticketing live"]BUY NOW[/su_button] [su_spacer size="10"] Screening: Wednesday, 17 November, 7:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: This year marks 30 years since Operation Solomon, the third mission to airlift Jews from Ethiopia to Israel. Yerusalem brings to life the story of a long, dramatic and tumultuous journey as the Jewish Ethiopian community, also known as aBeta-Israela, finally find their way back to the heart of the Jewish people after centuries. "Yerusalem" tells a moving and gripping story of heroic actions, daring covert operations and a powerful religious yearning passed down for countless generations. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id="9313" event="inherit"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SPONSORED by Marvino Wine SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong & Macau [su_spacer size="90"]...

September 3, 2021

The Vigil

Director: Keith Thomas | USA | 2019 | Horror / Mystery / Thriller | English / Yiddish / Hebrew / English Subtitles | 89 mins [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://asiasocietyhk.glueup.com/event/hkjff-2021-the-vigil-44327/" target="blank" background="#eb008b" size="4" desc="ASIA SOCIETY HK CENTER" title="Ticketing live"]BUY NOW[/su_button] [su_spacer size="10"] Screening: Wednesday, 17 November, 8:45pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: Set over the course of a single night in Brooklyn's Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood, The Vigil is a Jewish supernatural thriller steeped in ancient Jewish folklore. Yakov Ronen is a young man struggling to live outside of the Orthodox community. He reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi to take on the responsibility of being an overnight "shomer," fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased person. With only the company of the recently departed and an ailing widow, he soon finds himself exposed to a terrifying spiritual entity inhabiting the house. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id="9311" event="inherit"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] [su_accordion][su_spoiler title="AWARDS:" open="no" style="default" icon="plus" anchor="" anchor_in_url="no" class=""] 1 nomination 2020 Screen Music Awards, AustraliaA 2020 Nominee: Screen Music Award:A Feature Film Score of the Year: Michael Yezerski [/su_spoiler][/su_accordion] SPONSORED by The Zion Fanily SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau [su_spacer size="90"]...

September 3, 2021

The Un-Word

Director: Leo Khasin | Germany | 2020 | Drama / Comedy | German / English Subtitles | 89 mins [su_spacer size="20"] [su_button url="https://asiasocietyhk.glueup.com/event/hkjff-2021-the-un-word-44209/" target="blank" background="#eb008b" size="4" desc="ASIA SOCIETY HK CENTER" title="Ticketing live"]BUY NOW[/su_button] [su_spacer size="10"] Screening: Monday, 15 November, 8:45pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: After an altercation between an Iranian, a Palestinian and a Jewish student, the parents of the boys are called to the school to resolve the situation. Though full of good intentions, their teacher inadvertently exposes her own misguided assumptions to hilarious effect, such as offering snacks decorated with Palestinian and Israeli flags. Written with a light touch, Director Leo Khasin takes on the weighty topic of anti-Semitism in German schools, in an attempt to explore the complexities of finding a common language in the fight against prejudice. [su_spacer size="10"] Trailer is in German - The film has English subtitles. [sg_popup id="10103" event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Goethe-Institut Hong Kong [su_spacer size="90"]...

September 2, 2021

The Auschwitz Report

Director: Peter Bebjak | Slovakia / Czech Republic / Poland | 2021 | Drama / History / Holocaust | English / German / English Subtitles | 94 mins [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://asiasocietyhk.glueup.com/event/hkjff-2021-the-auschwitz-report-44207/" target="blank" background="#eb008b" size="4" desc="ASIA SOCIETY HK CENTER" title="Ticketing live"]BUY NOW[/su_button] [su_spacer size="10"] Screening: Monday, 15 November, 7:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: The Auschwitz Report follows Freddy and ValA(C)r, two Slovakian Jewish men on their agonizing attempt to escape the concentration camp. Each day they watch, count, and document the number of prisoners delivered to the camp, as well as the daily death toll, in order compile a detailed report about the systematic genocide they witness at the camp. Starving and injured, the brave pair escape and forge ahead to deliver their proof of rampant genocide to leaders of the Red Cross. However, with Nazi propaganda and international liaisons still in place, their allies are reluctant to belive their account. A harrowing film based on true events that will leave audiences forever changed. [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id="9307" event="inherit"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] [su_accordion][su_spoiler title="AWARDS:" open="no" style="default" icon="plus" anchor="" anchor_in_url="no" class=""] 1 nomination Cleveland International Film FestivalA 2021 Nominee: George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition:A Peter Bebjak [/su_spoiler][/su_accordion] SPONSORED by Ohel Leah Synagogue Charity SUPPORTED by Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre [su_spacer size="90"]...

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