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Apples and Oranges
August 13, 2022

Apples and Oranges

Director: Yoav Brill | Israel | 2021 | Documentary | English / Hebrew / Hebrew & English Subtitles | 80 min [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://bit.ly/3rJpm8E" target="blank" background="#5e71e3" size="4" desc="" title="Ticketing "]Tickets[/su_button][su_spacer size="10"] Venue: Golden Scene Cinema Screening: Sunday, 20 November, 4:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: A look at the bumpy history of kibbutz volunteering in Israel from the 1960s to the present and how attitudes, and the volunteers themselves, have changed over time. Initially the idealistic and rebellious '60s generation was charmed by the old socialist ideology that came to life in the Israeli Kibbutz movement. Interest rose with a wave of support for Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War. When travel agencies started selling aKibbutz Volunteeringa packages, it was clear that volunteering also became a profitable business. But the Kibbutz found itself facing unfamiliar phenomenon a drugs, alcohol and marriage with non-Jewish volunteers. During the 1980s, unemployment across Europe secured a steady number of volunteers, but now Israel was no longer the same country. The war in Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict forced the volunteers to face a new question: does volunteering in the Kibbutz mean supporting the state of Israel? [su_spacer size="10"] [sg_popup id=11082 event="click"]CLICK FOR TRAILER[/sg_popup] [su_spacer size="10"] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [su_spacer size="10"] [su_spoiler title="AWARDS"] 1 nomination 2021 - DocAviv Film Festival Nominee Panorama: Yoav Brill (director) [/su_spoiler] [su_spacer size="90"]...

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Foto cortometraje 40 Tableros
September 6, 2021

40 Tableros

Director: Alfonso Gastiaburo | Argentina | 2020 | Short / Documentary / History | Spanish / English subtitles | 18 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] 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 elsea| [su_spacer size="20"]...

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White Eye
September 6, 2021

White Eye

Director: Tomer Shushan | Israel | 2019 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 21 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm [su_spacer size="10"] 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. [su_spacer size="20"] AWARDS 2021 Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscars [su_spacer size="20"]...

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The Ugly Swan
September 6, 2021

The Ugly Swan

Director: Rachel Levy | Israel | 2021 | Short | Hebrew / English subtitles | 12 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: An ultra-Orthodox woman going out on a date is burdened with a terrible secret. [su_spacer size="20"]...

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The Tatooed Torah
September 6, 2021

The Tattooed Torah

Director: Marc Bennett | USA | 2019 | Animated Short | EnglishA | 21 min [su_spacer size="20"] Screening: Sunday, 14 November, 3:15pm [su_spacer size="10"] SYNOPSIS: An animated film based on the beloved childrenas 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. [su_spacer size="20"]    ...

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The Inspection
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"]...

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Space Torah
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  ...

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Paradise
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"]...

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Only Bibi
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"]...

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Neurim - credit Omer Weiss 2
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"]...

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Moshe Sneh with Begin
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"]...

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Letters to God
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"]...

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