SHORTS PROGRAM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 • 11 AM AND 3 PM MALTZ MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE

POPS

Director: Lewis Rose, France/UK, 2021, English, 19 min

A dramedy about a feud between two siblings over their late Jewish father’s eccentric last request: to have his ashes sent to space

ANNE

Director: Desiree Abeyta, USA, 2022, English, 10 min

Two actresses wait to audition for the role of a lifetime . The role? Anne Frank . What could go wrong?

Rothschild 16

Director: Noam Israel, Israel, 2021, Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles, 17 min Rothschild 16, where Israel’s declaration of independence took place, remains a popular location for tour guides, who narrate divergent points of view of Israel’s establishment as an independent country .

Hope Dies Last

Director: Ben Price, UK, 2017, English, 8 min

An Auschwitz prisoner gives a Nazi commander a haircut

SOPHIE AND JACOB

Director: Max Shoham, Canada, 2020, English, 9 min

Refugees Sophie and Jacob find themselves on a crowded cargo ship, aimlessly sailing through the Mediterranean . Food is scarce, the threat of death looms and each country turns the Jewish refugees away Although their homes were torn away, they find refuge in each other .

Esther In Wonderland

Director: Stephanie Bollag, USA/Switzerland, 2021, English/Yiddish with English subtitles, 13 min

Once her devout Hasidic husband has left for the day, Esther sneaks off to join a female breakdance crew rehearsing on a secret rooftop in New York’s racially charged neighborhood of Crown Heights

JEWISH

Blind Date

Director: Anaelle Morf, Switzerland, 2015, French with English subtitles, 15 min

Unhappy in love, Mary Lou decides to reconnect with her religious roots by marrying a practicing Jew . In order to get married, she has to pass the shidduch test, which will determine whether her life will be a success or failure

A Small Cut

Director: Marleen Valien, Germany, 2020, German with English subtitles, 9 min

SHORTS MM

Sponsor: Sally & Larry Sears

The uptight Jewish financial director of a magnificent baroque building is suddenly forced to persuade his hot-headed young boss to let himself be circumcised .

TEEN SCREEN: VALIANT HEARTS

VIRTUAL – AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9-18

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL

Director: Mona Achache, France, 2021, French with English subtitles, 87 min Centering on a true story of exceptional bravery and survival, Valiant Hearts recounts the odyssey of six Jewish children who in August 1942 were forced to take refuge among Louvre Museum artworks hidden in the Château de Chambord Between fear, outbursts of laughter and unexpected encounters, the children learn about independence and discover solidarity and friendship amid harrowing circumstances

Attention Educators

To find out how your classroom can be part of this enriching and educational experience, please contact Deborah Bobrow at 216-593-6278 or dbobrow@mandeljcc.org.

JACK & MINDA JAFFE AUDIENCE AWARD

2022

THE JACK & MINDA JAFFE AUDIENCE AWARD ENCORE SCREENING

OCTOBER 30 • 1 PM

MANDEL JCC STONEHILL AUDITORIUM

Presenting a free screening of the film voted audience favorite at the 2022 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest

Community Partner

Sponsors: Anonymous, Debra S. Gold and Eileen & Ronald Gold