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Here Lived
Here Lived
USA 2023 | Director: Jane Wells | English | 79 minutes Documentary Stone by stone: HERE LIVED is the story of hidden children, lost lives, generational trauma, and one artist’s singular vision for healing. When conceptual artist Gunter Demnig first conceived of laying Stolpersteine (literal translation: stumbling stones) for the victims of the Nazi reign...
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Israel 2023 | Director: Benny Fredman | Hebrew with English subtitles | 111 minutes Drama A young and recently married Orthodox man's dream of opening a computer store in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem precipitates an explosive clash of tradition versus modernity. Despite his efforts to adhere to strict Haredi rules, Yair, a devout Yeshiva...
We Will Dance Again
We Will Dance Again
Photo by Shax Photography Israel/USA 2024 | Director: Yariv Mozer | Hebrew, English with English subtitles | 89 minutes Documentary For the thousands of young free spirits who were drawn to the Nova music festival in the south of Israel, it was supposed to be a celebration of life, love, freedom and music. But as...
Seven Blessings
Seven Blessings
Israel 2023 | Director: Ayelet Menahemi | Hebrew, French & Moroccan with English subtitles | 111 minutes Comedy/Drama Winner of 10 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress, this bittersweet dramedy was Israel’s submission to the 2024 Oscars for Best International Film. In early 1990’s Jerusalem, a large, boisterous...
Unspoken
Unspoken
USA 2024 | Director: Jeremy Borison | English | 91 minutes Drama This tender coming-of-age drama follows Noam, a closeted gay Modern Orthodox Jewish teenager who discovers that he might not be alone. Among his recently deceased grandfather’s belongings, Noam finds an old love letter that appears to have been written to his grandfather by...