UKJFF Film Library
A constantly expanding selection of film highlights from past UK Jewish Film Festivals which are available to show on DVD for group screenings at a time and place to suit you and your community or organisation. Already hugely popular, the UKJFF Film Library provides entertainment and history as well as matters of Jewish concern and interest.
UKJFF Standard Film Hire Charges per screening*
Feature Film £85 - Documentary £75 - Short Film £50**
Free film hire for academic institutions and student organisations (up to maximum of 4 per year)
To book a film please email our office at info@ukjff.org.uk
Or call us 020 3176 0048
*These charges apply where the audience is 50 people or less. The film hire charge includes one way film postage
**Some variation above and below this figure depending on the length of the short film
SEARCH  2 Minutes from FaradisDirector : Daniel Syrkin 2003 50 mins A precocious Israeli teenager unsuccessfully tries to rebel against her ultra-liberal parents. Just as she's about to give up, she meets the charming son of the family maid, who also happens to be Arab. Sparks of romance between the two evoke the parents' alarm, leading to a series of hilarious misunderstandings involving the incensed families from both sides.  A Different DishDirector : Shay Hamias UK 2006 10 mins A Jewish Moroccan mother who cannot accept her son being gay and a son who has rejected the traditions of his culture learn to overcome their prejudices, with the help of a rascally rabbi.  A Little Bit DifferentDirector : Rachel Gadot-Scheinfeld Israel 2003 30 mins Chava, an ultra-Orthodox young woman, called off her engagement a year ago. Now a new match has been suggested for her. The introduction is made but Chava experiences a sharp disappointment. Can she put aside her prejudices?  A Slim PeaceDirector : Yael Luttwak UK 2007 60 mins Fresh from a debut at New York's Tribeca Film Festival, this
documentary by filmmaker Yael Luttwak is sure to get audiences here
talking. Luttwak, a Jewish-American, set herself a bold and often
thankless task, forming a weight-loss group in Jerusalem for women
whose backgrounds cross the political spectrum: Palestinian, Bedouin
and Jewish, including settlers.  A Trumpet in the WadiDirector : Lina Chaplin and Slava Chaplin Israel Respected directors Lina and Slava Chaplin bring Haifa author Sami Michael's Israeli classic novel  Be Fruitful & MultiplyDirector : Shosh Shlam Israel 2005 50 mins How does it feel to have been pregnant or breastfeeding for 25 out of 26 years of your married life? This and other questions are posed openly and directly in this film exposing the consequences of the commandment "Be fruitful and multiply" for religious Jewish women. The film offers a sensitive insight into the life of women in ultra-orthodox society as it follows the stories of four women in Jerusalem and Brooklyn. Yentel from Mea Shearim in Jerusalem is the key figure in the film, and the personal stories of the three other women are interwoven into her story. Yentel expresses the pain of her oppressed friends. She is the dramatic figure in the film who turns from an obedient wife, internalising the strict social code of her society, into an independent woman who rebels against social conventions from within the traditional patriarchal society in which she lives.  BeaufortDirector : Joseph Cedar Israel 2007 120 mins How do wars end? This is a less familiar question than the one
generally posed and Joseph Cedar (Campfire; Time of Favour) is
intrigued by the conclusion of the battle that took place around one of
the bloodiest mountains in the Middle East, the Beaufort Castle.  Bedouin SandDirector : Omri Levy Israel 1997 17 mins Nine-year-old Roy falls in love with a bottle of coloured sand that a Bedouin tries to sell him in the desert.  Bonjour Monsieur ShlomiDirector : Shemi Zarhin 2003 94 mins A major hit with audiences at the UK Jewish Film Festival 2004 this warm and witty family comedy centres on Shlomi, a 16- year-old boy who plays the role of peacekeeper in his chaotic family. The pressure of being constant mediator, confidant and cook leaves Shlomi little time to develop his own personality. But when his teacher detects an extraordinary gift in Shlomi, aided by the power of first love, Shlomi breaks out of his timid shell and discovers his own independence. “Well paced coming-of-age film that nicely captures the lives of a clan spanning several generations.” Robert Koehler, Variety  CampfireDirector : Joseph Cedar Israel 2005 94 mins A young widow wants to change her life and protect her family by moving to a religious settlement. Her two teenage daughters have different ideas. The daughters are both going through growing pains, as they explore the opposite sex and its repercussions. Moshe Ivgy is endearing in this compelling film as Yossi a mini-bus driver, a middle aged virgin on the lookout for a wife. |
