A selection of short films, exploring various aspects of British-Jewish life through film.
This screening will be preceded by a networking event, ‘How to Get Funding from UK Jewish Film,’ from 5pm to 6pm, in the Event Space.
The networking event is open to anyone, and is free to attend, but please register your interest by emailing info@ukjewishfilm.org.
Screening in this programme:
Our Neighbour’s Ass – dir. Max Goldberg – A widow, played by Dame Maureen Lipman, left with the responsibility of caring for her late husband’s donkey, comes up against her neighbours’ frustrations as the animal becomes a local nuisance.
Friday Night Flop – dirs. Elliot Gerner and Simon Friedberg – Tracy-Ann Oberman plays a mother losing touch with her daughter in an age of digital distraction. But a turn of events sparks a new beginning.
The Adeni of Stamford Hill – dirs. Hannah Rosen and Aviel Lewis – A rare snapshot of the little-known community of Jews from Aden, Yemen, who live in the midst of the ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazi community of Stamford Hill.
Orphaned Graveyards – dir. Jonny Weinberg – Far from Britain’s big Jewish communities, forgotten burial grounds have become places for Jews to find each other and fight to preserve their overlooked heritage.
Torn – dir. Carol Isaacs – After October 7th, a very personal reflection on the torn posters of the kidnapped, in the search for a symbol of hope and healing.
Pini on the Roof – dirs. Tilly Wax and Chaia Crompton-Schreiber – Pini on the Roof is a humorous and moving day-in-the-life portrait of Yiddish Blues singer Pini, as he navigates belonging in the secular world whilst not rejecting his past.
Fridays at S. Cole – dir. Eitan Badouk-Epstein – Life at S. Cole, a family-run poulterer from the Jewish East End that has resolutely been serving chicken to migrant communities for more than a century.
Psalms – dir. Benjamin Till – A mesmerising and moving musical film exploring what unites us in an increasingly divided world.
Event/ This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the creative teams behind Our Neighbour’s Ass and Psalms.
Festival audiences are invited to continue the discussion after this screening in the ground floor Café Bar.
The UK Jewish Film Festival are operating security measures, including bag searches, at this year’s festival. Please allow a little extra time for this when planning your journey.