2021 Festival ProgramThis year’s program reaches out to all ages across the full psychedelic...
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The 2021 Jewish International
Film Festival
Highlight Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Films (alphabetical order). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Melbourne Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Melbourne Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sydney Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sydney Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
Perth, Brisbane and Canberra Schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Tickets & Venue Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4
Booking Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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FESTIVA L TE A M —
CONTENTS —
E XECU TIV E DIREC TOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindy Tamir
A RTIS TIC DIREC TOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Tamir
FES TIVA L & M A RK ETING
M A N AGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Rosenberg
M A RK ETING ASSIS TA NT . . . . . . . . . . Jaymes Durante
COPY WRITERS . . Erin Rosenberg & Jaymes Durante
FES TIVA L IDENTIT Y & DESIGN . . . . . . Kylie Holmes
WEB DE V ELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chook
TR A ILER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hudson Sowada
M ATERIA L S & CON V ERSIONS . . . . . . JORR Pty Ltd.
PU BLICIT Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Original Spin
A SPECIA L TH A NKS TO THE DEDICATED TE A MS
AT CL ASSIC, LIDO A ND RIT Z CINEM AS, LU N A
CINEM AS LEEDERVILLE , ROSE VILLE CINEM AS,
DENDY CINEM AS, A ND NEW FA RM CINEM AS.
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Welcome
A NOTE FROM THE A RTISTIC DIRECTOR —
It is such a pleasure to present JIFF on the big screen after the tumult of 2020. Our decision
to postpone JIFF was motivated by our commitment to an in-cinema festival; we invite you to
immerse yourselves in the positive shared experience that generates the unique JIFF alchemy.
This year’s program reaches out to all ages across the full psychedelic spectrum of politics
and religiosity. The line-up includes the Australian premieres of fifty films and three series;
as usual split equally between Israeli and diaspora productions, with nineteen countries
represented on screen.
We open with the exhilarating drama Incitement, winner of the best film award at the 2019 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars). The critically-acclaimed feature is directed by Yaron
Zilberman, creator of the new HBO series Valley of Tears.
Big international festival films include Here We Are, direct from Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival, and the new Holocaust-era film Persian Lessons, which premiered at the 2020 Berlinale.
There are rousing films about the Jewish changemakers Menachem Begin, George Soros
and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Asia, starring Shira Haas, is the winner of this year’s Ophir Award for best film, and is therefore Israel’s submission to the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming
Academy Awards. It kicks off our very own mini ‘Shira fest’, which includes Esau and our super Closing Night screening of the first two episodes of Shtisel season 3.
We present unique cinema binge-watch opportunities for the TV series Unchained and Nisman, and invite you immerse yourself in heavy-hitting docs ‘Til Kingdom Come, The Human Factor and Love, It Was Not.
For cinephiles, there is plenty of joy to be had with Churchill and the Movie Mogul, Alan Pakula: Going For Truth and The Last Stage, a newly restored 1948 Holocaust-era gem.
Harvey Keitel, Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno and Guy Pearce bring Hollywood star power to
our line-up, alongside celebrated and edgy American indie films Minyan and Shiva Baby.
Thank you all for your support in making JIFF the biggest Jewish festival internationally;
see you all at the movies.
—Eddie, Lindy and Erin
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Opening Night — IncitementJoin us to celebrate the start of JIFF 2021 with the Australian Premiere screening of the
exhilarating award-winning drama Incitement (pg 24), which follows the radicalisation of Israeli ultranationalist Yigal Amir in the year leading up to his assassination of Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The screening will be followed by an exclusively prerecorded Q&A
with the Israeli director Yaron Zilberman.
MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK
Wed 17 Feb
7PM Opening Night event
8PM Incitement screening
SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK
Thu 18 Feb
7PM Opening Night event
8PM Incitement screening
Highlight Events —
‘Til Kingdom Come — Director Q&ADiscover the story behind the extraordinary relationship that exists between the American
Evangelical community and the State of Israel. Director Maya Zinshtein joins us from Israel
for a digital Q&A.
SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK
Sunday 21 Feb, 6:30PM
MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK
Sun 21 Feb, 6:40PM
Breaking Bread — Special Event ScreeningJoin us at Ritz Cinemas or the Classic Cinemas Rooftop for a special screening of Breaking Bread (pg 14), a mouth-watering documentary that celebrates the impact of food in creating social change, presented by Eskal. Admission includes a glass of Bellarine Estate wine or Alexander
craft beer and a snack on arrival.
SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK
Sun 21 Feb, 11:45AM for a 12PM film start.
MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK (ROOFTOP)
Sun 28 Feb, 8PM for a 8:15PM film start.
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Closing Night — Shtisel Season 3We’re rolling out the red carpet for the Australian Premiere of the first two episodes of the
new season – season 3 – of the worldwide phenomenon TV series Shtisel (pg 38).
MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK
Tue 16 March
7:30PM Drinks
8PM Shtisel screening
SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK
Wed 17 March
7:30PM Drinks
8PM Shtisel screening
“JIFF for me is about connection. Stories and ideas which have become seemingly distant and irrelevant, are
brought back to us, and feel personal and relatable. We can then connect to our shared and diverse past,
to Israeli culture, and best of all, to each other.” —JIFF PATRON ELLIE AJZNER
“I love everything about the Jewish Film Festival. I am interested in the Holocaust films and the Israeli
films. I enjoy meeting everyone I know in the foyer and I encourage all my friends to come.”
—JIFF PATRON LUBA OLENSKI
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The past interlaces with the present:
the discovery of a mysterious yellowed
photograph depicting a little girl will lead
Christian and Jewish students to search for
the truth. They undertake a journey through
the memory of a painful past that is hard to
forget, such as the memory of the raid on the
Jewish ghetto of Rome.
ITALY — 2020, 100 MIN DIRECTOR — Giulio Base
LANGUAGE — Italian (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
ISRAEL, FRANCE — 2020, 113 MIN DIRECTOR — Roy Krispel
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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Abu OmarA Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto
(UN CIELO STELLATO SOPRA IL GHETTO DI ROMA)
Under a strict military curfew, grieving
Palestinian father Salah (Kais Nashif, Tel Aviv on Fire) sets out on the road to attempt to cross the Israeli border. Along the way, he is
helped by a Jewish pregnant woman.
A drama punctuated with a quiet and
deadpan humour, Abu Omar is a tender journey of comradery and kindness despite
grief.
Premiered at the 2020 Tokyo Film
Festival.
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb ★ 6:50PMSun 7 Mar 12:10PM
Tue 16 Mar 2:20PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Tue 2 Mar 6:30PM
Sun 14 Mar 12:15PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb ★ 6:15PM
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 8:40PM
Tue 2 Mar 2PM
Sat 13 Mar 4:30PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 6 Mar 2:15PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Mon 8 Mar 8:50PM
★ Accompanied by an event. See pages 50, 51 & 54 for more information.
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“A compelling look at the dawn of the nuclear age.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Based on Stanislaw Ulam’s autobiography, Adventures of a Mathematician offers a fascinating
glimpse into one of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century.
Stanislaw (Philippe Tlokinski), a Polish Jewish mathematician, is offered an opportunity to
work on a top-secret project in New Mexico. Along with a French woman (Esther Garrel, Call
Me By Your Name) who he marries after a whirlwind romance, Stan moves to Los Alamos and
becomes part of a team of brilliant young immigrant scientists whose work led to the creation
of the hydrogen bomb.
GERMANY, POLAND, UK — 2020, 102 MIN DIRECTOR — Thor Klein
LANGUAGE — English, Polish (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Adventures of a Mathematician
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Fri 19 Feb 12PM
Sun 21 Feb 4:30PM
Mon 1 Mar 8:40PM
Wed 3 Mar 12PM
Sat 6 Mar 2PM
Wed 10 Mar 4:15PM
Sun 14 Mar 2:15PM
Tue 16 Mar 4:30PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 8:40PM
Wed 24 Feb 2PM
Fri 26 Feb 12PM
Sun 28 Feb 4:25PM
Wed 3 Mar 6:40PM
Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM
Tue 9 Mar 2:15PM
Sat 13 Mar 2PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb 4:45PM
Mon 1 Mar 8:45PM
Wed 3 Mar 12PM
Sat 6 Mar 2PM
Sun 14 Mar 12:15PM
Tue 16 Mar 2:15PM
SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Mon 8 Mar 8PM
PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 2PM
Mon 1 Mar 8:30PM
BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS)Sat 27 Feb 4:30PM
CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM
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When retired 68 year-old Meir discovers that
his 30 years of planning the annual village
celebration have been summarily discarded
and the job has been given to inexperienced
local teens instead, the ground beneath his
feet begins to give way. In his effort to restore
a sense of meaning and vitality, Meir begins
to rebel against the inevitable: the betrayal of
his physical body, the growing distance from
his children, and the loss of relevance.
Reconstructing fiction from real life,
Africa is the cinematic journey of an ageing parent crafted by the hands of his loving son,
in this deeply personal story on reinventing
oneself, as years go by.
ISRAEL — 2019, 82 MIN DIRECTOR — Oren Gerner
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
USA — 2020, 110 MIN DIRECTOR — Matthew Miele
LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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Alan Pakula: Going for TruthAfrica
“A touching memorialisation of a visionary talent.” — 812 Film Reviews
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J.
Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely
private man, who was unflinching in his
commitment to bringing some of the most
memorable movies of the 20th century to
the big screen. Always placing story first
and going for truth, this elusive artist finally
gets his spotlight. Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and
Dustin Hoffman, stars from his wide-ranging
filmography including To Kill A Mockingbird, Klute, All the President’s Men and Sophie’s Choice, bring Pakula to life once more after he was lost so tragically.
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Wed 24 Feb 2:45PM
Wed 10 Mar 8:50PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 1 Mar 8:30PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Wed 10 Mar 6:30PM
Tue 16 Mar 6:45PM
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb 6:30PM
Sat 27 Feb 2:15PM
Sun 7 Mar 4:40PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 2:15PM
Tue 2 Mar 6:40PM
Sun 14 Mar 4PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb 6:30PM
Sat 27 Feb 4PM
Sun 7 Mar 4:30PM
SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Tue 9 Mar 2:15PM
Wed 10 Mar 2:15PM
PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 4:10PM
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“A romantic fresco that brings together history and fiction.” — Ciné Dweller
France, 1940. Defying logic, Janot
Reichenbach, a wealthy Jewish woman,
decides to not flee the German-occupied
country with her husband and son. Instead,
she joins socialist politician and three-time
Prime Minister Léon Blum, with whom she
fell madly in love when she was only sixteen
but kept apart from all these years, in the
free zone. Determined to stay with Blum at
all costs and willing to sacrifice all she has
for love, she follows him as he is moved from
France to Buchenwald, where they are both
imprisoned.
Based on a remarkable true story.
FRANCE — 2019, 103 MIN DIRECTOR — Laurent Heynemann
LANGUAGE — French (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
UKRAINE, GEORGIA — 2019, 102 MIN DIRECTOR — Zaza Urushadze
LANGUAGE — German, Russian (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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AntonAn Irrepressible
Woman (JE NE RÊVE QUE DE VOUS)
A friendship that survived the wrath of war.
1919. A small village in Ukraine settled by
German farming families. In the wake of
World War I and the Russian Revolution,
this is a period of great upheaval and
religious division, yet young Anton, a
German Catholic, and Jakob, a Russian
Jew, are inseparable friends. Helmed by
Academy Award nominated director Zaza
Urushadze (Tangerines), Anton explores how the universal bonds of childhood friendship
are stronger than the prejudices of an adult
world torn by hatred and revenge.
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Wed 24 Feb 6:40PM
Sun 28 Feb 12PM
Sun 7 Mar 9:10PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 12:15PM
Wed 10 Mar 6:40PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Wed 3 Mar 6:30PM
Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sat 20 Feb 4:15PM
Mon 22 Feb 4PM
Mon 8 Mar 12:15PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 2PM
Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Mon 8 Mar 6:40PM
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“Shira Haas is devastating…a patient and inquisitive character study with an emotional wallop.” — Indiewire
Asia (Alena Yiv) and Vika (Shira Haas) are more like sisters than mother and daughter.
Young mom Asia hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the
same openness and honesty from teenage Vika. But Vika is at an age where privacy and
independence are paramount, and inevitably begins to rebel against her mom’s parenting style.
With two stubborn and opinionated women under one roof, Asia finds herself in new
territory and stumbles to achieve a balance between asserting her parental authority and
respecting her daughter’s point of view. When health issues lead Vika to be confined to a
wheelchair and her need for romantic experiences and sexual exploration becomes more
urgent, Asia realizes she must get out of the way so that her daughter can live her life.
Winner Best Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 Ophir (Israeli
Oscars) Awards.
ISRAEL — 2020, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Ruthy Pribar
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Russian (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Thu 18 Feb 2:15PM
Sun 21 Feb 6:50PM
Wed 24 Feb 12PM
Fri 26 Feb 2:20PM
Sun 28 Feb 4:55PM
Tue 2 Mar 12PM
Fri 5 Mar 12:15PM
Sat 6 Mar 6:40PM
Mon 8 Mar 2:30PM
Tue 9 Mar 8:50PM
Sat 13 Mar 6:50PM
Sun 14 Mar 8:30PM
Mon15 Mar 2:10PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 4:30PM
Tue 23 Feb 12PM
Thu 25 Feb 2PM
Sun 28 Feb 6:30PM
Sat 6 Mar 4:15PM
Mon 8 Mar 4:25PM
Tue 9 Mar 8:40PM
Wed 10 Mar 4:30PM
Thu 11 Mar 4PM
Sat 13 Mar 8:30PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Fri 19 Feb 2:30PM
Sun 21 Feb 6:50PM
Wed 24 Feb 2PM
Sun 28 Feb 6:45PM
Tue 2 Mar 2PM
Thu 4 Mar 4PM
Sat 6 Mar 6:40PM
Tue 9 Mar 6:30PM
Wed 10 Mar 4PM
Sat 13 Mar 4:20PM
Sun 14 Mar 6:30PM
Wed 17 Mar 12PM
SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Thu 11 Mar 2:15PM
Sat 20 Mar 2:15PM
Mon 22 Mar 8PM
PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 12PM
Wed 24 Feb 6:30PM
Fri 26 Feb 12PM
Mon 1 Mar 2:30PM
BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 4:15PM
Thu 25 Feb 7:15PM
Sun 28 Feb 12:15PM
CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Thu 18 Feb 6:45PM
Mon 22 Feb 4:30PM
Sun 28 Feb 12:15PM
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“A sweet parable about the impossibility of transmitting the chaos created by terrorism.” — Critique Film
A dark romantic comedy following the life of Ronen Matalon. Born and raised in Jerusalem,
Ronen begins to conduct tours of infamous terror attack sites along Jaffa Street, while also
taking care of his elderly and dependent father. During one of his tours he meets Asia Mulan,
an ex-Jerusalem resident who lives in Barcelona and possesses an unquenchable thirst for life.
They fall in love, and Ronen is torn between the forces of life and forces of death that pull on
him from opposite directions.
Winner Best First Feature at the 2019 Jerusalem Film Festival.
ISRAEL — 2019, 82 MIN DIRECTOR — Yossi Atia, David Ofek
LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive (NOLADTI BEYERUSHALAYIM VEANI ADAYIN CHAY)
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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Wed 24 Feb 8:30PM
Thu 25 Feb 4:15PM
Tue 9 Mar 8:40PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 9 Mar 8:30PM
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“An award-winning love letter to the food of the Middle East.” — The Jewish Chronicle
This delicious documentary follows a group of chefs who take part in a unique food festival
in the Israeli city of Haifa. The feel-good – and extremely appetising – message of the film is
clear: Arabs and Jews should unite over their shared love of food rather than fighting. Featuring
freshly chopped Israeli/Arab salad, exquisite mussakhan (Palestinian roast chicken) and
kreplach (Jewish dumplings) made to perfection, Breaking Bread is a mouth-watering film about hope, collaboration and exotic fare.
ISRAEL — 2019, 83 MIN DIRECTOR — Beth Elise Hawk
LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb 2:15PM
Sun 28 Feb ★ 8:15PMWed 3 Mar 8:30PM
Sun 7 Mar 2:20PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 6:45PM
Sun 28 Feb 12PM
Sun 14 Mar 2:30PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 12PMMon 1 Mar 12PM
Sun 7 Mar 12:15PM
Sat 13 Mar 2:10PM
SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM
Mon 22 Mar 2:15PM
PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 2PM
Mon 1 Mar 6:30PM
BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb 12PM
Sun 28 Feb 2:10PM
CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 12:15PM
Sun 28 Feb 2:20PM
PRESENTED BY ESKAL DELI
Rooftop screening.
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“A deeply moving first-hand account.” — The Hollywood Reporter
The compelling story of two Jewish teenage
sisters struggling to survive the Holocaust
in Nazi occupied Poland. They are both
talented: Ariana Elizabeth Bellak, a child
prodigy referred to as the ‘Polish Shirley
Temple’, performs on stage in Warsaw
shortly before the war. She sings, plays piano
and appears in feature film by famous Polish
directors. She is nine years old when the war
starts. Renia is more introverted, romantic
and sensitive. She is a gifted poet who keeps
a diary spanning the years 1939 to 1942.
Ariana, who currently lives in New York,
narrates her story on screen. Her narration
intertwines with text from Renia’s diary.
POLAND — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Tomasz Magierski
LANGUAGE — English, Polish (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
UK — 2019, 60 MIN DIRECTOR — John Fleet
LANGUAGE — EnglishAUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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Churchill and the Movie MogulBroken Dreams
“A fascinating account of how Churchill changed cinema.” — The Telegraph
Winston Churchill understood the power
of films, but the true extent of his use
of cinema as a propaganda tool is rarely
explored. In 1934, a Hungarian Jewish
émigré and England’s first and only movie
mogul, Alexander Korda, signed Churchill
up as a screenwriter and historical advisor.
It was the start of a unique collaboration as
Churchill provided script notes for Korda’s
productions and penned an epic screenplay.
When war broke out, their partnership
took on national importance. These two
establishment outsiders shared a common
view of cinema’s propagandistic potential,
which they skillfully exploited to turn the
tide of history.
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Wed 24 Feb 4:30PM
Mon 15 Mar 6:40PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Mon 1 Mar 4:40PM
Mon 15 Mar 6:30PM
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 12:15PM
Thu 25 Feb 4:30PM
Mon 8 Mar 8:45PM
Tue 16 Mar 12:10PM
MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Fri 5 Mar 12PM
Mon 15 Mar ★ 8:30PM
SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb 4:40PM
Sun 14 Mar 8:30PM
Wed 17 Mar 4:15PM
PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 4:40PM
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Goddamned communist. Internal enemy.
Privileged Tel Aviv Ashkenazi. It seems Dov
Khenin has been called almost everything
during his 13-year tenure as Member of
Knesset for Jewish-Arab party ‘Hadash’.
For years, director Barak Heymann
has been following this leading legislator,
creating a film that examines the open
wounds of contemporary Israeli society:
from the forced removal of the residents
of Givat Amal to turbulent meetings of the
Knesset’s Finance Committee, and down to
the violent events at Umm al-Hiran.
Comrade Dov is a surprising, thought-provoking portrait of a unique politician,
who refuses to give up even as reality deals
him one cruel blow after another.
ISRAEL — 2019, 75 MIN DIRECTOR — Barak Heymann
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
GERMANY — 2019, 106 MIN DIRECTOR — Dror Zahavi
LANGUAGE — Arabic, Hebrew, English, German (English subtitles)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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Crescendo #makemusicnotwarComrade Dov
(HA’KHA’VER DOV)
When world-famous conductor Eduard
Sporck (played by Toni Erdmann’s Peter Simonischek) accepts a job to help establish
an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he
steps into a firestorm of discord and mistrust.
The two factions of young musicians have
grown up in a state of conflict, with fear
governing their perceptions of each other.
With only three weeks of rehearsal, Sporck’s
essential task becomes more interpersonal
than musical: can the children of conflict
come together in harmony? Director Dror
Zahavi brings us a gripping, clear-eyed
drama imbued with hope for understanding,
humanity, and peace.
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“Conceptual and audacious.” — Cineuropa
Having fallen in love with Julie, Yuval moves from his native Israel to Paris to be with her, and
the two get married. When his visa expires, he finds himself back in Israel, communicating with
his wife and baby via Skype. But instead of bringing them together while Yuval is away, this
new form of interaction only reveals the doubts each of them harbours about the future of their
relationship. Israeli-French director Keren Ben Rafael (Virgins) returns with a sensitive and compelling drama about relationships, immigration and the impact technology has on our lives.
FRANCE — 2019, 90 MIN DIRECTOR — Keren Ben Rafael
LANGUAGE — French (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
The End of Love (À COEUR BATTANT)
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ISRAEL, RUSSIA — 2020, 117 MIN DIRECTOR — Pavel Lungin
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Esau
Harvey Keitel, Lior Ashkenazi and Shira Haas headline Esau, the first English-language film from acclaimed Russian-French director Pavel Lungin. Adapted from the novel of the same
name by Israeli author Meir Shalev, Esau follows a 40-year-old writer who returns to his family home after half a lifetime to face the brother who stole both his love and livelihood, and offers a
modern twist on the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in the book of Genesis.
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“A seamless blend of humour, pathos and heart.” — Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Husband and wife Victor and Raya Frenkel were the golden voices of the Soviet film dubbing
for decades: all the Western movies that reached Soviet screens were dubbed by them. In
1990, with the collapse of Soviet Union, the Frenkels decided to make Aliyah and immigrate
to Israel along with hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews. However, in Israel, during the Iraqi
Scud missile attacks, there is no need for Russian speaking dubbing artists. Victor’s and Raya’s
attempts to use their talent will cause bizarre and unexpected events during their first months
in their new home, and turn the beginning of this chapter of their life into an amusing, painful,
and absurd experience.
ISRAEL — 2019, 88 MIN DIRECTOR — Evgeny Ruman
LANGUAGE — Russian, Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Golden Voices
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“A poignant and moving story of a father’s love for his son.” — Critical Movie Critics
Graced by two fantastic lead performances, Here We Are is a film about the triumphs, the sadness, and the quiet moments of tenderness that make up so much of our lives. Aharon, a
stubborn and proud divorcée, and Uri, his autistic son, have lived a harmonious life together for
years, but time is catching up with them. Uri is now an adult, and his mother is pushing for him
to enter an institution and shift to more independent living. But the two men are reluctant to
separate, and together embark on a life-changing road trip.
A kind and compassionate drama, Here We Are touches on the strengths of family ties, the rights of the differently abled, and the challenges of ageing, and won the Best Director,
Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Awards at the 2020 Ophir Awards
(Israeli Oscars).
Directed by award-winning director Nir Bergman (Broken Wings), the film premiered in Official Selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.
ISRAEL, ITALY — 2020, 92 MIN DIRECTOR — Nir Bergman
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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“Exposes the intricate relationship between diplomacy, politics and religion and the heavy price of neutrality.” — UK Jewish Film Festival
As World War II looms on the horizon, Pope Pius XI calls on a humble American priest to help
him challenge the evils of Nazism and anti-semitism. But death intervenes, and a new pope,
Pius XII, carries out a very different response to Hitler and the Holocaust.
Holy Silence tells the dramatic story of the Vatican’s actions – and inactions – during World War II and the years leading up to it. Featuring Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn as the
voice of President Franklin Roosevelt, the film focuses on the little known story of Americans –
from priests to presidents – who worked behind the scenes in hopes of persuading the Holy See
to be a strong moral voice against Hitler and fascism.
USA — 2020, 72 MIN DIRECTOR — Steven Pressman
LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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“A stirring romantic comedy anchored by two lively and dynamic performances [that] cements Lavie’s singular cinematic talent.”
— Tribeca Film Festival
From Talya Lavie, the breakthrough director
of Zero Motivation, and the producers of Foxtrot, comes Honeymood, a romantic comedy set over the course of one night
in Jerusalem. A bride and groom arrive
at a lavish hotel suite after their wedding.
Instead of relaxing and enjoying a romantic
night together, they get into a fight that
soon develops into a dazed, urban journey,
confronting them with past loves, repressed
doubts, and the lives they have left behind.
ISRAEL — 2020, 90 MIN DIRECTOR — Talya Lavie
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
ISRAEL — 2020, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Roni Aboulafia
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Honorable Men (OLMERT: HAISH SHERATZA YOTER MIDAI)
Honeymood
The story of former Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert’s unexpected rise to power and
his dramatic fall from grace, from the highest
office in the land to Ward 10 at Maasiyahu
Prison. Set as a political thriller, it follows
the incredible events that elevated him
to power and set the stage for his epic fall,
creating a portrait of a multi-faceted man and
providing a behind-the-scenes look at the
mechanisms and machinations that control
politics, justice, war and peace.
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“Riveting and compelling.” — The Hollywood Reporter
“Compelling... It’s as significant as it is fascinating, and it is drop dead fascinating.” — Los Angeles Times
With unprecedented access to the foremost American negotiators, The Human Factor is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States came within reach of pulling off the
impossible – securing peace between Israel and its neighbours. Today, the need to learn from
past mistakes couldn’t be more urgent. From director Dror Moreh (The Gatekeepers), The Human Factor highlights the importance of human relationships in attempting to solve major conflicts.
UK, ISRAEL — 2019, 106 MIN DIRECTOR — Dror Moreh
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ISRAEL — 2019, 123 MIN DIRECTOR — Yaron Zilberman
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
OPENING NIGHT FILM —
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“This powerful film cogently indicts the dark, repressive voices in any society who can set the stage for violence.” — The Hollywood Reporter
The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 was a watershed
moment for Israel. Incitement is a mesmerising and electrifying account of assassin Yigal
Amir’s radicalisation process over a two-year period leading up to the murder, against the
backdrop of violent protests, terror attacks and Amir’s growing sense of personal frustration
and isolation. Combining archive footage of Rabin and the then opposition leader, Benjamin
Netanyahu, with superb performances, Incitement tells a story of a personal and national
tragedy that killed not just a leader but also the dream for peace between Israelis and
Palestinians.
This gripping and memorable drama was Israel’s submission for the 2020 Academy Award
for Best International Feature Film, and Winner of the 2019 Ophir Award (Israeli Oscars) for
Best Film.
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Hatufim, Fauda, False Flag, Shtisel… the list of hit Israeli TV shows is seemingly endless.
How can we explain the success of Israel
consistently producing blockbuster TV
series that resonate the world over? Offering
a behind-the-scenes look at the industry
producing some of our favourite shows, this
new documentary considers the storytelling
legacy of Israeli society, and contemplates
the everyday conflicts that inform the writing
of some of our favourite dramas.
FRANCE — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Olivier Joyard
LANGUAGE — French, Hebrew, English (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
AUSTRALIA — 2021, 52 MIN DIRECTOR — Mitzi Goldman
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Jez: A Letter to LifeIsrael, the Land of
TV Series
Only months after becoming a father for
the first time, Jeremy Spinak AM, the
youngest elected president of the Jewish
Board of Deputies, is diagnosed with an
extremely rare form of cancer on his heart.
With a prognosis of less than 6 months to
live, he urgently sets out to document for his
children who he is, what he has achieved and
what has given his life meaning. With his
twins less than one year old, his motivation
to survive is intense as he battles with hope
and pragmatism in his final months. What
matters most in life is crystallised as he faces
everything he has to lose. As universal as
death is, it is only when staring into its face,
that the meaning of life becomes apparent.
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The Sea of Galilee, also known as the Kineret,
is famous for its biblical and historical
significance, as well as its beauty. Located in
northeast Israel, the freshwater lake is home
to many distinctive fauna and flora species,
including the native swamp cat. The lake also
offers temporary sanctuary to the millions
of birds who fly across Israeli skies on their
biannual Europe to Africa journey.
A must-see for David Attenborough fans,
this impressive and inspiring documentary
reveals the true depth of Israel’s natural
geography.
ISRAEL — 2020, 91 MIN DIRECTOR — Moshe Alpert
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
ISRAEL — 2020, 88 MIN DIRECTOR — Mor Loushy
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Kings of Capitol Hill (HALOBBY)
Kineret
“Eminently insightful and dynamic.” — Cineuropa
Filmmaker Mor Loushy (Censored Voices) examines the powerful pro-Israeli lobby
AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs
Committee), known for bipartisan loyalty
in Washington, DC. Throughout its 60-year
history, AIPAC has thrived on maintaining
order in its ranks, but Loushy gains
interviews with disaffected insiders who have
deep-seated reservations about the policy-
making under Prime Minister Netanyahu
and President Trump. Kings of Capitol Hill is an eye-opening look at how political
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Bucharest Pogrom, 1941. During the last
picture show that 10-year-old Eliahu sees,
his father, the cinema owner, is murdered
by the leader of the fascist militia, his next
door neighbor. After surviving the massacre
of Romania’s Jews, Eliahu seeks justice but
postwar Romania does not, nor does the
Israel he emigrates to. During his military
service in Israel he learns that his father’s
killer now fights in the French Foreign
Legion in Vietnam. Eliahu deserts and
embarks on a quest for truth, justice and
revenge.
ISRAEL — 2019, 75 MIN DIRECTOR — Ludi Boeken
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Romanian, French (English subtitles)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
POLAND — 1948, 109 MIN DIRECTOR — Wanda Jakubowska
LANGUAGE — Polish, Russian, German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF DIGITAL RESTORATION
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The Last Picture Show in Bucharest
Shot on location in Auschwitz in 1948,
The Last Stage is a landmark and influential post-Holocaust film. JIFF presents the
Australian premiere of the digital restoration.
The female prisoners at Auschwitz-
Birkenau concentration camp come from
many countries. Wanda Jakubowska drew
from numerous individual testimonies for
her realistic depiction of everyday life there,
a balancing act between forced labour and
the infirmary, between death threats and
the will to live. The cruelty of the guards
and the SS mass murders are on full display.
But amid the constant pall of smoke from
the crematoria chimneys, there are also acts
of opposition and solidarity as the women
prepare for their liberation by Russia’s
Red Army.
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“This is riveting stuff and a film well worth seeing… a compelling drama that ultimately asks: what is the true value of art?” — Deadline
Claes Bang (The Square) stars as Joseph Piller in this captivating dramatic thriller set just after WWII - an all but forgotten true story - about a soldier investigating renowned Dutch artist
Han van Meegeren, played by Guy Pearce (LA Confidential), who is accused of conspiring with the Nazis. Despite mounting evidence, Piller becomes increasingly convinced of Han’s
innocence and finds himself in the unlikely position of fighting to save the life of the colourful
man with a mysterious past.
USA — 2019, 118 MIN DIRECTOR — Dan Friedkin
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When absent-minded widow Tami accidentally hits 70-year-old widower Beno with her car,
the last thing on her mind is love and romance. Trying to ensure Beno (Yehuda Barkan) will not
sue her, she invites him over to her apartment. Although she finds it hard to move on following
her husband’s death, Tami starts falling for Beno, who is head over heels in love with her. But
will their budding relationship survive the scrutiny of their children? A charming romantic
comedy for the young and young at heart.
Love in Suspenders is the final film of beloved Israeli comedic actor Yehuda Barkan.
ISRAEL — 2019, 97 MIN DIRECTOR — Jorge Weller
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Love in Suspenders (AHAVA BI’SHLEI’KES)
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“A superbly documented, creatively executed tale about a taboo romance.” — Variety
Love is blind. In March 1942, Helena Citrónová was among the first thousand Jewish women
who were transported from Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz. The dogs are barking and the
guards are laughing as the beautiful Helena is undressed and shaved. The humiliations of the
concentration camp only get worse as the weeks go by, until the SS officer Franz Wunsch hears
her sing and falls head over heels in love with the young woman, who in turn falls for her captor.
Love, It Was Not is the true story of an unlikely affair which managed to sprout amidst the horrors of war. Through photo collages, diary entries and interviews with the survivors, the
whole process is reproduced, from the arrival in Auschwitz to thirty years later, when Helena
is summoned as a witness in the trial against Franz. Can she allow herself to denounce the
flame of her youth, who saved her from certain death in the gas chambers – or should she let
a war criminal go free? A both tragic and moving reminder of guilt, forgiveness and, not least,
fatal love.
ISRAEL, AUSTRIA — 2020, 86 MIN DIRECTOR — Maya Sarfaty
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Love, It Was Not (AHAVA ZOT LO HAYTA)
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A surprising and unfamiliar portrait of Israel’s sixth prime minister. After his 1977 election,
Menachem Begin led Israel for six dramatic years, a time that produced social and political
changes that are still felt deeply today. During Begin’s time in office, he faced significant
challenges and made a handful of fateful decisions that led to both creating peace and launching
a war. In addition, he was the first prime minister to appoint Mizrahi Jews to important
political positions. The film merges never-before-seen archival footage with contemporary
interviews with key figures from Begin’s time as prime minister.
ISRAEL — 2020, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Levi Zini
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Menachem Begin: War and Peace (YAMEI BEGIN)
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“An arresting and evocative feature film debut.” — Indiewire
A young Russian Jewish immigrant in
Brighton Beach, caught up in the tight
constraints of his community, develops a
close friendship with his grandfather’s new
neighbours, two elderly closeted gay men
who open his imagination to the possibilities
of love and the realities of loss — and
explores the East Village where he finds
a world teeming with the energy of youth,
desire and risk. Set in the late 1980s, as
AIDS hammered New York City, Minyan is a powerful story of rebellion and self-discovery,
sexual and spiritual awakening — and
survival.
Contains explicit sex scenes.
USA — 2020, 118 MIN DIRECTOR — Eric Steel
LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish (English subtitles)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
ISRAEL — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Boris Maftsir
LANGUAGE — English, Russian, Hebrew (English subtitles)
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The Mystery of the Black Book
(TAALUMAT HASEFER HASHAHOR)
Minyan
In October 1947, the ‘Black Book’, a
collection of testimonies and articles about
the murder of over two million Jews under
Nazi occupation in the Soviet Union, was to
be published in Moscow. But the book was
shelved by the authorities, as if the Holocaust
of Soviet Jews had never occurred at all.
Deftly mixing animation, archival footage
and contemporary interviews, The Mystery of the Black Book considers the history of Soviet Jewry, and the impact of Stalin’s decision to
hide documented evidence of the Holocaust
in the Soviet Union.
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JIFF presents all episodes of this gripping
six-part documentary series that details the
suspicious death of Jewish federal prosecutor
Alberto Nisman, the investigator of the 1994
bombing of a Jewish community centre in
Buenos Aires. A must-see for lovers of true
crime documentaries, Nisman recounts in forensic detail Argentinian Jews’ twofold
tragedy, and a true story steeped in high-
level conspiracy, corruption and yet to be
resolved mystery.
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy will screen in two separately ticketed parts: episodes 1-3 will play in part 1, and
episodes 4-6 will play in part 2. Regular
prices apply.
SPAIN — 2019, PART 1 176 MIN, PART 2 196 MIN DIRECTOR — Justin Webster
LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew, Spanish (English subtitles)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
RUSSIA — 2020, 125 MIN DIRECTOR — Roman Nesterenko
LANGUAGE — Russian (English subtitles) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
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The Oath (KLYATVA)
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the
President and the Spy (NISMAN: EL FISCAL, LA PRESIDENTA
Y EL ESPIA)A stylish war drama based on true events.
A story of life and heroic sacrifice of Naum
Balapan – an academic psychiatrist, and a
chief doctor of the Sevastopol psychiatric
hospital since 1922. With the help of his wife
he saved dozens of innocent people from
genocide during Nazi Occupation, right up
until his tragic death in 1942.
Part 1 (episodes 1-3)
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Part 2 (episodes 4-6)
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“A big, widescreen cinematic ride which deftly mixes suspense, laughter and tears.” — Screendaily
1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews and sent to a
concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to the guards
that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but then Gilles is assigned a
seemingly untenable mission: to teach Farsi to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen,
who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Gilles finds himself having to
invent a language he doesn’t know, word by word. As the unusual relationship between the two
men begins to incite suspicion, Gilles becomes acutely aware that one false move could expose
his swindle.
GERMANY, RUSSIA, BELARUS — 2020, 127 MIN DIRECTOR — Vadim Perelman
LANGUAGE — German, French, Persian, English, Italian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Persian Lessons (PERSISCHSTUNDEN)
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IN HONOUR OF PETER AND SHARON IVANY FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF JEWISH FILM IN AUSTRALIA.
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“An undeniably ambitious piece of work.” — Reel Film Reviews
Award-winning filmmaker Karen Yedaya’s Red Fields is a poetic, at times surreal, but ultimately sensitive adaptation of the legendary anti-war Israeli rock opera Mami. Written by Hillel Mittelpunkt, Mami became a cult play in the 1980’s. Mami, beautifully played here by Neta Elkayam, is a young Sephardi woman who works as a gas station cashier in a poor Israeli
development town in the southern periphery, and dreams of a better future with her beloved
husband Nissim upon his return from the front. Everything changes when Nissim is brought
home paralyzed. Mami decides to rewrite her destiny by leaving for the big city, Tel Aviv. With
sixteen songs recorded live on screen by Dudu Tassa and Nir Maimon, this cinematic musical
breaks ground in format, storytelling, and creativity.
Winner Best Music award at the 2019 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars).
ISRAEL, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY — 2019, 93 MIN DIRECTOR — Keren Yedaya
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Red Fields (MAMI)
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How does a person rise to the U.S. Supreme Court despite closed doors and legal and social
barriers? The timely new documentary Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words tells the improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg became an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. It also reveals both the public and private sides of a resilient, resourceful woman
who survived religious adversity and the hostility of the profoundly male universe of
government and law to become a revered Justice and icon for gender equality and women’s
rights. Academy Award winner Freida Lee Mock presents a compelling portrait as authentic,
poignant, and powerful as the late Justice herself, whose legacy resonates in American politics
to this very moment.
USA — 2019, 89 MIN DIRECTOR — Freida Lee Mock
LANGUAGE — EnglishAUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words
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IN HONOUR OF ISAAC APEL FOR HIS SUPPORT OF YIDDISH FILM.
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“No matter how dark it is you can always find the light.” — Director László Illés
The Shepherd is an award-winning historical drama, that takes place in Europe during
WWII in a territory occupied by Nazis.
The main character is an old shepherd, who
lives alone on a ranch. After his daughter gets
killed by German soldiers, he decides in his
grief to save as many Jewish lives as possible.
Despite great personal danger, the shepherd
must decide whether to save the lives of a
Jewish family and a wounded girl.
The Shepherd pays tribute to everyday
unsung heroes.
HUNGARY — 2019, 91 MIN DIRECTOR — László Illés
LANGUAGE — Hungarian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
USA — 2020, 77 MIN DIRECTOR — Emma Seligman
LANGUAGE — English NSW PREMIERE
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Shiva BabyThe Shepherd (A PÁSZTOR)
“A playful, brilliantly anxious, sex-positive coming-of-age set inside a tight-knit Jewish community.”
— Variety
The last person Danielle expects to run
into at a family shiva is her sugar daddy
Max, whose apartment she was coming
from. Avoiding him – and his beautiful wife
and baby – is impossible, as is keeping her
nagging parents, prying family friends and
angry ex-girlfriend Maya away. This sharp-
witted dark comedy from first-time feature
writer/director Emma Seligman is a quirky
yet sensitive exploration of the pressure
young people face today.
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 6:30PM
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JIFF presents the first Australian screenings of the much anticipated new season of the global
phenomenon!
The beloved family returns four years from where we last saw them; Akiva (Michael Aloni)
is now a father and a thriving artist; still, he is a cause for concern for his father Shulem (Dovale
Glickman). Giti Weiss (Neta Riskin) and her husband Lippe (Zohar Strauss) run a successful
neighborhood restaurant and are dealing with their grown children; Ruchami (Shira Haas)
and Yossale. Ruchami is learning to adjust to married life and the challenges of becoming a
mother, while Yossale’s has reached the age where he needs to consider getting married, using
the gregarious matchmaker, Menucha (Hana Laslo) though he seems to prefer to focus on
his studies. Yet when he meets Shira Tzibulnick (Reef Neeman), a beautiful, incredibly smart
young woman, his life is no longer the same.
Co-creators Ori Elo and Yehonatan Indursky have crafted a series that provides unique
insight into the world of an Ultra-orthodox Jewish family in Jerusalem, lovingly and gently
drawing the heroes with humour and emotion which has resonated with viewers worldwide.
ISRAEL — 2020, 100 MIN DIRECTOR — Alon Zingman
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Yiddish (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
CLOSING NIGHT FILM —
Shtisel: Season 3, Episodes 1 and 2
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“A spirited, tragicomic drama.” — Screendaily
The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man with simple dreams:
to marry the free-spirited and beautiful
daughter of a local Jewish merchant and to
pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting
himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are
repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous
tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his
home during the WWII era.
Latvia’s submission for Best
International Feature Film at the 2021
Academy Awards.
LATVIA — 2020, 110 MIN DIRECTOR — Viestur Kairish
LANGUAGE — Latvian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
USA — 2019, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Jesse Dylan
LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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Billionaire activist George Soros is one
of the most influential and controversial
figures of our time. Famous for betting
against the Bank of England in 1992 and
making a billion dollars in one day, he is
maligned by ideologues on both the left and
the right for daring to tackle the world’s
problems and putting his money behind his
fight –from free elections and freedom of
the press to civil rights for minorities. With
unprecedented access to the man and his
inner circle, American director Jesse Dylan
follows Soros across the globe and pulls back
the curtain on his personal history, private
wealth, and public activism. Soros reveals
a complicated genius whose experience as
a Jew during the Holocaust gave rise to a
lifelong crusade against authoritarianism
and hate.
MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 4:15PM
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“The dichotomy between the public and private man is fascinating” — Original Cin
Dr. Miami – a.k.a. Michael Salzhauer – is the most famous surgeon in America. Millions of
loyal followers from around the world tune in daily as he live streams graphic plastic surgery
procedures on social media - all with the enthusiastic consent of his self-proclaimed ‘beauty
warrior’ patients. Celebrated for his outrageous personality in hip hop culture and criticised by
the professional surgery establishment, in his private life Salzhauer is a devoted family man and
Orthodox Jew who observes the Sabbath. Through Dr. Miami’s ‘reality’ operating theater, we
enter the hotbed of body modification and merciless selfie culture where BBL’s (Brazilian Butt
Lifts) have increased over 250 percent since 2015. Meanwhile Salzhauer’s patient waiting list
grows to over two years long, putting stress on his domestic cocoon. When a string of surgery-
related deaths rocks the Miami community and his teenage daughter’s conflicted feelings
about his handiwork surface, the plastic surgeon perfectionist must confront his elevation of
this alarming social trend and reconcile Dr. Miami with Michael Salzhaeur.
USA — 2020, 87 MIN DIRECTOR — Jean-Simon Chartier
LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
They Call Me Dr. Miami
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MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 7 Mar 4:30PM
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SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 6:30PM
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SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Fri 12 Mar 2:15PM
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BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 2PM
CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 2:30PM
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“A fascinating tale of human contradictions.” — Movies That Make You Think
A Jewish surgeon and the daughter of a neo-Nazi form an unlikely alliance in this gripping
Italian drama. Simone, the son of a Holocaust survivor, rushes to the site of a hit-and-run
accident, but leaves the victim to die when he discovers a swastika tattooed on his chest.
Feeling remorse, Simone hires Marcia, the man’s daughter, as a house cleaner against the
wishes of her neo-Nazi brother, Marcello. When Marcia brings a gravely wounded Marcello
to his doorstep, Simone is once again confronted with an ethical dilemma.
Superbly acted, Thou Shalt Not Hate is a powerful reflection of the legacy of Nazi ideology in contemporary Italy.
Premiered in Critics’ Week at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
ITALY, POLAND — 2020, 95 MIN DIRECTOR — Mauro Mancini
LANGUAGE — Italian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Thou Shalt Not Hate (NON ODIARE)
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Tue 23 Feb 2:20PM
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“A well-researched, sharply organised exposition of a strange and disturbing set of alliances.” — Screendaily
Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. Among them are
the Binghams, a dynasty of Kentucky pastors, and their Evangelical congregants in an
impoverished coal mining town. They donate sacrificially to Israel’s foremost philanthropic
organisation, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, because they fervently
believe the Jews are crucial to Jesus’s return. This film traces this unusual relationship, from
rural Kentucky to the halls of government in Washington, through the moving of the American
Embassy to Jerusalem and the annexation plan of the West-Bank. With unparalleled access,
the film exposes a stunning backstory of the Trump and Netanyahu administrations, where
financial, political and messianic motivations intersect with the apocalyptic worldview that is
insistently reshaping American foreign policy toward Israel and the Middle-East.
ISRAEL, UK, NORWAY — 2020, 76 MIN DIRECTOR — Maya Zinshtein
LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic, English (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
‘Til Kingdom Come
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“ Absorbing, often simultaneously shocking and fascinating… this Israeli mini-series will keep you chained to the screen.” — Jewish Renaissance
Rabbi Yosef Morad’s job is to free married women from their reluctant husbands by persuading
the latter to give them a gett (a Jewish divorce document). His work is not unlike that of a detective: he follows, gathers evidence, draws conclusions. But will his investigative skills assist
him in solving the mystery of his own faltering marriage, and his wife’s secret double life?
JIFF screens all twelve episodes – presented in four separatey ticketed parts – of this
suspenseful Israeli TV show that explores the lives of Orthodox Judaism’s agunot, the ‘chained women’ who are refused divorces from their husbands.
ISRAEL — 2019, PART 1 130 MIN, PART 2 130 MIN, PART 3 130 MIN, PART 4 130 MIN DIRECTOR — Yossi Madmoni
LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Unchained (MATIR AGUNOT)
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Part 2 (episodes 4-6) MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 1:30PMThu 25 Feb 7PM
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“A beautifully and sensitively told story.” — Behind the Lens
The year is 1943 and although Europe may be ravaged by the horrors of World War II, Jo’s
(Noah Schnapp) life in the picturesque French Pyrenees has remained remarkably untouched.
That is, until Jo stumbles upon a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled out of
Nazi-occupied France to the safety of Spain by the village outcast, widow Horcada (Anjelica
Huston) and her son-in-law, Benjamin. When German troops move into town, Jo finds himself
caught in a perilous conspiracy and enlists the help of his grand-père (Jean Reno), a veteran of
The Great War. Responsible for the escape of a group of Jewish children, his own life on the
line, Jo must grow up fast if they are going to survive. Set against the stunning backdrop of the
French Pyrenees and perils of foreign occupation, this tale of a young boy’s triumph against the
odds will set your heart racing and reignite your faith in the human spirit.
UK — 2020, 109 MIN DIRECTOR — Ben Cookson
LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Waiting for Anya
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Sat 27 Feb 2PM
Thu 4 Mar 4PM
Tue 9 Mar 6:30PM
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SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 2PM
Thu 4 Mar 4:10PM
Thu 11 Mar 6:30PM
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“ Following Jojo Rabbit, here’s a less zany child’s view of Nazi Germany. A nuanced story of resilience touchingly brought to life.” — The Times
It’s 1933, and nine-year-old Anna’s carefree childhood is disrupted when her parents decide
to flee Germany. In their search for safety and livelihood, the close-knit family moves first to
Switzerland, then Paris and finally, London – each move presents great challenges, but even
greater rewards. Though she still harbours hopes of returning to Berlin, Anna gradually learns
that home is wherever she is free to love, imagine and dream.
Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Caroline Link and based on the beloved best-selling
novel by Judith Kerr, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit offers a moving perspective on the experience of German Jews who fled the country before the war, while superbly capturing
the magic of childhood.
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND — 2019, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Caroline Link
LANGUAGE — German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (ALS HITLER DAS ROSA KANINCHEN STAHL)
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Wed 10 Mar 12PM
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Melbourne —CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK —
Wed 17 February 7PM Opening Night Event 8PM Opening Night film – Incitement 24 ★
Thu 18 February 2PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:15PM Asia 12 4PM Waiting for Anya 44 4:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:15PM Soros 39 6:15PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45 ★ 7PM Unchained Part 1 43 8:50PM Shiva Baby 37 9:05PM The Human Factor 23
Fri 19 February 12PM The Adventures of a Mathematician 9
12:15PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 2PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
Sat 20 February 2PM The Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27
2:15PM Holy Silence 21 4PM Esau 18 4:15PM Anton 11 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 6:45PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31
9:10PM Here We Are 20 9:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41
Sun 21 February 11AM Unchained Part 1 43 ★ 12PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32
12:15PM Love in Suspenders 29 1:30PM Unchained Part 2 43 ★ 2PM The Last Vermeer 28 2:15PM Breaking Bread 14 4PM Unchained Part 3 43 ★ 4:15PM The Sign Painter 39 4:30PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9
6:30PM Unchained Part 4 43 ★ 6:40PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 ★ 6:50PM Asia 12 8:45PM Golden Voices 19 8:50PM The Oath 33
Mon 22 February 12PM Crescendo 16 12:15PM Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15
2PM Golden Voices 19 2:15PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25
4PM Anton 11 4:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:30PM The Shepherd 37 6:40PM Africa 10 8:30PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words 36 ★ 8:40PM Abu Omar 8
Tue 23 February 12PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
2PM Unchained Part 1 43 2:20PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:20PM The Last Vermeer 28 4:35PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 6:30PM Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10
6:50PM A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto 8 ★ 8:40PM Minyan 32 9PM Honeymood 22
Wed 24 February 12PM Asia 12 12:15PM Incitement 24 2PM Nisman Part 1 33 2:45PM Africa 10 4:30PM Broken Dreams 15 6:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:40PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 8:30PM Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13
8:50PM The End of Love 17
Thu 25 February 12PM The Shepherd 37 12:15PM Nisman Part 1 33 2PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
4:15PM Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13
4:30PM Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15
6:30PM Red Fields 35 6:45PM Love, It Was Not 30 7PM Unchained Part 2 43 8:30PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25 ★ 8:40PM Esau 18
Fri 26 February 12PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32
12:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 2:20PM Asia 12
Sat 27 February 2PM Waiting for Anya 44 2:15PM Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10
4:15PM Crescendo 16 4:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:30PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
6:40PM Incitement 24 9PM Shiva Baby 37 9:10PM Persian Lessons 34
Sun 28 February 12PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 12PM Nisman Part 1 33 ★ 12:10PM Kineret 26 2:05PM Soros 39 2:10PM The Sign Painter 39 3:15PM Nisman Part 2 33 ★ 4:30PM The Last Stage 27 ★ 4:55PM Asia 12 6:45PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31
6:55PM Here We Are 20 8:15PM Breaking Bread 14 ★ 8:35PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 8:50PM Minyan 32
Mon 1 March 12PM The Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27
2PM Incitement 24 6:35PM Honorable Men 22 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:40PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9
9PM The Human Factor 23
Tue 2 March 12PM Asia 12 12:05PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25
1:50PM Unchained Part 2 43 2PM Abu Omar 8 4:15PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
4:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 6:40PM Comrade Dov 16 ★ 8:50PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32
9PM The Oath 33
Wed 3 March 12PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9
2PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:15PM Nisman Part 2 33
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6:30PM Jez: A Letter to Life 25 ★ 6:40PM Persian Lessons 34 8:30PM Breaking Bread 14 9:10PM Incitement 24
Thu 4 March 12PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 12:15PM Nisman Part 2 33 4PM Waiting for Anya 44 4:15PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32
6:20PM Holy Silence 21 ★ 6:30PM Here We Are 20 7PM Unchained Part 3 43 8:30PM Honeymood 22 8:40PM Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27
Fri 5 March 12PM Incitement 24 12:15PM Asia 12 2:30PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
Sat 6 March 2PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9
2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 4:10PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:20PM Love in Suspenders 29 6:30PM The Sign Painter 39 6:40PM Asia 12 8:45PM The Last Vermeer 28 9PM Minyan 32
Sun 7 March 12PM The Human Factor 23 12:10PM A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto 8
2:15PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
2:20PM Breaking Bread 14 4:10PM Incitement 24 4:40PM Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10
6:40PM The Oath 33 6:55PM Persian Lessons 34 9:10PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 9:25PM Shiva Baby 37
Mon 8 March 12PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31
12:15PM Anton 11 2PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42
2:30PM Asia 12 4PM Soros 39 4:20PM Here We Are 20 6:20PM Crescendo 16 ★ 6:50PM Golden Voices 19 8:45PM Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15
9PM The End of Love 17
Tue 9 March 12PM Crescendo 16 12:05PM Comrade Dov 16 2PM Unchained Part 3 43 4PM Incitement 24 4:35PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:30PM Waiting for Anya 44 6:40PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words 36
8:40PM Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13
8:50PM Asia 12
Wed 10 March 12PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45
2PM Golden Voices 19 4PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25
4:15PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9
6:30PM Incitement 24 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:50PM Africa 10 9PM Persian Lessons 34
Thu 11 March 12PM The Last Stage 27 2PM Incitement 24 2:15PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 4:15PM The Last Vermeer 28 4:30PM Comrade Dov 16 6:30PM The Oath 33 6:40PM Kineret 26 7PM Unchained Part 4 43 8:40PM