Eli and Ben

Director : Ori Ravid

Israel 2009 89 mins

Eli is a mischievous 12 year old, preoccupied with playing tricks on his teachers and his crush on the most popular girl in class. His cushioned reality collapses...

I Am Ruthie Segal, Hear Me Roar

Director : Minkie Spiro

UK 2009

Today is Ruthie Segal’s big batmitzvah… but this isn’t Ruthie’s idea about what it means to become a woman and she isn’t going quietly

A Matter of Size

Sipur Gadol 

Director : Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor

Israel 2009 90 mins

In this highly original Israeli comedy there is plenty to discover about turning life around and making something out of being socially unacceptable

Adam Resurrected

Director : Paul Schrader

Germany/USA/Israel 2008 106 mins

Featuring a remarkable international cast peppered with star cameos, Adam Resurrected is essential viewing for 2010.

Dancing Alfonso

Ha'rikud shel Alfonso 

Director : Barak Heymann

Israel 2008 50 mins

The enduring resilience of the human spirit shines through Barak Heymann’s joyous film about love and life 

Pinchas

Director : Pini Tavger

Israel 2008 32 mins

Pinchas and his mother are new immigrants from Russia who live in an apartment close to a religious family.

The Band's Visit

Bikur Ha-Tizmoret 

Director : Eran Kolirin

Israel, France 2007 89 mins

Once upon a time but not so long ago, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Band travels from Egypt to Israel and gets stranded in a small desolate desert town.

Sidney Turtlebaum

Director : Tristram Shapeero

UK 2008 20 mins

Starring Sir Derek Jacobi, a bitter sweet comedy and cautionary tale set in present day Golders Green, the heart of London's Jewish community.

Schlimazeltov!

Director : Christopher Thomas Allen

UK 2009

Maybe some people are just born unlucky? This documentary film weaves together a diverse collection of voices from London’s Jewish community to explore the concept of "luck" or "mazel".

Father's Footsteps

Comme ton Pere 

Director : Marco Carmel

France 2007 95 mins

Arriving in France from Israel in 1968, the Maimons join scores of other Algerian and Tunisian Jewish families in Paris' burgeoning Belleville district.

Praying with Lior

Director : Ilana Trachtman

USA 2008 87 mins

Lior loves to pray and this makes his family very happy.  However, Lior is not just any young boy since he has Down's Syndrome and this affects his life and the lives of his family and the community ...

The Band's Visit

Bikur Ha-Tizmoret 

Director : Eran Kolirin

Israel, France 2007 89 mins

Once upon a time but not so long ago, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Band
travels from Egypt to Israel and gets stranded in a small desolate desert town.
By the time they realise their mistake the last bus ...