Festival dates:
April 24 – May 4
Halisa
The struggles of a young mother, culminating in a risky decision with potentially devastating consequences.
Hester Street
In 1896, a Russian Jewish woman immigrates to New York's Lower East Side to reunite with her Americanized husband, but has difficulty assimilating. (Remastered)
Highway 65
A promising police officer, Daphna, finds herself in a small town handling petty crimes, but the disappearance of a former beauty queen, Orly, raises questions no one seems interested in answering.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
The life and songbook of Janis Ian mirrored the awakening of American women in the 1960s and '70s, as they found their voices and embraced their power.
Midas Man
The music world might not have been the same if Brian Epstein stayed on to take over the family business…
O6:30
An exceptional documentary capturing, with profound sensitivity, the harrowing events of the October 7th attack on Israel.
Of Dogs and Men
Neither fiction nor documentary, but somewhere in between, this small-scale film follows a lone teenage girl, Dar, who returns to her kibbutz, from which she narrowly escaped, in order to search for her lost dog.
Pink Lady
Battie and Lazer, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox couple are being blackmailed by the Wolf's gang. Both are going to fight the gang in a journey that will test their love and faith and change their lives forever.
Running on Sand
When a young Eritrean refugee deported from Israel is mistaken for the new foreign player of a struggling football team, his survival depends on the team's success.
Sabbath Queen
A 39th generation ex-Orthodox rabbi embarks on a remarkable 21-year personal journey, also embracing life as a drag queen.
Shari and Lamb Chop
Enter the enchanting world of a groundbreaking artist and her beloved sock puppet companion in Shari & Lamb Chop.
Soda
In 1956, a seamstress arrives in a Holocaust survivor community. Rumors surface about her past as Capo. Shalom, resistance fighter, torn between attraction and duty to expose her history.