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The Boy

When Hamas terrorists rampaged Kfar Aza, Yahav Winner was murdered while giving his wife Shaylee, holding their infant daughter, moments to escape.. See THE BOY,

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Alegría

In the Spanish city of Melilla on the coast of North Africa, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews have lived peaceably for centuries, Alegría shuns her

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1341 Frames Of Love And War

Against a collection of his stunning snapshots, enlargements, and contact sheets, Israeli photojournalist Micha Bar-Am and his wife and collaborator Orna (both heard, but not seen)

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Rabbi On The Block

Determined to overcome suspicion and misunderstanding between Black and Jewish Americans, charismatic African American rabbi and community activist Tamar Manasseh takes religion out of the

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I Am Not

This emotional and, at times, funny film follows Oren, a bright neurodivergent Israeli teen on a journey of self-discovery. Desperate for love but recoiling from

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Barren

Young Faigi lives with her husband, Naftali, and his parents in a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community. Married for four years but still childless, Faigi and Naftali

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March ’68

This compelling love story is set in a period of Polish history few Americans know about: the virulent wave of antisemitic purges and government crackdowns

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The Art of Silence

Legendary mime Marcel Marceau is recognized worldwide for his iconic stage persona, “Bip the Clown,” whose silk hat and flower represented what he called “the

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Karaoke

In this bittersweet dramatic comedy, the fragile detente between a long-married, middle-class couple begins to crumble when they find themselves in the thrall of the

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Let It Be Morning

Let It Be Morning

LET IT BE MORNING is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother’s

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