Shorts WJFF
37° SHOCK SHALOM – YOUNG, JEWISH, NOW
Jan Tenhaven, Germany, 2024, 29 min
Since October 7th, life for Jews in Germany has changed radically. Their schools are more closely guarded, their religious symbols are better hidden and the hatred against them in parts of the population has visibly worsened. How do young Jewish people deal with this new situation? 37° lets them speak out.
09.11, Saturday | 18:00 | Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. A. Wajdy
ARIE AND I CHANGING THINGS
Ori Shmueli, Israel, 2024, 17 min
Ori persuades his grandfather to become the hero of his film. The perky 91-year-old Arie belongs to Israel's founding generation. He would prefer to focus on his heroic wartime deeds and his career as an activist striving for the common cause. But Ori wants the documentary to be a more intimate and personal portrait of a loved one at the end of his journey. The clash of the two visions produces an unexpectedly comedic effect.
09.11, Saturday | 18:00 | Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. A. Wajdy
BALANCE SHEET
Irena Bauman, Ieva Ball, UK, 2024, 4 min
For 61 years, over a wedding anniversary dinner, a couple weigh up the pros and cons of their past year and plan the next. Twice their lives are abruptly shuttered, but their ‘Balance Sheet’ tradition survives suffused with other cultures and landscapes.
09.11, Saturday | 18:00 | Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. A. Wajdy
IN SPITE OF LOVE
Yuval Barnea, Shira Daniel Hellwing, Israel, 2023, 15 min
In order to save her sister from the war in Ukraine, Alona must pay a security deposit to the Israeli authorities. She reaches for Renée, a demented past actress of whom she takes care, and asks her for the money. The unexpected response from Renée shakes their close relationship, while their love for each other is being put to the test.
07.11, Thursday | 18:00 | Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. A. Wajdy
LIFE MUST GO ON
Oleg Yakovlev, Israel, 2024, 11 min
On 7 October, Ilya's life changed abruptly: terrorists attacked his kibbutz, depriving him of his home and one child, and taking the other hostage. How to learn to cope with grief and uncertainty and continue living?
09.11, Saturday | 18:00 | Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. A. Wajdy
MARINADE
Leah Thorn, UK, 2024, 12 min
Poet Leah Thorn’s personal take on being white, Jewish, marinated in the racism of 1950s England, and committed to change. Combining spoken word poetry and autobiographical storytelling, animation and Super 8 footage, ‘Marinade’ delivers an honest and tender exploration of the intertwining of Second Generation identity, racism and antisemitism.
09.11, Saturday | 18:00 | Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. A. Wajdy
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