JEWISH SHORTS

Philadelphia Premieres

Ibach

Directed by Rachel Weinberg

Documentary Short | USA | 2022 | 8 min

English

For Eric Brauer, his Ibach piano is more than just a musical instrument. It is an object embedded with history, a part of the family that escaped from Nazi Germany to Philadelphia. This beautiful documentary shows the piano as it is polished and restored in the City of Brotherly Love for Brauer’s family.

Women Of Virture

Directed by Stéphanie Halfon

Narrative Short | France | 2022 | 29 min

French with English subtitles

Etel, a curious, innocent 9-year-old girl from a Hasidic community in Paris, is surprised one morning to discover she has her first period. Blessed by her mother and the community, she is pleased until she is told that women are “impure” during menstruation.

Mazel Tov

Directed by Eli Zuzovsky

Narrative Short | Israel | 2021 | 25 min

Hebrew with English subtitles

This is not your usual bar mitzvah. For 13-year-old Adam, his entrance to adulthood is interrupted by his drunk mother, air raid sirens, and lingering anxiety towards his feelings about his sexuality. Despite all the chaos of this crazy evening, this is his special night, and Adam will make the daring choice to show his true self for all the guests to see.

Favorite Daughter

Directed by Dana Reilly

Documentary Short | USA | 2022 | 19 min

English

The year is 2020 As COVID-19 locks everyone indoors, director Dana Reilly quarantines with her mother and hilarious grandmother in a Tribeca apartment where they laugh, reminisce about past relationships, and remind one another that no matter how scary the world gets, they will always be there for each other.