2121-Shorts-B Archives - HKJFF-test https://test.hkjff.org/2121-shorts-b/ To celebrate, educate, enlighten and entertain through movies. Sat, 25 Sep 2021 21:44:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://test.hkjff.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jewishlogo_rgb_bk-32x32.jpg 2121-Shorts-B Archives - HKJFF-test https://test.hkjff.org/2121-shorts-b/ 32 32 White Eye https://test.hkjff.org/white-eye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-eye Mon, 06 Sep 2021 02:16:05 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=9203 Director: Tomer Shushan | Israel | 2019 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 21 min Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm SYNOPSIS: While combing the city’s streets to find his precious white bicycle, Omer spots the stolen item locked up outside a building. As he tries to find a way to take it back, the new owner Yunes arrives. Before they know it, the police have become involved. AWARDS 2021 Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film...

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]]> Space Torah https://test.hkjff.org/space-torah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=space-torah Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:51:18 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=9190 Director: Rob Cooper | USA | 2020 | Short / Documentary | English | 25 min Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm SYNOPSIS: NASAas first Jewish male astronaut, Dr Jeffrey Hoffman, brought the first Torah into space. This short explores the series of events leading up to that moment as well as the enduring meaning of Dr. Hoffmanas journey for Jews and non-Jews all over the world. AWARDS Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival...

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]]> Paradise https://test.hkjff.org/paradise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paradise Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:46:10 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=9186 Director: Asaf Saban | Israel | 2021 | Short | Arabic / Hebrew / English subtitles | 32 min Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm SYNOPSIS: After years of living in Berlin, young Palestinian Ali lands in Israel for a home visit. Following a cold welcome at the airport, he decides to seek some peace and quiet on a short vacation in the Sinai Desert. When a group of young Israeli Jewish tourists mistakes him for one of them, Ali is...

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]]> Letters to God https://test.hkjff.org/letters-to-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letters-to-god Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:04:53 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=9170 Director: Yves Cohen | France / Israel | 2019 | Short / Drama | Hebrew / English subtitles | 15 min Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm SYNOPSIS: Since his daughter’s death, Moshe lives alone, rejecting his wife whom he blames for the tragedy. He accepts a job from the Jerusalem post office, unaware that it is for a very special division: The Department of Letters to God. Through these letters, Moshe faces humanityas most private and sometimes fanciful wishes. A...

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]]> Caught in the Web https://test.hkjff.org/caught-in-the-web/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caught-in-the-web Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:12:03 +0000 https://test.hkjff.org/?p=9166 Director: Rona Segal | Israel | 2021 | Short/ Documentary | Hebrew / English subtitles | 27 min Screening: Sunday, 21 November, 3:20pm SYNOPSIS: While Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis were able to successfully ban television and national Radio from their communities, they are losing the battle against the digital world. This revealing documentary analyzes how online culture has been gradually adopted by many factions of the Haredi community – fundamentally changing the fabric of Ultra-Orthodox society with surprising results.

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