Total running time: 108 minutes
All short films have English subtitles

The Father, the Son, and the Rav Kalmenson – France, Dayan D. Oualid, 15 minutes
One Shabbat, a playful six-year-old poses an unexpected problem for his father and the men of their Orthodox synagogue.

Letter to a Pig – Israel/France, Tal Kantor, 17 minutes
A Holocaust Survivor tells his story to an Israeli classroom, sparking one student’s imagination.

The Soldier on Smithdown Road – UK, Barney Pell Scholes and Thomas Harnett O’Meara, 13 minutes
In 1947, the kidnapping and murder of two British soldiers in Mandatory Palestine incite antisemitism across the UK. One Liverpool shopkeeper is forced to respond in this true story.

Finding Fate – USA, Beth Toni Kruvant, 27 minutes
This documentary follows three powerful mothers in Poland who protect their families and refugees struggling under the shadow of war in neighboring Ukraine.

Heritage Day – USA, Lara Everly, 20 minutes
In this comedy, eight-year-old Evie dresses up as her estranged grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, for her school’s Heritage Day, forcing her mother to engage with Evie’s new obsession (starring Rachel Bloom and Scott Michael Foster of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend).

Happy BirthGay – Israel, Niv Manzur, 16 minutes
Ronit throws her son an over-the-top party to celebrate the first anniversary of his coming-out, but an unexpected guest interrupts her plans.

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