A tribute program of Student Films from the Steve Tisch School in Louisville Jewish Film Festival, Kentucky
The festival will hold a special tribute this February and will feature seven short films from the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at the Speed Art Museum.
The festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and will take place from February 2-25 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The films have participated in many international festivals such as Tribeca, Jerusalem, Montreal, Tallinn, Montpellier, Cannes, Beijing and more. The full-length film of the graduate of the Yoni Geva School will also take part in the festival.
The films featured include the following:
Omar by Noa Gottesman, Asaf Schwartz-13 minutes. Eighteen-year-old Omer wakes up one day with a thick beard and discovers that he has turned into Omar, an Arab.
Keys by Hadar Reichman-12 minutes. What happens when a secular Israeli mother wants to drive her son for a birthday treat on the Sabbath and her car is blocked by a religious family’s car?
Babysitter by Heli Hardy-19 minutes. Winner of best fiction film at the 48th Student Film Festival in Montreal. Yafit works as a babysitter in a hotel in Eilat. Then Ron, an old unfulfilled flame, shows up on vacation.
Sante directed by Sabrine Khoury-19 minutes. An Arab salsa dancer in a relationship with her Jewish partner perform in an Israeli settlement.
Leftovers by Yael Arad Zafrir-19 minutes. A devoted wife takes care of her disabled husband leaving her with unmet needs.
Ziva and Amal by Tal Oved-13 minutes. Jewish Ziva rooms with Amal, a young Arab woman, and decides to test their friendship.
Operator by Ben Hakim-15 minutes. Screened at Tribeca Film Festival. A single mom works as a drone operator to support her family. What are the moral dilemmas that stem from long-distance killing with no risk to the operator’s life?
Abulele by Jonathan Geva. Adam (10) meets Abulele, an ancient, huge, friendly and invisible monster. When a government Special Forces unit arrives to capture Abulele, Adam has to put his past behind, in order to save his friend, and learn when you really love someone, you're never alone.
Sun. Feb. 18, 12:30 p.m.
Speed Cinema at the Speed Art Museum, 2018 Louisville Jewish Film Festival, Kentucky, USA.