10 November 2024 Tag

August 26, 2024

Wedding Night

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 4:20 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d4dfb31d-a66a-4682-a6e2-2e1c113be242/Neseh%20+%20Source%20of%20Beauty%20+%20Wedding%20Night%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS The wedding night is a night of nights in ultra-Orthodox society. On this night, a man and a woman connect physically for the very first time. These two very young people, almost complete strangers to each other, are put under enormous pressure to go from forced separation towards an intimate union. Ultra-Orthodox director Rachel Elitzur uses rare testimonies, combined with visuals from the wedding day, to create an astonishing film that is both respectful and challenging to her community. [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]60 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles Triple feature with Neseh and The Source of All Beauty VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Rachel Elitzur Screenwriter: Rachel Elitzur Producer: Avigail Sperber [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""][su_spacer size="15"] AWARDS 1 Nomination [su_spacer size="10"] 2023 Israeli Film Academy Best Documentary under 60 minutes[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

August 26, 2024

The Spy Family

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 6:10 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d229cb9d-ef8c-4130-b6a6-4731b9691fd8/The%20Spy%20Family%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: The true story of a Palestinian and his Egyptian wife who spied for Israel during the most tense and violent years in Israel-Egypt relations. The Shahin parents were recruited by Israeli Intelligence after the Six Day War, and soon brought their three children into the "family business". Infamous in Egypt, they are largely unremembered in Israel. Now the history of the espionage affair and the family's personal story, is brought to light in this mesmerizing documentary. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]75 Minutes | 2023 Israel| Hebrew, Arabic | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Rafael Balulu Screenwriter: Rafael Balulu Producers: Miri Ezra, Zafrir Kochanovsky [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] AWARDS: 1 Nomination 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival Nominee Diamond Award, Best Documentary [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

August 21, 2024

The Source of All Beauty

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 4:20 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Short Drama [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d4dfb31d-a66a-4682-a6e2-2e1c113be242/Neseh%20+%20Source%20of%20Beauty%20+%20Wedding%20Night%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: Yaeli, an ultra-Orthodox young woman, carries a secret that may destroy her chances of happiness. David, a brilliant yeshiva student, is interested in meeting Yaeli, but her father, in an attempt to protect Yaeli from humiliation, refuses to give his permission for the two young people to meet. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Maaleh Film School, Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] 20 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles Triple Feature with Neseh, and Wedding Night [su_spacer size="5"] VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80)[su_spacer size="30"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Rachel Lévy Screenwriters: Rachel Lévy Producers:Yotam Deshe Cast: Danny Steg, Danielle Eliya Zaints [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] AWARDS: 1 win [su_spacer size="10"] 2024 Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival WINNER First Prize Tzuckerman Short Film Competition [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

August 21, 2024

Single Light

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 11 November, Monday 7:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] Short Drama [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/7cc04a2e-874a-4448-95f8-f10bea1df51a/Single%20Light%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: An evening with Shaylee Atary Last year, the HKJFF dedicated our Festival to filmmaker Yahav Winner who was murdered in the Hamas attack on kibbutz Kfar Aza in October 2023. This year we are honored to be joined in person by his widow, and fellow filmmaker, Shaylee Atary. Shaylee will discuss her life in Israel and present her latest film Single Light, the story of a woman who's "light has gone out" following a sexual assault by a fellow student from her music school. [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SPONSORED by Anonymous SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""][su_spacer size="15"] 29 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles [su_spacer size="15"] Followed by a Q&A with Director Shaylee Atary VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Shaylee Atary Screenwriters: Shaylee Atary Production Designer: Advar Cohen Cast: Yael Elkana, Ben Ze'ev Rabian, Yoav Biran [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] AWARDS: 2 Wins 2 nominations [su_spacer size="10"] 2024 Washington JxJ Festival WINNER Emerging Filmmaker Award [su_spacer size="10"] 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival Winner Best Student Short Film [su_spacer size="10"] Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival Nominated, Grand prix du court métrage de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole - Best Short Film - Shaylee Atary [su_spacer size="10"] San Sebastián International Film Festival Nominated, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize - Best Film [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

August 19, 2024

Call Me Dancer

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 14 November, Thursday 7:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_spacer size="10"] [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/e1b2dcb5-5328-418e-8821-b7d372343957/Call%20Me%20Dancer%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: Manish is a talented and athletic street dancer from Mumbai who dreams of becoming a professional against the wishes of his struggling parents. He meets a curmudgeonly Israeli ballet master who gives him the determination to keep going. Not just a story about dance, this film, shot in Israel, India, the U.K. and New York, is about human aspirations, challenges and relationships that touch the heart. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SPONSORED by The Green Family SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]84 Minutes | 2023 United States | English, Hindi, Hebrew | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD) [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] CREDITS: Director: Pip Gilmore, Leslie Shampaine Screenwriters: Jennifer Beman, Pip Gilmour, Leslie Shampaine Producers: Cynthia Kane, Priya Ramasubban, Leslie Shampaine Cast: Manish Chauhan, Yehuda Maor [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] AWARDS: 19 wins & 2 nominations [su_spacer size="3"] 2024 [su_spacer size="3"] Annapolis Film Festival WINNER Audience Award, Best Feature Documentary Miami Jewish Film Festival WINNER Next Wave Prize, Best Film Palm Springs International Film Festival WINNER Best of the Fest Audience Vote, Feature Documentary Prescott Film Festival WINNER Jury Prize, Best Documentary Feature Shanghai International TV Festival WINNER Magnolia Award, Best Documentary Sonoma International Film Festival WINNER Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature [su_spacer size="5"] 2023 [su_spacer size="5"] DOKUart International Film Festival WINNER Young Jury Award Best Film[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

August 19, 2024

Between the Temples

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 8:00pm [su_spacer size="10"] Comedy Feature [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/5e1fe3d6-babb-4aea-87c1-63b875ca5ab6/Between%20The%20Temples%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: Jason Schwartzman plays a cantor experiencing a crisis of faith who finds his world turned further upside down when his grade school music teacher (played by Carol Kane) re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy explores the complexities of belief, connection and what it means to be a real mensch. [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]111 Minutes | 2024 United States | English VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] CREDITS: Director: Nathan Silver Screenwriters: Nathan Silver, C. Mason Wells Producers:Tim Headington,| Taylor Hess, Nate Kamiya, Adam Kersh, Theresa Steele Page Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly De Leon[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] AWARDS: 2 Wins [su_spacer size="10"] 2024 Champs Élysées Winner Prix de la Critique Winner Best Director (Amercian Feature Film Category)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

10 November 2024 Tag

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