Archives: Films

The Keeper

The incredible true story of Bert Trautmann, a German soldier and POW who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, becomes a soccer

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Latter Day Jew

H. Alan Scott, who is gay, a cancer survivor and a former Mormon, is converting to Judaism. He is also a writer and comedian –

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Mrs. G

The incredible story of how a Holocaust survivor with endless creativity and passion created one of the world’s most famous swimsuit companies, starting in her

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The Other Story

Two rebellious young women – one fleeing secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith, the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious past –

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Crescendo

When a world-famous conductor accepts the challenge from a foundation to create an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he is quickly drawn into a tempest of seemingly

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Tel Aviv on Fire

A delightfully satiric take on the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire, this comedy-drama revolves around a third-rate soap opera and a border checkpoint where creativity — and helpings

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Those Who Remained

Two traumatized Holocaust survivors form a tenuous bond in this exquisitely crafted Hungarian drama. Having lost his family, a middle-aged doctor’s haunted survival is upended

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Where’s My Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn was a ruthless, unscrupulous lawyer and political power broker who personified the dark side of American politics. This thriller like expose, (the title

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Picture of His Life

A daring Israeli underwater photographer spends 40 years taking stunning close-ups of aquatic wildlife, but one fearsome challenge eludes him: swimming beside a polar bear

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You Only Die Twice

An Israeli documentary filmmaker turns detective and sets out to uncover the truth behind the man who stole his grandfather’s identity. A fascinating, suspenseful and

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Once Upon A Boy

An Israeli family deals with the challenges of cerebral palsy, which affects one of their twin sons.  10 year old Ron is intelligent, charming and

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The Tobacconist

It’s the eve of WWII, when 17 year old Franz travels to Vienna to apprentice at a tobacco shop and meets Sigmund Freud, a regular

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Golda’s Balcony, The Film

Acclaimed actress Tovah Feldshuh recreates 100 years of Jewish history playing 45 different characters, including David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Holocaust survivors, Israeli soldiers and, of

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