Jellyfish

Meduzot 

Director : Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret

Israel/France 2007 78 mins

An understated, beautifully shot tale of interconnecting lives in modern-day Tel Aviv.

Jerusalem is Proud to Present

Yerushalayim Gea'a Lehatzig 

Director : Nitzan Gilady

Israel 2007 82 mins

This hair-raising documentary captures the homophobic hate campaign launched by fundamentalist religious groups ahead of World Pride celebrations in Jerusalem.

Keeping Up with the Steins

Director : Scott Marshall

USA 2006 99 mins

This coming of age ‘barmitzvah comedy’ is a warm and funny satire of some of the more ridiculous excesses of party themes versus religious rites.

Kike Like Me

Director : Jamie Kastner

Canada 2007 83 mins

Finding himself irritated but intrigued when asked “are you Jewish?”, secular young Canadian filmmaker Jamie Kastner goes in search of the motivations and meaning behind the question.

My Mexican Shivah

Morirse esta en Hebreo 

Director : Alejandro Springall

Mexico 2006 102 mins

In Polanco, the Jewish quarter of Mexico City, Moishe Tartakovsky, a much loved patriarch, collapses and dies while dancing at a Jewish theatre group celebration.

My Nose

Director : Gayle Kirschenbaum

USA 2007 13 mins

One can hardly come closer to stereotypes than talking about Jewish noses and Jewish mothers.

Primo Levi's Journey

Strada di Levi 

Director : Davide Ferrario

Italy 2006 91 minutes

Retraces Levi's journey through Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldavia, Romania, Hungary and Germany.

Sing-a-long-a-Joseph

Director : David Mallett

UK 1999 150 mins including interval

Have you ever been to a musical film and had the uncontrollable urge to burst into song? NOW is your chance!

Sour Milk

Director : Amit Gicelter

UK/Israel 2007 10 mins

Jerusalem 1929, set against the backdrop of one of the harshest Arab attacks on the Jews in British Mandatory Palestine.

Souvenirs

Director : Shahar Cohen & Halil Efrat

Israel 2006 75 mins

Shahar Cohen joins his elderly father Sleiman on a raucous journey across Europe retracing Cohen Senior’s progress as part of the Jewish Brigade during World War II.