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Grace Paley: Collected Shorts
USA, 2010, 74 min.
A rich, inspiring portrait of writer, activist and New York icon Grace Paley (1922-2007). Winner, Audience Award, Woodstock Film Festival and Denver Film Festival.... more
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Habermann
Germany, 2010, 100 min.
A gripping story of a Sudetenland village transformed through extraordinary events, vividly illustrating the ways in which the best and worst of human nature emerge in the face of war and its aftermath.... more
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The Human Resources Manager
Israel, 2010, 103 min.
A quirky road movie that moves from sun-baked Israel to the snow-covered landscapes of Romania. Winner, five Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director; Audience Award, Locarno Film Festival... more
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Little Rose
Poland, 2010, 118 min.
Inspired by real events in mid-1960s Poland, this film à clef is a riveting exposé of how government agents infiltrated and informed on groups of writers and artists. Becoming progressively more gripping, it’s ultimately about the price one is willing to pay for love.... more
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Louder Than A Bomb
USA, 2010, 99 min.
Winner of audience awards at major U.S. film festivals, Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of the world's largest youth poetry slam competition held annually in Chicago. The vividly drawn, richly complex cast of characters makes this gripping documentary one of the most inspirational films of the ye... more
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The Man Who Will Come
Italy, 2009, 117 min.
The Marzabotto massacre of 1944 marks one of the darkest moments of Italian history. Through the eyes of a little child and her rural family, World War II takes on a new perspective, and the tale of the infamous event is permeated with hope, despite much brutal suffering.... more
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The Matchmaker
Israel, 2010, 117 min.
A magical coming-of-age drama in which a teenage boy learns a message of love and tolerance from a Holocaust survivor in 1968 Haifa. Both the leading actor and actress nabbed Israeli Academy Awards for their poignant performances.... more
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My Life with Carlos
Chile, 2010, 82 min.
The director was only a year old when his father was brutally killed under the Pinochet regime. In this arresting documentary he revisits the legacy of the man he never knew and the regime that devastated the country.... more
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My So-Called Enemy
USA, 2010, 89 min.
When six Palestinian and Israeli teenagers travel to the United States to participate in a women's leadership program called Building Bridges for Peace, they find the experience complicates the next seven years of their lives. An ideal companion piece to Precious Life. Winner, Best Conflict and Reso... more
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The Names of Love
France, 2010, 102 min.
Young extrovert Bahia Benmahmoud lives by the classic motto: "Make love, not war." In order to convert them to her cause, she sleeps with her political enemies - which means a lot of men, because every conservative is her enemy. But when she meets middle-aged Jewish scientist Arthur, sparks unexpect... more
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Next Year in Bombay
France, 2010, 55 min.
The Jewish community “Bene Israel” settled in India 2000 years ago. Although they never faced anti-Semitism, most moved to Israel in the 1950s and today barely 4000 are left. Indian-Jewish culture could evaporate within one generation. Preceded by short animation I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors... more
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Precious Life
Israel, 2010, 90 min.
Set against the backdrop of Israel's 2008-09 blockade of Gaza and its military offensive there, Israeli television correspondent Shlomi Eldar's personal, provocative documentary offers a feast for debate and was named to the long list of potential documentary Academy Award nominees.... more
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The Rescuers
USA, 2010, 99 min.
Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List illuminated the story of a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps during WWII. However, there were many such little-known heroes who defied the Nazis to save countless Jews from a similar fate–-chief among them the 13 diplomats... more
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