L’chaim! To Life!
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Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 PM
Camelot Theatres
LCHA2012
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L’chaim! To Life!
95 Minute Running Time
Program: ShortFest Film Packages
Six awesome shorts that explore the world of Judaism – but believe us: you don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate them.
Packaged Films...
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Ensemble
France, 2011, 17 min.
Set in occupied Paris in 1942, this striking live action short tells the little-known true story of a Muslim mosque led by an Imam who saved hundreds of Jewish children from the clutches of the Nazis during WWII.... more
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Folkswagon
USA, 2011, 21 min.
Anxious to be far from his just completed army service and grandmother's recent death, Gill leaves Israel for a new start in New York City. He accepts an invitation to live with Jacob, an elderly holocaust survivor whose odd habits may just open new doors for the young man.... more
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My Kosher Shifts
United Kingdom, 2011, 22 min.
At a small hotel in London that caters to orthodox Jews, the fascinating, informal conversations between the receptionist -- a young woman and atheist -- and a panoply of guests are captured by a “fly-on-the-wall” camera.... more
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The Other Side
Israel, 2011, 15 min.
A young Israeli boy, the last to be picked for soccer teams but the one who owns the ball, finds an unusual friendship with someone on the Palestinian side of the West Bank separation wall. But can a wordless, gaze free relationship survive with only a ball between them?... more
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Seven Minutes in the Warsaw Ghetto
Denmark, 2012, 8 min.
In this stunning animation, puppets and the eyes of real actors are used to tell the story of Samek, an eight-year-old Jewish boy living with his family in the Warsaw ghetto in 1942.... more
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Shlomo Pussycat
USA, 2011, 12 min.
Tired of the monotony of his life and restless with the teachings of the Torah, Rabbi Shlomo is searching for a way to put some meaning back in his life, when one day he encounters a loud, colorful black woman on the subway while on his way to conduct services. Thunderstruck, Shlomo pursues the woma... more
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