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Various Venues, Chagrin Falls CDFF On Demand October 9-16, 2022 The 13th annual Documentary FilmFest will bring compelling films for five exciting days. Events include panel discussions and the opportunity to experience stories from around the world. • All films will also be available on the CDFF on Demand streaming platform. • For information, schedule, tickets, and passes visit www.chagrinfilmfest.org.

Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

A film by Bobby Lax Friday, October 7 @ 1 pm

United Methodist Church 20 South Franklin Circle, Chagrin Falls Saturday, October 9 @ 12:30 pm Chagrin Valley Little Theater 40 River Street, Chagrin Falls A moving journey of discovery and emotional healing, the filmmaker returns to his childhood home in England and finds an old suitcase containing letters that reveal the truth about his German Jewish family’s demise during the Holocaust. He invites a longtime friend who was raised in Germany, to translate the documents. While doing so, his friend shares that he too has a family secret. Together, they return to Berlin to retrace both of their families’ histories, which challenges and then emboldens their friendship.

A film by Yoav Kleinman and Ido Glass Saturday, October 8 @ 12 pm

United Methodist Church 20 South Franklin Circle, Chagrin Falls “One small stroke for Man; one giant swim for Mankind.” So begins an effort by Oded, an Israeli, Munqeth, a Jordanian, and Yusuf, a Palestinian, to save the Dead Sea. Despite ongoing conflict and suffocating politics, the three men decide to coordinate an international swim across the Dead Sea.

A film by Noam Sobovitz CDFF On Demand Screening

Twenty-five years after the Holocaust, after Germany agreed to offer reparations to Israeli citizens, distrust still ruled the day and establishing good relations between the two countries seemed insurmountable. That is, until a soccer game was played in Tel Aviv between Israel’s World Cup-winning national team and Germany’s powerhouse team.