Archive 2021
SHORTS WJFF: SURVIVAL STORIES
multiplies, Germany, Poland, 2020, 55 min
THIS SECTION INCLUDES 2 SHORT FILMS:
The War, The Cow and Me, dir. Anabel Münstermann, Germany 2020, 29'
In 1941, eleven-year-old Eva and her family are deported from Prague to Theresienstadt and later to Auschwitz. She survives both concentration camps. Despite continuous violence and bullying by the SS, Eva manages to find a few glimpses of happiness during the years in Theresienstadt's ghetto. After the evacuation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, she escapes the death march only by a miraculous coincidence. Although Ev ... read more
18.11, Thursday | 20:30 | VOD.Warszawa.pl
SHORTS WJFF: TOUCHING THE INTANGIBLE
multiples, FRANCE, ISRAEL, GERMANY, POLAND, 2021, 100 min
It can be visible on the surface of the skin, hidden in the accent or rooted in the back of your mind. Between politically correct and personal responsibility, in the realm of the hectic present and the memory of the past, five films asks – is it still possible to track hints of individual voices and basic humanism?
We live in an era of blurred hierarchies and alternative realities so why are we still so racists? Can we really learn a lesson from the past? Five stories reveal the endless Jewish-German-Israeli-Palestinian (negative ... read more
21.11, Sunday | 18:00 | VOD.Warszawa.pl
Something Blue / SHORTS WJFF: FAMILY TIDES
Yisrael Rohn Rigler, Israel, 2021, 13 min
Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish young women, Chaya and Shoshana, are forced to face up to what will happen to their relationship when they come together as bride and bridesmaid on Chaya's wedding day.
The movie is part of the program SHORTS WJFF: FAMILY TIDES
In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health… Though the force of family ties in these six films makes the protagonists return to the past and to the traditions, but the strength of individuality will not give up without a fight.
Bracha, dir. Mickey Tr ... read more
20.11, Saturday | 18:00 | VOD.Warszawa.pl
Sonya / SHORTS WJFF: FAMILY TIDES
Shira Sznaider, Israel, Poland, 2021, 26 min
Michaela travels to Poland after her grandmother’s death and discovers that she looks just like Sonya, a local Polish girl who has been missing for the last two years.
The movie is part of the program SHORTS WJFF: FAMILY TIDES
In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health… Though the force of family ties in these six films makes the protagonists return to the past and to the traditions, but the strength of individuality will not give up without a fight.
Bracha, dir. Mickey Triest, Aaron Geva, Israel, ... read more
20.11, Saturday | 18:00 | VOD.Warszawa.pl
SUMMER 43 – Section “SHORTS WJFF: AN INTIMATE STORIES from POLAND”
Aneta Bussold, Poland, 2020, 26 min
Summer 1943, Polish village. Pregnant Zosia and her mother hide a Jewish woman, Zofia's friend. The situation becomes more complicated when a baby is born. Will friendship and humanity be saved in a life-threatening situation? A story based on real events.
15.11, Monday | 20:30 | Ninateka.pl
Summer 43 / SHORTS WJFF: SURVIVAL STORIES
Aneta Bussold, Poland, 2020, 27 min
Summer 1943, Polish village. Pregnant Zosia and her mother hide a Jewish woman, Zofia's friend. The situation becomes more complicated when a baby is born. Will friendship and humanity be saved in a life-threatening situation? A story based on real events.
The film will be shown as part of the program SHORTS WJFF: SURVIVORS STORIES with:
The War, The Cow and Me, dir. Anabel Münstermann, Germany 2020, 29'
18.11, Thursday | 20:30 | VOD.Warszawa.pl
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