Best of British: Jewish Culture Month (18)

An entertaining and thought-provoking evening of some of the most outstanding British-Jewish short films commissioned by UK Jewish Film over the first quarter of the 21st century.

Screening in this programme:

Beshert  (Dir. Lewis Rose) - When a grumpy old man in a Leeds care home meets a reluctant Barmitzvah boy, it sparks an unlikely friendship that will change their lives forever. 

Sidney Turtlebaum  (Dir. Tristram Shapeero) - Sidney, an eccentric in his eighties, earns his living as a pickpocket and con-man in Golders Green.

Primordial Chicken Soup  (Dirs. Barney Pell-Scholes, Daisy Abboudi) - Friendship that lasts a lifetime - an exploration of the deep connection formed between eight Scouse Jewish women. 

The 10th Man  (Dir. Sam Leifer) - Kidnapping and dirty tricks are the way of the street amongst the ageing Jewish community of London’s East End in this dark comedy. 

Orphaned Burial Grounds  (Dir. Jonny Weinberg) - Far from Britain’s big Jewish communities, forgotten burial grounds have become places for Jews to find each other. 

Growing Up Mizrahi  (Dir. Carol Isaacs) - A short documentary exploring what it’s like to be the UK-born daughter of Iraqi Jews growing up in an Ashkenormative world. 

Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion  (Dir. Shimmy Marcus) - In 1970s Dublin, seven-year-old Hannah Cohen can’t wait to make her Holy Communion – only problem is: she’s Jewish! 

The Chop  (Dir. Lewis Rose) - Finding himself out-of-work, a charismatic Kosher butcher disguises himself to land a job at a Halal butcher. 

(Image: Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion)