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FESTIVAL TEAM —

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ...... Lindy Tamir TRAILER ...... Hudson Sowada

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ...... Eddie Tamir MATERIALS & CONVERSIONS . . . JORR Pty Ltd.

FESTIVAL & MARKETING PUBLICITY ...... Original Spin

MANAGER ...... Erin Rosenberg

MARKETING ASSISTANT . . . . .Jaymes Durante A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE DEDICATED TEAMS

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FESTIVAL IDENTITY & DESIGN . . . Kylie Holmes CINEMAS LEEDERVILLE, ROSEVILLE CINEMAS,

WEB DEVELOPMENT ...... Chook DENDY CINEMAS, AND NEW FARM CINEMAS.

4 Welcome

A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR —

It is such a pleasure to present JIFF on the big screen after the tumult of 2020. Our decision to postpone JIFF was motivated by our commitment to an in-cinema festival; we invite you to immerse yourselves in the positive shared experience that generates the unique JIFF alchemy.

This year’s program reaches out to all ages across the full psychedelic spectrum of politics and religiosity. The line-up includes the Australian premieres of fifty films and three series; as usual split equally between Israeli and diaspora productions, with nineteen countries represented on screen.

We open with the exhilarating drama Incitement, winner of the best film award at the 2019 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars). The critically-acclaimed feature is directed by Yaron Zilberman, creator of the new HBO series Valley of Tears.

Big international festival films include Here We Are, direct from Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival, and the new Holocaust-era filmPersian Lessons, which premiered at the 2020 Berlinale.

There are rousing films about the Jewish changemakers Menachem Begin, George Soros and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Asia, starring Shira Haas, is the winner of this year’s Ophir Award for best film, and is therefore Israel’s submission to the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. It kicks off our very own mini ‘Shira fest’, which includesEsau and our super Closing Night screening of the first two episodes ofShtisel season 3.

We present unique cinema binge-watch opportunities for the TV series Unchained and Nisman, and invite you immerse yourself in heavy-hitting docs ‘Til Kingdom Come, The Human Factor and Love, It Was Not.

For cinephiles, there is plenty of joy to be had with Churchill and the Movie Mogul, Alan Pakula: Going For Truth and The Last Stage, a newly restored 1948 Holocaust-era gem.

Harvey Keitel, Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno and Guy Pearce bring Hollywood star power to our line-up, alongside celebrated and edgy American indie filmsMinyan and Shiva Baby.

Thank you all for your support in making JIFF the biggest Jewish festival internationally; see you all at the movies.

—Eddie, Lindy and Erin

5 Highlight Events —

Opening Night — Incitement

Join us to celebrate the start of JIFF 2021 with the Australian Premiere screening of the exhilarating award-winning drama Incitement (pg 24), which follows the radicalisation of Israeli ultranationalist Yigal Amir in the year leading up to his assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The screening will be followed by an exclusively prerecorded Q&A with the Israeli director Yaron Zilberman.

MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Wed 17 Feb 7PM Opening Night event 8PM Incitement screening

SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Thu 18 Feb 7PM Opening Night event 8PM Incitement screening

‘Til Kingdom Come — Director Q&A

Discover the story behind the extraordinary relationship that exists between the American Evangelical community and the State of Israel. Director Maya Zinshtein joins us from Israel for a digital Q&A.

SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Sunday 21 Feb, 6:30PM

MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Sun 21 Feb, 6:40PM

Breaking Bread — Special Event Screening

Join us at Ritz Cinemas or the Classic Cinemas Rooftop for a special screening of Breaking Bread (pg 14), a mouth-watering documentary that celebrates the impact of food in creating social change, presented by Eskal. Admission includes a glass of Bellarine Estate wine or Alexander craft beer and a snack on arrival.

SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Sun 21 Feb, 11:45AM for a 12PM film start.

MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK (ROOFTOP) 6 Sun 28 Feb, 8PM for a 8:15PM film start. Closing Night — Shtisel Season 3

We’re rolling out the red carpet for the Australian Premiere of the first two episodes of the new season – season 3 – of the worldwide phenomenon TV series Shtisel (pg 38).

MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Tue 16 March 7:30PM Drinks 8PM Shtisel screening

SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Wed 17 March 7:30PM Drinks 8PM Shtisel screening

“JIFF for me is about connection. Stories and ideas which have become seemingly distant and irrelevant, are brought back to us, and feel personal and relatable. We can then connect to our shared and diverse past, to Israeli culture, and best of all, to each other.”

—JIFF PATRON ELLIE AJZNER

“I love everything about the Jewish Film Festival. I am interested in the Holocaust films and the Israeli films. I enjoy meeting everyone I know in the foyer and I encourage all my friends to come.”

—JIFF PATRON LUBA OLENSKI

See pages 50, 51 & 54 for the full list of JIFF events. Tickets at jiff.com.au and participating cinema box offices. 7 ITALY — 2020, 100 MIN ISRAEL, FRANCE — 2020, 113 MIN DIRECTOR — Giulio Base DIRECTOR — Roy Krispel LANGUAGE — Italian (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto Abu Omar (UN CIELO STELLATO SOPRA IL GHETTO DI ROMA) Under a strict military curfew, grieving Palestinian father Salah (Kais Nashif, Tel Aviv FEATURE The past interlaces with the present: on Fire) sets out on the road to attempt to the discovery of a mysterious yellowed cross the Israeli border. Along the way, he is photograph depicting a little girl will lead helped by a Jewish pregnant woman. FEATURE Christian and Jewish students to search for A drama punctuated with a quiet and the truth. They undertake a journey through deadpan humour, Abu Omar is a tender the memory of a painful past that is hard to journey of comradery and kindness despite forget, such as the memory of the raid on the grief. Jewish ghetto of Rome. Premiered at the 2020 Tokyo Film Festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb ★ 6:50PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Sun 7 Mar 12:10PM Mon 22 Feb 8:40PM Tue 16 Mar 2:20PM Tue 2 Mar 2PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 13 Mar 4:30PM Tue 2 Mar 6:30PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 14 Mar 12:15PM Sat 6 Mar 2:15PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb ★ 6:15PM Mon 8 Mar 8:50PM

8 ★ Accompanied by an event. See pages 50, 51 & 54 for more information. GERMANY, POLAND, UK — 2020, 102 MIN DIRECTOR — Thor Klein LANGUAGE — English, Polish (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Adventures of a Mathematician

“A compelling look at the dawn of the nuclear age.” — The Hollywood Reporter FEATURE FEATURE Based on Stanislaw Ulam’s autobiography, Adventures of a Mathematician offers a fascinating glimpse into one of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century. Stanislaw (Philippe Tlokinski), a Polish Jewish mathematician, is offered an opportunity to work on a top-secret project in New Mexico. Along with a French woman (Esther Garrel, Call Me By Your Name) who he marries after a whirlwind romance, Stan moves to Los Alamos and becomes part of a team of brilliant young immigrant scientists whose work led to the creation of the hydrogen bomb.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 12PM Sun 21 Feb 4:45PM Sat 20 Feb 2PM Sun 21 Feb 4:30PM Mon 1 Mar 8:45PM Mon 1 Mar 8:30PM Mon 1 Mar 8:40PM Wed 3 Mar 12PM Wed 3 Mar 12PM Sat 6 Mar 2PM BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Sat 6 Mar 2PM Sun 14 Mar 12:15PM Sat 27 Feb 4:30PM Wed 10 Mar 4:15PM Tue 16 Mar 2:15PM CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sun 14 Mar 2:15PM Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM Tue 16 Mar 4:30PM SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Mon 8 Mar 8PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 8:40PM Wed 24 Feb 2PM Fri 26 Feb 12PM Sun 28 Feb 4:25PM Wed 3 Mar 6:40PM Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM Tue 9 Mar 2:15PM Sat 13 Mar 2PM

9 ISRAEL — 2019, 82 MIN USA — 2020, 110 MIN DIRECTOR — Oren Gerner DIRECTOR — Matthew Miele LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Alan Pakula: Africa Going for Truth

When retired 68 year-old Meir discovers that “A touching memorialisation of a DOCUMENTARY his 30 years of planning the annual village visionary talent.” — 812 Film Reviews celebration have been summarily discarded and the job has been given to inexperienced Alan Pakula: Going for Truth encompasses local teens instead, the ground beneath his the personal and professional life of Alan J. FEATURE FEATURE feet begins to give way. In his effort to restore Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely a sense of meaning and vitality, Meir begins private man, who was unflinching in his to rebel against the inevitable: the betrayal of commitment to bringing some of the most his physical body, the growing distance from memorable movies of the 20th century to his children, and the loss of relevance. the big screen. Always placing story first Reconstructing fiction from real life, and going for truth, this elusive artist finally Africa is the cinematic journey of an ageing gets his spotlight. Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and parent crafted by the hands of his loving son, Dustin Hoffman, stars from his wide-ranging in this deeply personal story on reinventing filmography includingTo Kill A Mockingbird, oneself, as years go by. Klute, All the President’s Men and Sophie’s Choice, bring Pakula to life once more after MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 6:40PM he was lost so tragically. Wed 24 Feb 2:45PM Wed 10 Mar 8:50PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb 6:30PM Tue 23 Feb 6:30PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 2:15PM Sat 27 Feb 4PM Mon 1 Mar 8:30PM Sun 7 Mar 4:40PM Sun 7 Mar 4:30PM

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10 FRANCE — 2019, 103 MIN UKRAINE, GEORGIA — 2019, 102 MIN DIRECTOR — Laurent Heynemann DIRECTOR — Zaza Urushadze LANGUAGE — French (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — German, Russian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

An Irrepressible Woman Anton (JE NE RÊVE QUE DE VOUS)

A friendship that survived the wrath of war. DOCUMENTARY “A romantic fresco that brings together FEATURE history and fiction.”— Ciné Dweller 1919. A small village in Ukraine settled by German farming families. In the wake of France, 1940. Defying logic, Janot World War I and the Russian Revolution, FEATURE Reichenbach, a wealthy Jewish woman, this is a period of great upheaval and decides to not flee the German-occupied religious division, yet young Anton, a country with her husband and son. Instead, German Catholic, and Jakob, a Russian she joins socialist politician and three-time Jew, are inseparable friends. Helmed by Prime Minister Léon Blum, with whom she Academy Award nominated director Zaza fell madly in love when she was only sixteen Urushadze (Tangerines), Anton explores how but kept apart from all these years, in the the universal bonds of childhood friendship free zone. Determined to stay with Blum at are stronger than the prejudices of an adult all costs and willing to sacrifice all she has world torn by hatred and revenge. for love, she follows him as he is moved from MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) France to Buchenwald, where they are both Sat 20 Feb 4:15PM imprisoned. Mon 22 Feb 4PM Mon 8 Mar 12:15PM Based on a remarkable true story. MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 2PM Wed 24 Feb 6:40PM Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM Sun 28 Feb 12PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sun 7 Mar 9:10PM Mon 8 Mar 6:40PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 12:15PM Wed 10 Mar 6:40PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Wed 3 Mar 6:30PM Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM 11 ISRAEL — 2020, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Ruthy Pribar LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Russian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Asia

“Shira Haas is devastating…a patient and inquisitive character study with an emotional wallop.” — Indiewire

Asia (Alena Yiv) and Vika (Shira Haas) are more like sisters than mother and daughter. Young mom Asia hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the FEATURE same openness and honesty from teenage Vika. But Vika is at an age where privacy and independence are paramount, and inevitably begins to rebel against her mom’s parenting style. With two stubborn and opinionated women under one roof, Asia finds herself in new territory and stumbles to achieve a balance between asserting her parental authority and respecting her daughter’s point of view. When health issues lead Vika to be confined to a wheelchair and her need for romantic experiences and sexual exploration becomes more urgent, Asia realizes she must get out of the way so that her daughter can live her life. Winner Best Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 Ophir (Israeli Oscars) Awards.

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Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive (NOLADTI BEYERUSHALAYIM VEANI ADAYIN CHAY)

“A sweet parable about the impossibility of transmitting the chaos created by terrorism.” — Critique Film FEATURE

A dark romantic comedy following the life of Ronen Matalon. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Ronen begins to conduct tours of infamous terror attack sites along Jaffa Street, while also taking care of his elderly and dependent father. During one of his tours he meets Asia Mulan, an ex-Jerusalem resident who lives in Barcelona and possesses an unquenchable thirst for life. They fall in love, and Ronen is torn between the forces of life and forces of death that pull on him from opposite directions. Winner Best First Feature at the 2019 Jerusalem Film Festival.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 8:30PM Thu 25 Feb 4:15PM Tue 9 Mar 8:40PM

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13 ISRAEL — 2019, 83 MIN DIRECTOR — Beth Elise Hawk LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Breaking Bread

“An award-winning love letter to the food of the Middle East.” — The Jewish Chronicle

This delicious documentary follows a group of chefs who take part in a unique food festival in the Israeli city of Haifa. The feel-good – and extremely appetising – message of the film is clear: Arabs and Jews should unite over their shared love of food rather than fighting. Featuring DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY freshly chopped Israeli/Arab salad, exquisite mussakhan (Palestinian roast chicken) and kreplach (Jewish dumplings) made to perfection, Breaking Bread is a mouth-watering film about hope, collaboration and exotic fare.

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14 Rooftop screening. POLAND — 2019, 70 MIN UK — 2019, 60 MIN DIRECTOR — Tomasz Magierski DIRECTOR — John Fleet LANGUAGE — English, Polish (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Churchill and the Broken Dreams Movie Mogul

“A deeply moving first-hand account.” “A fascinating account of how Churchill DOCUMENTARY — The Hollywood Reporter changed cinema.” — The Telegraph

The compelling story of two Jewish teenage Winston Churchill understood the power sisters struggling to survive the Holocaust of films, but the true extent of his use in Nazi occupied Poland. They are both of cinema as a propaganda tool is rarely DOCUMENTARY talented: Ariana Elizabeth Bellak, a child explored. In 1934, a Hungarian Jewish prodigy referred to as the ‘Polish Shirley émigré and England’s first and only movie Temple’, performs on stage in Warsaw mogul, Alexander Korda, signed Churchill shortly before the war. She sings, plays piano up as a screenwriter and historical advisor. and appears in feature film by famous Polish It was the start of a unique collaboration as directors. She is nine years old when the war Churchill provided script notes for Korda’s starts. Renia is more introverted, romantic productions and penned an epic screenplay. and sensitive. She is a gifted poet who keeps When war broke out, their partnership a diary spanning the years 1939 to 1942. took on national importance. These two Ariana, who currently lives in New York, establishment outsiders shared a common narrates her story on screen. Her narration view of cinema’s propagandistic potential, intertwines with text from Renia’s diary. which they skillfully exploited to turn the tide of history. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 4:30PM Mon 1 Mar 4:40PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Mon 15 Mar 6:40PM Mon 15 Mar 6:30PM Mon 22 Feb 12:15PM Tue 23 Feb 4:40PM Thu 25 Feb 4:30PM Sun 14 Mar 8:30PM Mon 8 Mar 8:45PM Wed 17 Mar 4:15PM Tue 16 Mar 12:10PM PER (LUNA CINEMAS) MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 4:40PM Fri 5 Mar 12PM Mon 15 Mar ★ 8:30PM

15 ISRAEL — 2019, 75 MIN GERMANY — 2019, 106 MIN DIRECTOR — Barak Heymann DIRECTOR — Dror Zahavi LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — Arabic, Hebrew, English, German AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Crescendo Comrade Dov (HA’KHA’VER DOV) #makemusicnotwar

Goddamned communist. Internal enemy. When world-famous conductor Eduard Privileged Tel Aviv Ashkenazi. It seems Dov Sporck (played by Toni Erdmann’s Peter FEATURE Khenin has been called almost everything Simonischek) accepts a job to help establish during his 13-year tenure as Member of an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he Knesset for Jewish-Arab party ‘Hadash’. steps into a firestorm of discord and mistrust. For years, director Barak Heymann The two factions of young musicians have DOCUMENTARY has been following this leading legislator, grown up in a state of conflict, with fear creating a film that examines the open governing their perceptions of each other. wounds of contemporary Israeli society: With only three weeks of rehearsal, Sporck’s from the forced removal of the residents essential task becomes more interpersonal of Givat Amal to turbulent meetings of the than musical: can the children of conflict Knesset’s Finance Committee, and down to come together in harmony? Director Dror the violent events at Umm al-Hiran. Zahavi brings us a gripping, clear-eyed Comrade Dov is a surprising, thought- drama imbued with hope for understanding, provoking portrait of a unique politician, humanity, and peace. who refuses to give up even as reality deals MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) him one cruel blow after another. Mon 22 Feb 12PM Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Mon 8 Mar ★ 6:20PM Tue 2 Mar ★ 6:40PM Tue 9 Mar 12PM Tue 9 Mar 12:05PM Thu 11 Mar 4:30PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 4:20PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Mon 8 Mar ★ 6:20PM Tue 2 Mar ★ 6:40PM Thu 11 Mar 4PM

16 FRANCE — 2019, 90 MIN DIRECTOR — Keren Ben Rafael LANGUAGE — French (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The End of Love (À COEUR BATTANT)

“Conceptual and audacious.” — Cineuropa FEATURE FEATURE Having fallen in love with Julie, Yuval moves from his native Israel to Paris to be with her, and the two get married. When his visa expires, he finds himself back in Israel, communicating with his wife and baby via Skype. But instead of bringing them together while Yuval is away, this new form of interaction only reveals the doubts each of them harbours about the future of their relationship. Israeli-French director Keren Ben Rafael (Virgins) returns with a sensitive and compelling drama about relationships, immigration and the impact technology has on our lives.

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17 ISRAEL, RUSSIA — 2020, 117 MIN DIRECTOR — Pavel Lungin LANGUAGE — English, Russian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Esau

Harvey Keitel, Lior Ashkenazi and Shira Haas headline Esau, the first English-language film from acclaimed Russian-French director Pavel Lungin. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Israeli author Meir Shalev, Esau follows a 40-year-old writer who returns to his family home after half a lifetime to face the brother who stole both his love and livelihood, and offers a modern twist on the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in the book of Genesis. FEATURE

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18 ISRAEL — 2019, 88 MIN DIRECTOR — Evgeny Ruman LANGUAGE — Russian, Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Golden Voices

“A seamless blend of humour, pathos and heart.” — Toronto Jewish Film Festival FEATURE Husband and wife Victor and Raya Frenkel were the golden voices of the Soviet film dubbing for decades: all the Western movies that reached Soviet screens were dubbed by them. In 1990, with the collapse of Soviet Union, the Frenkels decided to make Aliyah and immigrate to Israel along with hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews. However, in Israel, during the Iraqi Scud missile attacks, there is no need for Russian speaking dubbing artists. Victor’s and Raya’s attempts to use their talent will cause bizarre and unexpected events during their first months in their new home, and turn the beginning of this chapter of their life into an amusing, painful, and absurd experience.

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19 ISRAEL, ITALY — 2020, 92 MIN DIRECTOR — Nir Bergman LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Here We Are

“A poignant and moving story of a father’s love for his son.” — Critical Movie Critics

Graced by two fantastic lead performances, Here We Are is a film about the triumphs, the sadness, and the quiet moments of tenderness that make up so much of our lives. Aharon, a stubborn and proud divorcée, and Uri, his autistic son, have lived a harmonious life together for FEATURE years, but time is catching up with them. Uri is now an adult, and his mother is pushing for him to enter an institution and shift to more independent living. But the two men are reluctant to separate, and together embark on a life-changing road trip. A kind and compassionate drama, Here We Are touches on the strengths of family ties, the rights of the differently abled, and the challenges of ageing, and won the Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Awards at the 2020 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars). Directed by award-winning director Nir Bergman (Broken Wings), the film premiered in Official Selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.

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20 USA — 2020, 72 MIN DIRECTOR — Steven Pressman LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Holy Silence

“Exposes the intricate relationship between diplomacy, politics and religion and the DOCUMENTARY heavy price of neutrality.” — UK Jewish Film Festival

As World War II looms on the horizon, Pope Pius XI calls on a humble American priest to help him challenge the evils of Nazism and anti-semitism. But death intervenes, and a new pope, Pius XII, carries out a very different response to Hitler and the Holocaust. Holy Silence tells the dramatic story of the Vatican’s actions – and inactions – during World War II and the years leading up to it. Featuring Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn as the voice of President Franklin Roosevelt, the film focuses on the little known story of Americans – from priests to presidents – who worked behind the scenes in hopes of persuading the Holy See to be a strong moral voice against Hitler and fascism.

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21 ISRAEL — 2020, 90 MIN ISRAEL — 2020, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Talya Lavie DIRECTOR — Roni Aboulafia LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — Hebrew, English (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Honeymood Honorable Men (OLMERT: HAISH SHERATZA YOTER MIDAI)

“A stirring romantic comedy The story of former Israeli Prime Minister DOCUMENTARY anchored by two lively and dynamic Ehud Olmert’s unexpected rise to power and performances [that] cements Lavie’s his dramatic fall from grace, from the highest singular cinematic talent.” office in the land to Ward 10 at Maasiyahu — Tribeca Film Festival Prison. Set as a political thriller, it follows FEATURE the incredible events that elevated him From Talya Lavie, the breakthrough director to power and set the stage for his epic fall, of Zero Motivation, and the producers of creating a portrait of a multi-faceted man and Foxtrot, comes Honeymood, a romantic providing a behind-the-scenes look at the comedy set over the course of one night mechanisms and machinations that control in Jerusalem. A bride and groom arrive politics, justice, war and peace. at a lavish hotel suite after their wedding. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Instead of relaxing and enjoying a romantic Mon 1 Mar 6:35PM night together, they get into a fight that Sat 13 Mar 2PM soon develops into a dazed, urban journey, SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Mon 1 Mar 6:20PM confronting them with past loves, repressed doubts, and the lives they have left behind.

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22 UK, ISRAEL — 2019, 106 MIN DIRECTOR — Dror Moreh LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Human Factor

“Riveting and compelling.” — The Hollywood Reporter DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY

“Compelling... It’s as significant as it is fascinating, and it is drop dead fascinating.” — Los Angeles Times

With unprecedented access to the foremost American negotiators, The Human Factor is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States came within reach of pulling off the impossible – securing peace between Israel and its neighbours. Today, the need to learn from past mistakes couldn’t be more urgent. From director Dror Moreh (The Gatekeepers), The Human Factor highlights the importance of human relationships in attempting to solve major conflicts.

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23 ISRAEL — 2019, 123 MIN DIRECTOR — Yaron Zilberman LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

OPENING NIGHT FILM — Incitement

“This powerful film cogently indicts the dark, repressive voices in any society who can set the stage for violence.” — The Hollywood Reporter

The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 was a watershed moment for Israel. Incitement is a mesmerising and electrifying account of assassin Yigal FEATURE Amir’s radicalisation process over a two-year period leading up to the murder, against the DOCUMENTARY backdrop of violent protests, terror attacks and Amir’s growing sense of personal frustration and isolation. Combining archive footage of Rabin and the then opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, with superb performances, Incitement tells a story of a personal and national tragedy that killed not just a leader but also the dream for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. This gripping and memorable drama was Israel’s submission for the 2020 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and Winner of the 2019 Ophir Award (Israeli Oscars) for Best Film.

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Israel, the Land of TV Series Jez: A Letter to Life

Hatufim, Fauda, False Flag, Shtisel… the list Only months after becoming a father for DOCUMENTARY of hit Israeli TV shows is seemingly endless. the first time, Jeremy Spinak AM, the How can we explain the success of Israel youngest elected president of the Jewish consistently producing blockbuster TV Board of Deputies, is diagnosed with an series that resonate the world over? Offering extremely rare form of cancer on his heart. a behind-the-scenes look at the industry With a prognosis of less than 6 months to DOCUMENTARY producing some of our favourite shows, this live, he urgently sets out to document for his new documentary considers the storytelling children who he is, what he has achieved and legacy of Israeli society, and contemplates what has given his life meaning. With his the everyday conflicts that inform the writing twins less than one year old, his motivation of some of our favourite dramas. to survive is intense as he battles with hope and pragmatism in his final months. What MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 2:15PM Mon 22 Feb 4:15PM matters most in life is crystallised as he faces ★ Thu 25 Feb 8:30PM Tue 9 Mar 2PM everything he has to lose. As universal as Tue 2 Mar 12:05PM Wed 17 Mar 6PM Wed 10 Mar 4PM death is, it is only when staring into its face, Mon 15 Mar 4:30PM PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 2:30PM that the meaning of life becomes apparent. MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 1 Mar 4PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Wed 3 Mar ★ 6:30PM

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25 ISRAEL — 2020, 91 MIN ISRAEL — 2020, 88 MIN DIRECTOR — Moshe Alpert DIRECTOR — Mor Loushy LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Kineret Kings of Capitol Hill (HALOBBY)

The Sea of Galilee, also known as the Kineret, “Eminently insightful and dynamic.” DOCUMENTARY is famous for its biblical and historical — Cineuropa significance, as well as its beauty. Located in northeast Israel, the freshwater lake is home Filmmaker Mor Loushy (Censored Voices) to many distinctive fauna and flora species, examines the powerful pro-Israeli lobby FEATURE including the native swamp cat. The lake also AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs DOCUMENTARY offers temporary sanctuary to the millions Committee), known for bipartisan loyalty of birds who fly across Israeli skies on their in Washington, DC. Throughout its 60-year biannual Europe to Africa journey. history, AIPAC has thrived on maintaining A must-see for David Attenborough fans, order in its ranks, but Loushy gains this impressive and inspiring documentary interviews with disaffected insiders who have reveals the true depth of Israel’s natural deep-seated reservations about the policy- geography. making under Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump. Kings of Capitol Hill MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Sun 28 Feb 12:10PM is an eye-opening look at how political Thu 11 Mar 6:40PM influence can be won and lost. SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sun 28 Feb 12PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb 4:35PM Sun 28 Feb 8:35PM Thu 11 Mar 2:15PM

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26 ISRAEL — 2019, 75 MIN POLAND — 1948, 109 MIN DIRECTOR — Ludi Boeken DIRECTOR — Wanda Jakubowska LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Romanian, French LANGUAGE — Polish, Russian, German (English subtitles) (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF DIGITAL RESTORATION AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Last Picture Show The Last Stage in Bucharest (OSTATNI ETAP)

Bucharest Pogrom, 1941. During the last Shot on location in Auschwitz in 1948, DOCUMENTARY picture show that 10-year-old Eliahu sees, The Last Stage is a landmark and influential FEATURE his father, the cinema owner, is murdered post-Holocaust film. JIFF presents the by the leader of the fascist militia, his next Australian premiere of the digital restoration. door neighbor. After surviving the massacre The female prisoners at Auschwitz- FEATURE of Romania’s Jews, Eliahu seeks justice but Birkenau concentration camp come from postwar Romania does not, nor does the many countries. Wanda Jakubowska drew Israel he emigrates to. During his military from numerous individual testimonies for service in Israel he learns that his father’s her realistic depiction of everyday life there, killer now fights in the French Foreign a balancing act between forced labour and Legion in Vietnam. Eliahu deserts and the infirmary, between death threats and embarks on a quest for truth, justice and the will to live. The cruelty of the guards revenge. and the SS mass murders are on full display. But amid the constant pall of smoke from MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 2PM the crematoria chimneys, there are also acts Mon 1 Mar 12PM of opposition and solidarity as the women Thu 4 Mar 8:40PM prepare for their liberation by Russia’s MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 2PM Red Army. Thu 11 Mar 8:30PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sun 28 Feb ★ 4:30PM Thu 4 Mar 6:40PM Thu 11 Mar 12PM

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27 USA — 2019, 118 MIN DIRECTOR — Dan Friedkin LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Last Vermeer

“This is riveting stuff and a film well worth seeing… a compelling drama that ultimately asks: what is the true value of art?” — Deadline

Claes Bang (The Square) stars as Joseph Piller in this captivating dramatic thriller set just after WWII - an all but forgotten true story - about a soldier investigating renowned Dutch artist FEATURE Han van Meegeren, played by Guy Pearce (LA Confidential), who is accused of conspiring with the Nazis. Despite mounting evidence, Piller becomes increasingly convinced of Han’s innocence and finds himself in the unlikely position of fighting to save the life of the colourful man with a mysterious past.

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28 ISRAEL — 2019, 97 MIN DIRECTOR — Jorge Weller LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Love in Suspenders (AHAVA BI’SHLEI’KES)

When absent-minded widow Tami accidentally hits 70-year-old widower Beno with her car, the last thing on her mind is love and romance. Trying to ensure Beno (Yehuda Barkan) will not FEATURE sue her, she invites him over to her apartment. Although she finds it hard to move on following her husband’s death, Tami starts falling for Beno, who is head over heels in love with her. But will their budding relationship survive the scrutiny of their children? A charming romantic comedy for the young and young at heart. Love in Suspenders is the final film of beloved Israeli comedic actor Yehuda Barkan.

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29 ISRAEL, AUSTRIA — 2020, 86 MIN DIRECTOR — Maya Sarfaty LANGUAGE — Hebrew, German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Love, It Was Not (AHAVA ZOT LO HAYTA)

“A superbly documented, creatively executed tale about a taboo romance.” — Variety

Love is blind. In March 1942, Helena Citrónová was among the first thousand Jewish women who were transported from Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz. The dogs are barking and the guards are laughing as the beautiful Helena is undressed and shaved. The humiliations of the concentration camp only get worse as the weeks go by, until the SS officer Franz Wunsch hears DOCUMENTARY her sing and falls head over heels in love with the young woman, who in turn falls for her captor. Love, It Was Not is the true story of an unlikely affair which managed to sprout amidst the horrors of war. Through photo collages, diary entries and interviews with the survivors, the whole process is reproduced, from the arrival in Auschwitz to thirty years later, when Helena is summoned as a witness in the trial against Franz. Can she allow herself to denounce the flame of her youth, who saved her from certain death in the gas chambers – or should she let a war criminal go free? A both tragic and moving reminder of guilt, forgiveness and, not least, fatal love.

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30 ISRAEL — 2020, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Levi Zini LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Menachem Begin: War and Peace (YAMEI BEGIN)

A surprising and unfamiliar portrait of Israel’s sixth prime minister. After his 1977 election, DOCUMENTARY Menachem Begin led Israel for six dramatic years, a time that produced social and political changes that are still felt deeply today. During Begin’s time in office, he faced significant challenges and made a handful of fateful decisions that led to both creating peace and launching a war. In addition, he was the first prime minister to appoint Mizrahi Jews to important political positions. The film merges never-before-seen archival footage with contemporary interviews with key figures from Begin’s time as prime minister.

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IN HONOUR OF EVA & LES ERDI OAM. 31 USA — 2020, 118 MIN ISRAEL — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Eric Steel DIRECTOR — Boris Maftsir LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish LANGUAGE — English, Russian, Hebrew (English subtitles) (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Mystery of the Minyan Black Book (TAALUMAT HASEFER HASHAHOR)

“An arresting and evocative feature film In October 1947, the ‘Black Book’, a DOCUMENTARY debut.” — Indiewire collection of testimonies and articles about the murder of over two million Jews under A young Russian Jewish immigrant in Nazi occupation in the Soviet Union, was to

Brighton Beach, caught up in the tight be published in Moscow. But the book was SERIES FEATURE constraints of his community, develops a shelved by the authorities, as if the Holocaust close friendship with his grandfather’s new of Soviet Jews had never occurred at all. neighbours, two elderly closeted gay men Deftly mixing animation, archival footage who open his imagination to the possibilities and contemporary interviews, The Mystery of of love and the realities of loss — and the Black Book considers the history of Soviet explores the East Village where he finds Jewry, and the impact of Stalin’s decision to a world teeming with the energy of youth, hide documented evidence of the Holocaust desire and risk. Set in the late 1980s, as in the Soviet Union. AIDS hammered New York City, Minyan is a MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) powerful story of rebellion and self-discovery, Sun 21 Feb 12PM Tue 23 Feb 6:40PM sexual and spiritual awakening — and Fri 26 Feb 12PM Tue 2 Mar 8:50PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) survival. Thu 4 Mar 4:15PM Tue 16 Mar 6:30PM Fri 12 Mar 12PM

Contains explicit sex scenes.

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Nisman: The Oath The Prosecutor, the (KLYATVA) President and the Spy (NISMAN: EL FISCAL, LA PRESIDENTA A stylish war drama based on true events. DOCUMENTARY Y EL ESPIA) A story of life and heroic sacrifice of Naum FEATURE Balapan – an academic psychiatrist, and a JIFF presents all episodes of this gripping chief doctor of the Sevastopol psychiatric

SERIES six-part documentary series that details the hospital since 1922. With the help of his wife suspicious death of Jewish federal prosecutor he saved dozens of innocent people from Alberto Nisman, the investigator of the 1994 genocide during Nazi Occupation, right up bombing of a Jewish community centre in until his tragic death in 1942. Buenos Aires. A must-see for lovers of true MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) crime documentaries, Nisman recounts in Sun 21 Feb 8:50PM Sun 21 Feb 8:40PM forensic detail Argentinian Jews’ twofold Tue 2 Mar 9PM Tue 2 Mar 8:50PM Sun 7 Mar 6:40PM Sun 7 Mar 6:45PM tragedy, and a true story steeped in high- Thu 11 Mar 6:30PM Thu 11 Mar 8:30PM level conspiracy, corruption and yet to be Tue 16 Mar 4:40PM Tue 16 Mar 4:15PM resolved mystery. MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb 8:30PM Mon 15 Mar 8PM Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and Sun 28 Feb 6:40PM the Spy will screen in two separately ticketed Thu 4 Mar 6:30PM PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Tue 9 Mar 6:30PM Mon 22 Feb 4:10PM parts: episodes 1-3 will play in part 1, and Sun 14 Mar 6:45PM Thu 25 Feb 9PM

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Persian Lessons (PERSISCHSTUNDEN)

“A big, widescreen cinematic ride which deftly mixes suspense, laughter and tears.” — Screendaily

1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to the guards FEATURE that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but then Gilles is assigned a seemingly untenable mission: to teach Farsi to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Gilles finds himself having to invent a language he doesn’t know, word by word. As the unusual relationship between the two men begins to incite suspicion, Gilles becomes acutely aware that one false move could expose his swindle.

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IN HONOUR OF PETER AND SHARON IVANY 34 FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF JEWISH FILM IN AUSTRALIA. ISRAEL, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY — 2019, 93 MIN DIRECTOR — Keren Yedaya LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Red Fields (MAMI)

“An undeniably ambitious piece of work.” — Reel Film Reviews FEATURE Award-winning filmmaker Karen Yedaya’sRed Fields is a poetic, at times surreal, but ultimately sensitive adaptation of the legendary anti-war Israeli rock opera Mami. Written by Hillel Mittelpunkt, Mami became a cult play in the 1980’s. Mami, beautifully played here by Neta Elkayam, is a young Sephardi woman who works as a gas station cashier in a poor Israeli development town in the southern periphery, and dreams of a better future with her beloved husband Nissim upon his return from the front. Everything changes when Nissim is brought home paralyzed. Mami decides to rewrite her destiny by leaving for the big city, Tel Aviv. With sixteen songs recorded live on screen by Dudu Tassa and Nir Maimon, this cinematic musical breaks ground in format, storytelling, and creativity. Winner Best Music award at the 2019 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars).

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35 USA — 2019, 89 MIN DIRECTOR — Freida Lee Mock LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words

How does a person rise to the U.S. Supreme Court despite closed doors and legal and social barriers? The timely new documentary Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words tells the improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. It also reveals both the public and private sides of a resilient, resourceful woman who survived religious adversity and the hostility of the profoundly male universe of FEATURE government and law to become a revered Justice and icon for gender equality and women’s DOCUMENTARY rights. Academy Award winner Freida Lee Mock presents a compelling portrait as authentic, poignant, and powerful as the late Justice herself, whose legacy resonates in American politics to this very moment.

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36 IN HONOUR OF ISAAC APEL FOR HIS SUPPORT OF YIDDISH FILM. HUNGARY — 2019, 91 MIN USA — 2020, 77 MIN DIRECTOR — László Illés DIRECTOR — Emma Seligman LANGUAGE — Hungarian (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE NSW PREMIERE

The Shepherd Shiva Baby (A PÁSZTOR)

“No matter how dark it is you can always “A playful, brilliantly anxious, sex- find the light.”— Director László Illés positive coming-of-age set inside a FEATURE tight-knit Jewish community.” The Shepherd is an award-winning historical — Variety drama, that takes place in Europe during FEATURE WWII in a territory occupied by Nazis. The last person Danielle expects to run The main character is an old shepherd, who into at a family shiva is her sugar daddy lives alone on a ranch. After his daughter gets Max, whose apartment she was coming killed by German soldiers, he decides in his from. Avoiding him – and his beautiful wife grief to save as many Jewish lives as possible. and baby – is impossible, as is keeping her Despite great personal danger, the shepherd nagging parents, prying family friends and must decide whether to save the lives of a angry ex-girlfriend Maya away. This sharp- Jewish family and a wounded girl. witted dark comedy from first-time feature The Shepherd pays tribute to everyday writer/director Emma Seligman is a quirky unsung heroes. yet sensitive exploration of the pressure young people face today. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 6:30PM Sat 27 Feb 4:30PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Thu 25 Feb 12PM Thu 18 Feb 8:50PM Sun 21 Feb 9:05PM Sun 14 Mar 12PM BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 9PM Wed 24 Feb 4:30PM BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 7 Mar 9:25PM Sat 20 Feb 7:15PM Mon 1 Mar 6:15PM CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Mon 15 Mar 8:30PM Sun 7 Mar 12PM Wed 24 Feb 4:40PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 8:50PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb ★ 9PM Mon 22 Feb 6:30PM Thu 25 Feb 8:45PM Thu 25 Feb 4:25PM Mon 8 Mar 8:40PM Sun 14 Mar 8:50PM SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Tue 23 Mar 8PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb ★ 9PM

37 ISRAEL — 2020, 100 MIN DIRECTOR — Alon Zingman LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Yiddish (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

CLOSING NIGHT FILM — Shtisel: Season 3, Episodes 1 and 2

JIFF presents the first Australian screenings of the much anticipated new season of the global phenomenon! The beloved family returns four years from where we last saw them; Akiva (Michael Aloni) is now a father and a thriving artist; still, he is a cause for concern for his father Shulem (Dovale

SERIES Glickman). Giti Weiss (Neta Riskin) and her husband Lippe (Zohar Strauss) run a successful FEATURE neighborhood restaurant and are dealing with their grown children; Ruchami (Shira Haas) and Yossale. Ruchami is learning to adjust to married life and the challenges of becoming a mother, while Yossale’s has reached the age where he needs to consider getting married, using the gregarious matchmaker, Menucha (Hana Laslo) though he seems to prefer to focus on his studies. Yet when he meets Shira Tzibulnick (Reef Neeman), a beautiful, incredibly smart young woman, his life is no longer the same. Co-creators Ori Elo and Yehonatan Indursky have crafted a series that provides unique insight into the world of an Ultra-orthodox Jewish family in Jerusalem, lovingly and gently drawing the heroes with humour and emotion which has resonated with viewers worldwide.

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38 LATVIA — 2020, 110 MIN USA — 2019, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Viestur Kairish DIRECTOR — Jesse Dylan LANGUAGE — Latvian (English subtitles) LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Sign Painter Soros (PILSATA PI UPIS)

“A spirited, tragicomic drama.” Billionaire activist George Soros is one DOCUMENTARY — Screendaily of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Famous for betting The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a against the Bank of England in 1992 and young Latvian man with simple dreams: making a billion dollars in one day, he is FEATURE to marry the free-spirited and beautiful maligned by ideologues on both the left and daughter of a local Jewish merchant and to the right for daring to tackle the world’s pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting problems and putting his money behind his himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are fight –from free elections and freedom of repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous the press to civil rights for minorities. With tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his unprecedented access to the man and his home during the WWII era. inner circle, American director Jesse Dylan Latvia’s submission for Best follows Soros across the globe and pulls back International Feature Film at the 2021 the curtain on his personal history, private Academy Awards. wealth, and public activism. Soros reveals a complicated genius whose experience as MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 4:15PM a Jew during the Holocaust gave rise to a Sun 28 Feb 2:10PM lifelong crusade against authoritarianism Sat 6 Mar 6:30PM and hate. MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 2PM MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sun 28 Feb 4PM Thu 18 Feb 6:15PM Sun 21 Feb 2:15PM Sun 28 Feb 2:05PM Sun 28 Feb 1:55PM SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Mon 8 Mar 4PM Tue 9 Mar 6:20PM Sun 21 Feb 4PM Sat 13 Mar 9:05PM Sat 13 Mar 6:40PM Sat 13 Mar 2PM MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) PER (LUNA CINEMAS) SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 4PM Sun 21 Feb 6:15PM Tue 16 Mar 8PM Sat 6 Mar 6:40PM CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Thu 25 Feb 6:40PM 39 USA — 2020, 87 MIN DIRECTOR — Jean-Simon Chartier LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

They Call Me Dr. Miami

“The dichotomy between the public and private man is fascinating” — Original Cin

Dr. Miami – a.k.a. Michael Salzhauer – is the most famous surgeon in America. Millions of loyal followers from around the world tune in daily as he live streams graphic plastic surgery procedures on social media - all with the enthusiastic consent of his self-proclaimed ‘beauty warrior’ patients. Celebrated for his outrageous personality in hip hop culture and criticised by DOCUMENTARY the professional surgery establishment, in his private life Salzhauer is a devoted family man and Orthodox Jew who observes the Sabbath. Through Dr. Miami’s ‘reality’ operating theater, we enter the hotbed of body modification and merciless selfie culture where BBL’s (Brazilian Butt Lifts) have increased over 250 percent since 2015. Meanwhile Salzhauer’s patient waiting list grows to over two years long, putting stress on his domestic cocoon. When a string of surgery- related deaths rocks the Miami community and his teenage daughter’s conflicted feelings about his handiwork surface, the plastic surgeon perfectionist must confront his elevation of this alarming social trend and reconcile Dr. Miami with Michael Salzhaeur.

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40 ITALY, POLAND — 2020, 95 MIN DIRECTOR — Mauro Mancini LANGUAGE — Italian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Thou Shalt Not Hate (NON ODIARE)

“A fascinating tale of human contradictions.” — Movies That Make You Think FEATURE A Jewish surgeon and the daughter of a neo-Nazi form an unlikely alliance in this gripping Italian drama. Simone, the son of a Holocaust survivor, rushes to the site of a hit-and-run accident, but leaves the victim to die when he discovers a swastika tattooed on his chest. Feeling remorse, Simone hires Marcia, the man’s daughter, as a house cleaner against the wishes of her neo-Nazi brother, Marcello. When Marcia brings a gravely wounded Marcello to his doorstep, Simone is once again confronted with an ethical dilemma. Superbly acted, Thou Shalt Not Hate is a powerful reflection of the legacy of Nazi ideology in contemporary Italy. Premiered in Critics’ Week at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.

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41 ISRAEL, UK, NORWAY — 2020, 76 MIN DIRECTOR — Maya Zinshtein LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic, English (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

‘Til Kingdom Come

“A well-researched, sharply organised exposition of a strange and disturbing set of alliances.” — Screendaily

Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. Among them are the Binghams, a dynasty of Kentucky pastors, and their Evangelical congregants in an impoverished coal mining town. They donate sacrificially to Israel’s foremost philanthropic DOCUMENTARY organisation, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, because they fervently believe the Jews are crucial to Jesus’s return. This film traces this unusual relationship, from rural Kentucky to the halls of government in Washington, through the moving of the American Embassy to Jerusalem and the annexation plan of the West-Bank. With unparalleled access, the film exposes a stunning backstory of the Trump and Netanyahu administrations, where financial, political and messianic motivations intersect with the apocalyptic worldview that is insistently reshaping American foreign policy toward Israel and the Middle-East.

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42 ISRAEL — 2019, PART 1 130 MIN, PART 2 130 MIN, PART 3 130 MIN, PART 4 130 MIN DIRECTOR — Yossi Madmoni LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Unchained (MATIR AGUNOT)

“ Absorbing, often simultaneously shocking and fascinating… this Israeli mini-series will keep you chained to the screen.” — Jewish Renaissance SERIES

Rabbi Yosef Morad’s job is to free married women from their reluctant husbands by persuading the latter to give them a gett (a Jewish divorce document). His work is not unlike that of a detective: he follows, gathers evidence, draws conclusions. But will his investigative skills assist him in solving the mystery of his own faltering marriage, and his wife’s secret double life? JIFF screens all twelve episodes – presented in four separatey ticketed parts – of this suspenseful Israeli TV show that explores the lives of Orthodox Judaism’s agunot, the ‘chained women’ who are refused divorces from their husbands.

Part 1 (episodes 1-3) Part 2 (episodes 4-6) Part 3 (episodes 7-9) Part 4 (episodes 10-12)

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43 UK — 2020, 109 MIN DIRECTOR — Ben Cookson LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Waiting for Anya

“A beautifully and sensitively told story.” — Behind the Lens

The year is 1943 and although Europe may be ravaged by the horrors of World War II, Jo’s (Noah Schnapp) life in the picturesque French Pyrenees has remained remarkably untouched. That is, until Jo stumbles upon a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled out of FEATURE Nazi-occupied France to the safety of Spain by the village outcast, widow Horcada (Anjelica Huston) and her son-in-law, Benjamin. When German troops move into town, Jo finds himself caught in a perilous conspiracy and enlists the help of his grand-père (Jean Reno), a veteran of The Great War. Responsible for the escape of a group of Jewish children, his own life on the line, Jo must grow up fast if they are going to survive. Set against the stunning backdrop of the French Pyrenees and perils of foreign occupation, this tale of a young boy’s triumph against the odds will set your heart racing and reignite your faith in the human spirit.

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44 GERMANY, SWITZERLAND — 2019, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Caroline Link LANGUAGE — German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (ALS HITLER DAS ROSA KANINCHEN STAHL)

“ Following Jojo Rabbit, here’s a less zany child’s view of Nazi Germany. A nuanced story of resilience touchingly brought to life.” — The Times FEATURE

It’s 1933, and nine-year-old Anna’s carefree childhood is disrupted when her parents decide to flee Germany. In their search for safety and livelihood, the close-knit family moves first to Switzerland, then Paris and finally, London – each move presents great challenges, but even greater rewards. Though she still harbours hopes of returning to Berlin, Anna gradually learns that home is wherever she is free to love, imagine and dream. Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Caroline Link and based on the beloved best-selling novel by Judith Kerr, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit offers a moving perspective on the experience of German Jews who fled the country before the war, while superbly capturing the magic of childhood.

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Wed 17 February 2PM Golden Voices 19 Sat 27 February 7PM Opening Night Event 2:15PM Israel, the Land 2PM Waiting for Anya 44 8PM Opening Night film – of TV Series 25 2:15PM Alan Pakula: Incitement 24 ★ 4PM Anton 11 Going for Truth 10 4:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 4:15PM Crescendo 16 Thu 18 February 6:30PM The Shepherd 37 4:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 2PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:40PM Africa 10 6:30PM When Hitler Stole 2:15PM Asia 12 8:30PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg Pink Rabbit 45 4PM Waiting for Anya 44 in Her Own Words 36 ★ 6:40PM Incitement 24 4:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:40PM Abu Omar 8 9PM Shiva Baby 37 6:15PM Soros 39 9:10PM Persian Lessons 34 6:15PM When Hitler Stole Tue 23 February Pink Rabbit 45 ★ 12PM When Hitler Stole Sun 28 February 7PM Unchained Part 1 43 Pink Rabbit 45 12PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 8:50PM Shiva Baby 37 2PM Unchained Part 1 43 12PM Nisman Part 1 33 ★ 9:05PM The Human Factor 23 2:20PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 12:10PM Kineret 26 4:20PM The Last Vermeer 28 2:05PM Soros 39 Fri 19 February 4:35PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 2:10PM The Sign Painter 39 12PM The Adventures of 6:30PM Alan Pakula: 3:15PM Nisman Part 2 33 ★ a Mathematician 9 Going for Truth 10 4:30PM The Last Stage 27 ★ 12:15PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:50PM A Starry Sky Above 4:55PM Asia 12 2PM When Hitler Stole the Roman Ghetto 8 ★ 6:45PM Menachem Begin: Pink Rabbit 45 8:40PM Minyan 32 War and Peace 31 Sat 20 February 9PM Honeymood 22 6:55PM Here We Are 20 2PM The Last Picture Show 8:15PM Breaking Bread 14 ★ Wed 24 February in Bucharest 27 8:35PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 12PM Asia 12 2:15PM Holy Silence 21 8:50PM Minyan 32 12:15PM Incitement 24 4PM Esau 18 2PM Nisman Part 1 33 Mon 1 March 4:15PM Anton 11 2:45PM Africa 10 12PM The Last Picture Show 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 4:30PM Broken Dreams 15 in Bucharest 27 6:45PM Menachem Begin: 6:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 2PM Incitement 24 War and Peace 31 6:40PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 6:35PM Honorable Men 22 9:10PM Here We Are 20 8:30PM Born in Jerusalem 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 9:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 and Still Alive 13 8:40PM Adventures of Sun 21 February 8:50PM The End of Love 17 a Mathematician 9 11AM Unchained Part 1 43 ★ 9PM The Human Factor 23 Thu 25 February 12PM The Mystery of the 12PM The Shepherd 37 Tue 2 March Black Book 32 12:15PM Nisman Part 1 33 12PM Asia 12 12:15PM Love in Suspenders 29 2PM When Hitler Stole 12:05PM Israel, the Land 1:30PM Unchained Part 2 43 ★ Pink Rabbit 45 of TV Series 25 2PM The Last Vermeer 28 4:15PM Born in Jerusalem 1:50PM Unchained Part 2 43 2:15PM Breaking Bread 14 and Still Alive 13 2PM Abu Omar 8 4PM Unchained Part 3 43 ★ 4:30PM Churchill and the 4:15PM When Hitler Stole 4:15PM The Sign Painter 39 Movie Mogul 15 Pink Rabbit 45 4:30PM Adventures of a 6:30PM Red Fields 35 4:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 Mathematician 9 6:45PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 6:30PM Unchained Part 4 43 ★ 7PM Unchained Part 2 43 6:40PM Comrade Dov 16 ★ 6:40PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 ★ 8:30PM Israel, the Land 8:50PM The Mystery of the 6:50PM Asia 12 of TV Series 25 ★ Black Book 32 8:45PM Golden Voices 19 8:40PM Esau 18 9PM The Oath 33 8:50PM The Oath 33 Fri 26 February Wed 3 March Mon 22 February 12PM The Mystery of the 12PM Adventures of 12PM Crescendo 16 Black Book 32 a Mathematician 9 12:15PM Churchill and the 12:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 2PM Love, It Was Not 30 Movie Mogul 15 46 2:20PM Asia 12 2:15PM Nisman Part 2 33 Film Program CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK —

6:30PM Jez: A Letter to Life 25 ★ 2:30PM Asia 12 4:05PM When Hitler Stole 6:40PM Persian Lessons 34 4PM Soros 39 Pink Rabbit 45 8:30PM Breaking Bread 14 4:20PM Here We Are 20 4:30PM Abu Omar 8 9:10PM Incitement 24 6:20PM Crescendo 16 ★ 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 6:50PM Golden Voices 19 6:50PM Asia 12

Thu 4 March 8:45PM Churchill and the 8:40PM Incitement 24 12PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 Movie Mogul 15 9:05PM Soros 39 12:15PM Nisman 33 Part 2 9PM The End of Love 17 4PM Waiting for Anya 44 Sun 14 March 4:15PM The Mystery of the Tue 9 March 12PM The Shepherd 37 Black Book 32 12PM Crescendo 16 12:10PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 6:20PM Holy Silence 21 ★ 12:05PM Comrade Dov 16 in Her Own Words 36 6:30PM Here We Are 20 2PM Unchained Part 3 43 2PM Holy Silence 21 7PM Unchained Part 3 43 4PM Incitement 24 2:15PM Adventures of 8:30PM Honeymood 22 4:35PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 a Mathematician 9 8:40PM Last Picture Show 6:30PM Waiting for Anya 44 4PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 in Bucharest 27 6:40PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 4:20PM Here We Are 20 in Her Own Words 36 6PM The Last Vermeer 28

Fri 5 March 8:40PM Born in Jerusalem 6:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 12PM Incitement 24 and Still Alive 13 8:30PM Asia 12 12:15PM Asia 12 8:50PM Asia 12 8:40PM Minyan 32 2:30PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45 Wed 10 March Mon 15 March 12PM When Hitler Stole 12PM Incitement 24

Sat 6 March Pink Rabbit 45 12:10PM Golden Voices 19 2PM Adventures of 2PM Golden Voices 19 2:10PM Asia 12 a Mathematician 9 4PM Israel, the Land 2:30PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 of TV Series 25 4:30PM Israel, the Land 4:10PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:15PM Adventures of of TV Series 25 4:20PM Love in Suspenders 29 a Mathematician 9 6:30PM Esau 18 6:30PM The Sign Painter 39 6:30PM Incitement 24 6:40PM Broken Dreams 15 6:40PM Asia 12 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:30PM Shiva Baby 37 8:45PM The Last Vermeer 28 8:50PM Africa 10 8:50PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 9PM Minyan 32 9PM Persian Lessons 34 Tue 16 March Sun 7 March Thu 11 March 12PM When Hitler Stole 12PM The Human Factor 23 12PM The Last Stage 27 Pink Rabbit 45 12:10PM A Starry Sky Above 2PM Incitement 24 12:10PM Churchill and the the Roman Ghetto 8 2:15PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 Movie Mogul 15 2:15PM When Hitler Stole 4:15PM The Last Vermeer 28 2PM Unchained Part 4 43 Pink Rabbit 45 4:30PM Comrade Dov 16 2:20PM A Starry Sky Above 2:20PM Breaking Bread 14 6:30PM The Oath 33 the Roman Ghetto 8 4:10PM Incitement 24 6:40PM Kineret 26 4:30PM Adventures of 4:40PM Alan Pakula: 7PM Unchained Part 4 43 a Mathematician 9 Going for Truth 10 8:40PM The Human Factor 23 4:40PM The Oath 33 6:40PM The Oath 33 9PM Red Fields 35 7:30PM Drinks 6:55PM Persian Lessons 34 8PM Closing Night film – 9:10PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 Fri 12 March Shtisel (s3 eps 1-2) 38 ★ 9:25PM Shiva Baby 37 12PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32

Mon 8 March 2PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 12PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31 Sat 13 March 12:15PM Anton 11 2PM Honorable Men 22 2PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 2:10PM Golden Voices 19

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Thu 18 February Fri 26 February 8:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 6:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 12PM Adventures of

6:45PM Love, It Was Not 30 a Mathematician 9 Fri 5 March 12PM Churchill and the 8:40PM Esau 18 2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 Movie Mogul 15 Sat 20 February Sat 27 February

2:15PM Alan Pakula: 2PM The Last Picture Show Sat 6 March 2PM Golden Voices 19 Going for Truth 10 in Bucharest 27 2:15PM Abu Omar 8 4:15PM Waiting for Anya 44 2:15PM Holy Silence 21 4PM When Hitler Stole 4:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 4PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 Pink Rabbit 45 6:30PM When Hitler Stole 4:15PM Anton 11 4:15PM Asia 12 Pink Rabbit 45 6:30PM Menachem Begin: 6:25PM Persian Lessons 34 6:45PM Persian Lessons 34 War and Peace 31 6:40PM Soros 39 9PM Shiva Baby 37 ★ 6:40PM Persian Lessons 34 9PM Incitement 24 8:30PM Incitement 24 Sun 21 February Sun 7 March 12:15PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 Sun 28 February 12PM The Shepherd 37 2PM The Sign Painter 39 12PM Breaking Bread 14 12:15PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 4PM Soros 39 12:15PM Love in Suspenders 29 in Her Own Words 36 4:30PM Asia 12 2PM The Last Vermeer 28 2PM Holy Silence 21 6:30PM Here We Are 20 2:15PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 2:15PM Adventures of 6:45PM Menachem Begin: 4PM The Sign Painter 39 a Mathematician 9 War and Peace 31 4:25PM Adventures of 4PM Here We Are 20 8:30PM Minyan 32 a Mathematician 9 4:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:30PM Asia 12 6:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 Mon 22 February 6:40PM The Oath 33 2PM Anton 11 8:40PM Minyan 32 8:30PM Golden Voices 19 4:15PM Incitement 24 Mon 8 March 6:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 Mon 1 March 12PM Incitement 24 6:45PM The Human Factor 23 2PM Golden Voices 19 12:15PM When Hitler Stole 8:40PM Adventures of 4PM Israel, the Land Pink Rabbit 45 a Mathematician 9 of TV Series 25 2:30PM Golden Voices 19 6:15PM The Shepherd 37 2:40PM Love, It Was Not 30 Tue 23 February 6:30PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 12PM Asia 12 4:25PM Asia 12 in Her Own Words 36 2PM When Hitler Stole 4:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 8:30PM Africa 10 Pink Rabbit 45 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 4:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 Tue 2 March 6:45PM Menachem Begin: 6:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 2PM When Hitler Stole War and Peace 31 6:40PM The Mystery of the Pink Rabbit 45 8:40PM Shiva Baby 37 Black Book 32 4:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41

8:30PM The Oath 33 6:30PM A Starry Sky Above Tue 9 March 2:15PM Adventures of a the Roman Ghetto 8 Mathematician 9 Wed 24 February 6:40PM Alan Pakula: 2PM Adventures of a 4:20PM Waiting for Anya 44 Going for Truth 10 Mathematician 9 6:30PM The Oath 33 8:40PM Minyan 32 4:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:40PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 Wed 3 March in Her Own Words 36 6:45PM Breaking Bread 14 4PM Golden Voices 19 8:40PM Asia 12 8:30PM Incitement 24 6:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41

6:40PM Adventures of Wed 10 March 2PM Incitement 24 Thu 25 February a Mathematician 9 2PM Asia 12 4:30PM Asia 12 8:40PM Persian Lessons 34 4PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:20PM When Hitler Stole Thu 4 March 6:40PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 Pink Rabbit 45 4:15PM Incitement 24 8:40PM The End of Love 17 6:40PM The Human Factor 23 6:30PM The Oath 33 8:45PM Shiva Baby 37 6:45PM The Human Factor 23 48 Film Program LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN —

Thu 11 March 4:10PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:45PM The Oath 33 2PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:20PM Love in Suspenders 29 8:50PM Shiva Baby 37 4PM Asia 12 6:30PM Golden Voices 19

6:20PM Holy Silence 21 6:40PM The Last Vermeer 28 Mon 15 March 4PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:30PM Here We Are 20 8:30PM Asia 12 6:30PM Esau 18 8:30PM Last Picture Show 6:40PM Golden Voices 19 in Bucharest 27 Sun 14 March 12PM The Human Factor 23 8:30PM Churchill and the Fri 12 March 12:15PM A Starry Sky Above Movie Mogul 15 ★ 12PM Incitement 24 the Roman Ghetto 8

2:30PM When Hitler Stole 2:10PM When Hitler Stole Tue 16 March 12PM Love, It Was Not 30 Pink Rabbit 45 Pink Rabbit 45 2PM Incitement 24 2:30PM Breaking Bread 14

Sat 13 March 4PM Alan Pakula: 2PM Adventures of Going for Truth 10 a Mathematician 9 4:15PM Incitement 24 2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:15PM Persian Lessons 34

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Opening Night — SEE PAGE 6 Comrade Dov Closing Night — SEE PAGE 7 Join us for a live digital Q&A with Comrade Dov director Barak Heymann and former Classic Cinemas Historical Tour MK - and documentary protagonist - Join JIFF Artistic Director Eddie Tamir for Dov Khenin, hosted by Kate Rosenberg. a free tour around the home of JIFF, the Presented by the New Israel Fund. historic Classic Cinemas in Elsternwick. CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Book at jiff.com.au Tue 2 Mar, 6:40PM CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Sun 28 Feb, 10AM Holy Silence This thought-provoking documentary tells A Starry Sky Above Roman Ghetto the dramatic story of the Vatican’s actions – Introduced by Dr. Andrea Pagani, Centre of and inactions – during World War II and the Language and Society at Monash University. years leading up to it. Rabbi Ralph Genende Co-presented by the Istituto Italiano di and Friar Peter Malone join us for a post- Cultura, Melbourne screening discussion. CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Tue 23 Feb, 6:50PM Thu 4 Mar, 6:20PM

Breaking Bread event screening Israel, the Land of TV Series — SEE PAGE 6 Celebrate the global success of Israeli CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK television content with the fascinating (ROOFTOP) documentary Israel, the Land of TV Series, Sun 28 Feb, 8PM for 8:15PM film start presented by Series-ly and introduced by Rosi Meltzer. Churchill and the Movie Mogul CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Introduced by Brian McFarlane, Honorary Thu 25 Feb, 8:30PM Associate Professor at Monash University, author of An Autobiography of British Jez: A Letter to Life Cinema: As Told by the Filmmakers and Director Mitzi Goldman joins us for a post- Actors Who Made It and The Encyclopedia screening Q&A and discussion. of British Film. Co-presented by Melbourne CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Cinematheque. Wed 3 Mar, 6:30PM LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN Mon 15 Mar, 8:30PM The Last Stage Shot on location in Auschwitz in 1948, Wanda Jakubowska’s filmThe Last Stage is a landmark and influential piece of post-Holocaust cinema. JIFF presents a special screening of the newly completed restoration, introduced by Professor 50 Rebecca Margolis, Director of the Australian Melbourne Events —

Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash Thou Shalt Not Hate University. Co-presented by Melbourne Introduced by Dr. Andrea Pagani from the Cinematheque and the Australian Centre for Centre of Language and Society at Monash Jewish Civilisation. University. Co-presented by Istituto Italiano CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK di Cultura, Melbourne Sun 28 Feb, 4:40PM CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Mon 1 Mar, 6:40PM Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy ‘Til Kingdom Come — Director Q&A This gripping six-part documentary series — SEE PAGE 6 details the suspicious death of Jewish federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the investigator CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community Sun 21 Feb, 6:40PM centre in Buenos Aires. Join us for a back-to- back binge of all six episodes and receive a Unchained complimentary popcorn in the intermission. Join us for a back-to-back binge of all twelve CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK episodes – presented in four parts – and Sun 28 Feb receive a complimentary popcorn and Part 1 — 12PM choctop. Unchained is a suspenseful Israeli Part 2 — 3:15PM TV show that explores the lives of Orthodox Judaism’s agunot, ‘chained women’ who are Ruth: Justice Ginsburg refused divorces from their husbands. in Her Own Words CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Join us to celebrate the extraordinary Sun 21 Feb life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Part 1 — 11AM This screening of the new and inspiring Part 2 — 1:30PM documentary Ruth: Justice Ginburg in Her Part 3 — 4PM Own Words will be introduced by Monash Part 4 — 6:30PM University Associate Professor Dr Melissa Castan. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK Judith Kerr wrote about her own experiences Mon 22 Feb, 8:30PM fleeing Nazism inWhen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, while much of Mirka Mora’s Shiva Baby renowned artwork brings to life the tragedy Director Emma Seligman joins us from she witnessed as a young woman in WWII Toronto for a digital Q&A, hosted by film France. Presented in association with critic and writer Keva York. the new exhibition MIRKA at the Jewish LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN Museum of Australia, join us for a post- Sat 20 Feb, 9PM screening discussion about creative output after trauma, and the positive impact and catharsis offered by the sharing of art. CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

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Thu 18 February Wed 24 February Wed 3 March 7PM Opening Night Event 12PM Incitement 24 12PM Adventures of 8PM Opening Night film – 2PM Asia 12 a Mathematician 9 Incitement 24 ★ 2:30PM Nisman Part 1 33 2:10PM Nisman Part 2 33 6:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:30PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 Fri 19 February 6:45PM Jez: A Letter to Life 25 ★ 6:40PM Persian Lessons 34 12PM When Hitler Stole 8:40PM The End of Love 17 8:40PM Incitement 24 Pink Rabbit 45 2:30PM Asia 12 Thu 25 February Thu 4 March 2PM The Last Vermeer 28 12PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 Sat 20 February 4:25PM The Shepherd 37 2PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 2PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:30PM Red Fields 35 4PM Asia 12 2:15PM Golden Voices 19 6:45PM Love, It Was Not 30 4:10PM Waiting for Anya 44 4PM The Human Factor 23 8:30PM Esau 18 6:30PM Holy Silence 21 4:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:40PM Last Picture Show 6:25PM Persian Lessons 34 Fri 26 February in Bucharest 27 6:40PM 12PM Menachem Begin: Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:30PM Honeymood 22 War and Peace 31 2:10PM Love, It Was Not 30 9PM Shiva Baby 37 ★ Fri 5 March Sat 27 February 12PM Incitement 24 2PM Sun 21 February Waiting for Anya 44 2:30PM When Hitler Stole 11AM ★ 2:15PM Unchained Part 1 43 ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 Pink Rabbit 45 12PM Breaking Bread 14 ★ 4PM Alan Pakula: 12:15PM When Hitler Stole Going for Truth 10 Sat 6 March Pink Rabbit 45 4:20PM Crescendo 16 2PM Adventures of 1:30PM Unchained Part 2 43★ 6:30PM Incitement 24 a Mathematician 9 2:15PM Soros 39 6:40PM When Hitler Stole 2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:45PM The Last Vermeer 28 Pink Rabbit 45 4:10PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4PM The Sign Painter 39 9PM Persian Lessons 34 4:20PM Love in Suspenders 29 4:10PM Unchained Part 3 43★ 6:30PM Golden Voices 19 4:45PM Adventures of Sun 28 February 6:40PM Asia 12 12PM a Mathematician 9 Kineret 26 8:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 12:05PM ★ 6:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 ★ Nisman Part 1 33 1:55PM 6:45PM Unchained Part 4 43★ Soros 39 Sun 7 March 3:30PM ★ 12PM 6:50PM Asia 12 Nisman Part 2 33 The Human Factor 23 4:45PM ★ 12:15PM 8:40PM The Oath 33 The Last Stage 27 Breaking Bread 14 6:45PM Asia 12 2:10PM When Hitler Stole Mon 22 February 7:15PM Menachem Begin: Pink Rabbit 45 12PM Golden Voices 19 War and Peace 31 2:15PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 2:15PM Unchained Part 1 43 8:50PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 4:30PM Alan Pakula: 4:15PM Israel, the Land Going for Truth 10 of TV Series 25 Mon 1 March 4:40PM Incitement 24 12PM 6:30PM The Shepherd 37 Breaking Bread 14 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 2PM 6:40PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg Unchained Part 2 43 6:45PM The Oath 33 4PM in Her Own Words 36 Incitement 24 8:50PM Here We Are 20 4:40PM 8:40PM Here We Are 20 Broken Dreams 15 6:20PM Honorable Men 22 Mon 8 March Tue 23 February 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 ★ 12PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 12PM When Hitler Stole 8:45PM Adventures of 2PM Unchained Part 3 43 Pink Rabbit 45 a Mathematician 9 4:40PM Golden Voices 19 2:35PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:20PM Crescendo 16 ★ 4:40PM Churchill and the Tue 2 March 6:40PM Anton 11 12:15PM Movie Mogul 15 Love, It Was Not 30 8:50PM Abu Omar 8 2PM 6:15PM A Starry Sky Above Asia 12 2:15PM the Roman Ghetto 8 ★ When Hitler Stole Tue 9 March 2PM 6:30PM Alan Pakula: Pink Rabbit 45 Israel, the Land 4:40PM Going for Truth 10 Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 of TV Series 25 6:30PM 4PM 8:30PM Minyan 32 The Last Vermeer 28 The Last Vermeer 28 6:40PM Comrade Dov 16 ★ 6:20PM Soros 39 52 8:50PM The Oath 33 6:30PM Asia 12 Film Program RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK —

8:30PM Born in Jerusalem 4:20PM Asia 12 Tue 16 March and Still Alive 13 6:20PM Persian Lessons 34 12PM When Hitler Stole 6:40PM Soros 39 Pink Rabbit 45 Wed 10 March 8:50PM Incitement 24 2:15PM Adventures of 4PM Asia 12 a Mathematician 9 6:30PM Sun 14 March Africa 10 4:15PM The Oath 33 6:40PM 12PM Here We Are 20 Menachem Begin: 6:30PM The Mystery of the 12:15PM Adventures of War and Peace 31 Black Book 32 8:30PM a Mathematician 9 Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:45PM Africa 10 2PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 8:30PM Here We Are 20 Thu 11 March in Her Own Words 36 12PM The Last Vermeer 28 2:20PM Holy Silence 21 Wed 17 March 2PM Incitement 24 4PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 12PM Asia 12 4PM Comrade Dov 16 4:20PM The Last Vermeer 28 2PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:30PM Waiting for Anya 44 6:30PM Asia 12 4PM Incitement 24 6:45PM The Human Factor 23 8:30PM Churchill and the 4:15PM Churchill and the 8:30PM The Oath 33 Movie Mogul 15 Movie Mogul 15 6PM Israel, the Land Fri 12 March Mon 15 March of TV Series 25 12PM Golden Voices 19 12PM Incitement 24 7:30PM Drinks 2PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 2:30PM Unchained Part 4 43 8PM Closing Night film – 4:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 Sat 13 March Shtisel (s3 eps 1-2) 38 ★ 6:30PM Broken Dreams 15 2PM The Sign Painter 39 6:40PM Persian Lessons 34 2:10PM Breaking Bread 14 8:30PM Minyan 32 4:10PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

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Sat 6 March Sat 13 March Sat 20 March 2:15PM When Hitler Stole 2:15PM Golden Voices 19 2:15PM Asia 12 Pink Rabbit 45 8PM Persian Lessons 34 8:30PM When Hitler Stole 8PM Incitement 24 Pink Rabbit 45 Sun 14 March Sun 7 March 2:15PM Here We Are 20 Sun 21 March 2:15PM Breaking Bread 14 8PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 2:15PM The Human Factor 23 8PM Persian Lessons 34 8PM The Last Vermeer 28 Mon 15 March Mon 8 March 2:15PM The Last Vermeer 28 Mon 22 March 8PM Adventures of 8PM The Oath 33 2:15PM Breaking Bread 14 a Mathematician 9 8PM Asia 12 Tue 16 March Tue 9 March 2:15PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg Tue 23 March 2:15PM Alan Pakula: in Her Own Words 36 2:15PM Holy Silence 21 Going for Truth 10 8PM The Sign Painter 39 8PM The Shepherd 37 8PM Golden Voices 19 Wed 17 March Wed 24 March Wed 10 March 2:15PM Waiting for Anya 44 2:15PM When Hitler Stole 2:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 Pink Rabbit 45 8PM Here We Are 20 8PM Menachem Begin: Thu 18 March War and Peace 31 Thu 11 March 2:15PM When Hitler Stole 2:15PM Asia 12 Pink Rabbit 45 8PM The Human Factor 23 8PM Incitement 24

Fri 12 March Fri 19 March 2:15PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30

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Opening Night — SEE PAGE 6 details the suspicious death of Jewish federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the investigator Closing Night — SEE PAGE 7 of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community Ritz Cinemas Historical Tour centre in Buenos Aires. Join us for a back-to- back binge of all six episodes and receive a Join JIFF Artistic Director Eddie Tamir for complimentary popcorn in the intermission. a free tour around the Sydney home of JIFF, RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK the historic Ritz Cinemas, Randwick. Book at jiff.com.au Sun 28 Feb 12:05PM RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Part 1 — Part 2 — 3:30PM Sun 21 Feb, 10AM

A Starry Sky Above Roman Ghetto Shiva Baby Director Emma Seligman joins us from Introduced by Dr. Cristiana Palmieri from Toronto for a digital Q&A, hosted by film the School of Languages and Cultures at the critic and writer Keva York. University of Sydney. Co-presented by the RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Sydney. Sat 20 Feb, 9PM RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Tue Feb 23, 6:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate Breaking Bread event screening Introduced by Professor Simon Holloway, education officer at the Sydney Jewish — SEE PAGE 6 Museum and Classical Hebrew and Biblical RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Studies scholar. Co-presented by the Istituto Sun 21 Feb, 11:45AM for 12PM film start Italiano di Cultura, Sydney. RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Comrade Dov Mon 1 Mar, 6:15PM Join us for a live digital Q&A with Comrade Dov director Barak Heymann and former ‘Til Kingdom Come — Director Q&A MK – and documentary protagonist – — SEE PAGE 6 Dov Khenin, hosted by Kate Rosenberg. Presented by the New Israel Fund. RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Sun 21 Feb, 6:30PM Tue 2 Mar, 6:40PM Unchained Join us for a back-to-back binge of all twelve Jez: A Letter to Life episodes – presented in four parts – and Director Mitzi Goldman joins us for a post- receive a complimentary popcorn and screening panel discussion on leadership in choctop. Unchained is a suspenseful Israeli the Jewish community, and the question of TV show that explores the lives of Orthodox what it is to lead a good life. Presented by the Judaism’s agunot, ‘chained women’ who are Jewish Board of Deputies. refused divorces from their husbands. RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK Wed 24 Feb, 6:45PM Sun 21 Feb Part 1 — 11AM Nisman: The Prosecutor, Part 2 — 1:30PM the President and the Spy Part 3 — 4:10PM This gripping six-part documentary series Part 4 — 6:45PM 54 Perth — LUNA PALACE LEEDERVILLE —

Thu 18 February Tue 23 February 8:30PM Incitement 24 8PM Incitement 24 2PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45 Sun 28 February 2PM Persian Lessons 34 Fri 19 February 4:30PM Incitement 24 12PM Asia 12 4:40PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg 7PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 in Her Own Words 36 9PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 Sat 20 February Wed 24 February 8:40PM Minyan 32 2PM Adventures of 2:15PM The Last Vermeer 28 a Mathematician 9 4:40PM Churchill and the Mon 1 March 4:10PM Alan Pakula: 2:30PM Asia 12 Movie Mogul 15 Going for Truth 10 4:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:30PM Asia 12 6:30PM When Hitler Stole 6:30PM Breaking Bread 14 8:30PM Here We Are 20 Pink Rabbit 45 8:30PM Adventures of 9PM Persian Lessons 34 Thu 25 February a Mathematician 9 2:15PM Golden Voices 19 Sun 21 February 4:15PM Waiting for Anya 44 Tue 2 March 2PM Breaking Bread 14 4:10PM When Hitler Stole 6:30PM When Hitler Stole 3:50PM The Last Vermeer 28 Pink Rabbit 45 Pink Rabbit 45 6:15PM Soros 39 6:35PM The Human Factor 23 9PM The Oath 33 9:05PM Shiva Baby 37 8:50PM The Last Vermeer 28 Fri 26 February Mon 22 February 12PM Asia 12 Wed 3 March 2:30PM Israel, the Land 2:30PM Love, It Was Not 30 of TV Series 25 Sat 27 February 4:30PM Incitement 24 4:10PM The Oath 33 2:15PM The Human Factor 23 8PM Shtisel (s3 eps 1-2) 38 6:40PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 4:30PM The Shepherd 37 8:30PM Golden Voices 19 6:30PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31 Brisbane — NEW FARM CINEMAS, NEW FARM —

Thu 18 February Mon 22 February Fri 26 February 7PM Incitement 24 2:15PM Golden Voices 19 2:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:15PM Asia 12 Fri 19 February 6:30PM The Oath 33 Sat 27 February 2PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 12:15PM The Last Vermeer 28 Tue 23 February 2:40PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 Sat 20 February 4:30PM Incitement 24 4:30PM Adventures of 12:30PM Love, It Was Not 30 7PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 a Mathematician 9 2:30PM Here We Are 20 6:45PM When Hitler Stole 4:30PM The Human Factor 23 Wed 24 February Pink Rabbit 45 7:15PM Shiva Baby 37 2:15PM When Hitler Stole 9:10PM Incitement 24 9PM Persian Lessons 34 Pink Rabbit 45 4:30PM The Shepherd 37 Sun 28 February Sun 21 February 7PM Golden Voices 19 12:15PM Asia 12 12PM Breaking Bread 14 2:10PM Breaking Bread 14 2PM When Hitler Stole Thu 25 February 4:15PM Honeymood 22 Pink Rabbit 45 2:20PM The Human Factor 23 7PM Shtisel (s3 eps 1-2) 38 4:30PM Love in Suspenders 29 4:40PM Incitement 24 6:40PM The Last Vermeer 28 7:15PM Asia 12

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Thu 18 February Mon 22 February Sat 27 February 2:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 2:30PM Golden Voices 19 12PM The Last Vermeer 28 4:30PM Waiting for Anya 44 4:30PM Asia 12 2:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:45PM Asia 12 6:30PM The Oath 33 4:15PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9 Fri 19 February Tue 23 February 6:30PM When Hitler Stole 2:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 4:15PM Incitement 24 Pink Rabbit 45 6:45PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 9PM Sat 20 February Incitement 24 12:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 Wed 24 February Sun 28 February 2:15PM Here We Are 20 2:15PM When Hitler Stole 12:15PM Asia 12 4:15PM Menachem Begin: Pink Rabbit 45 2:20PM Breaking Bread 14 War and Peace 31 4:40PM The Shepherd 37 4:20PM Persian Lessons 34 6:20PM Persian Lessons 34 6:35PM Golden Voices 19 7PM Shtisel (s3 eps 1-2) 38 8:50PM Shiva Baby 37 Thu 25 February Sun 21 February 2PM The Human Factor 23 12:15PM Breaking Bread 14 4:15PM Incitement 24 2:10PM When Hitler Stole 6:40PM Soros 39 Pink Rabbit 45

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A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto 8 The Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27 Abu Omar 8 The Last Stage 27 Adventures of a Mathematician 9 The Last Vermeer 28 Africa 10 Love in Suspenders 29 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10 Love, It Was Not 30 An Irrepressible Woman 11 Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31 Anton 11 Minyan 32 Asia 12 The Mystery of the Black Book 32 Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13 Nisman (eps 1-6) 33 Breaking Bread 14 The Oath 33 Broken Dreams 15 Persian Lessons 34 Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15 Red Fields 35 Comrade Dov 16 Ruth: Justice Ginsburg Crescendo 16 in Her Own Words 36 The End of Love 17 The Shepherd 37 Esau 18 Shiva Baby 37 Golden Voices 19 Shtisel (s3 eps 1-2) 38 Here We Are 20 The Sign Painter 39 Holy Silence 21 Soros 39 Honeymood 22 They Call Me Dr Miami 40 Honorable Men 22 Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 The Human Factor 23 ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 Incitement 24 Unchained (eps 1-12) 43 Israel, the Land of TV Series 25 Waiting for Anya 44 Jez: A Letter to Life 25 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45 Kineret 26 Kings of Capitol Hill 26

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Sydney Ritz Cinema Randwick / 18 Feb — 17 Mar Roseville Cinemas / 6 — 24 Mar

Perth Luna Palace Leederville / 18 Feb — 3 Mar

Brisbane New Farm Cinemas / 18 — 28 Feb

Canberra Dendy Cinemas Canberra / 17 — 28 Feb

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