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TEST YOUR SYSTEM: Festival Trailer (FREE)
No Longer AvailableTEST YOUR SYSTEM - Make sure your system works before you purchase your virtual tickets or before November 6 to ensure you can watch the films. To test your system, buy a ticket to the this trailer and play it on the device you plan to use to watch the virtual films. It is a FREE trailer and you will not be charged.
Make sure you check out with this in your cart so that it is added to your account. Once purchased, click on your initial in the top-right corner and click on "MY CALENDAR". The trailer will have a "WATCH NOW" button that you can click when ready to watch. A brown box will appear asking if you are going to watch on that specific device or another device. Make sure you test out the system that you want to watch your films on. If you have trouble viewing this trailer, please go to the FAQs to the "Ways to Watch Virtually" or "Tech Tips".
TEST YOUR SYSTEM - Make sure your system works before you purchase your virtual tickets or before November 6 to ensure you can watch the films. To test your system, buy a ticket to the this trailer and play it on the device you plan to use to watch the virtual films. It is a FREE trailer and you will not be charged.
Make sure you check out with this in your cart so that it is added to your account. Once purchased, click on your initial in the top-right corner and click on "MY CALENDAR". The trailer will have a "WATCH NOW" button that you can click when ready to watch. A brown box will appear asking if you are going to watch on that specific device or another device. Make sure you test out the system that you want to watch your films on. If you have trouble viewing this trailer, please go to the FAQs to the "Ways to Watch Virtually" or "Tech Tips".
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Colleyville
No Longer AvailableOn January 15, 2022, four men were taken hostage by a gunman at Congregation Beth Israel in the seemingly humble town of Colleyville, Texas. The 11-hour ordeal captured the world’s attention and became a startling example of resilience amidst the world’s rampant rise in antisemitism. Featuring never-before-seen security footage and exclusive interviews with the hostages, this thrilling documentary plays closer to an action movie, taking you within the walls of the synagogue on that fateful day to examine how the hostages’ faith, as well as the town’s interfaith community, kept each other strong when all hope seemed lost.
On January 15, 2022, four men were taken hostage by a gunman at Congregation Beth Israel in the seemingly humble town of Colleyville, Texas. The 11-hour ordeal captured the world’s attention and became a startling example of resilience amidst the world’s rampant rise in antisemitism. Featuring never-before-seen security footage and exclusive interviews with the hostages, this thrilling documentary plays closer to an action movie, taking you within the walls of the synagogue on that fateful day to examine how the hostages’ faith, as well as the town’s interfaith community, kept each other strong when all hope seemed lost.
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
No Longer AvailableThis inspiring documentary chronicles the acclaimed American singer-songwriter Janis Ian’s epic life journey beginning with her Jewish childhood on a chicken farm in New Jersey; her youthful struggle with notoriety following her first hit “Society’s Child” about an interracial love affair; her ascent to fame with the single “At Seventeen” about body shaming; and her pathbreaking album Breaking Silence about her lesbian identity. The film features Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Smart and other stars.
This inspiring documentary chronicles the acclaimed American singer-songwriter Janis Ian’s epic life journey beginning with her Jewish childhood on a chicken farm in New Jersey; her youthful struggle with notoriety following her first hit “Society’s Child” about an interracial love affair; her ascent to fame with the single “At Seventeen” about body shaming; and her pathbreaking album Breaking Silence about her lesbian identity. The film features Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Smart and other stars.
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Running on Sand
No Longer AvailableOmari is an Eritrean refugee living in Israel whose home is raided by immigration officers. During an attempt to escape deportation at the airport, he is mistaken for a talented Nigerian soccer player, the latest acquisition by Israel’s Maccabi Netanya. Despite zero soccer skills, Omari hides his identity, enjoying his new lavish lifestyle. He helps to heal racial divisions between his own teammates and a tender romantic bond develops with the charming daughter of the team owner. Anchored by a diverse ensemble cast, Running on Sand is a charming antidote to our polarizing times.
Omari is an Eritrean refugee living in Israel whose home is raided by immigration officers. During an attempt to escape deportation at the airport, he is mistaken for a talented Nigerian soccer player, the latest acquisition by Israel’s Maccabi Netanya. Despite zero soccer skills, Omari hides his identity, enjoying his new lavish lifestyle. He helps to heal racial divisions between his own teammates and a tender romantic bond develops with the charming daughter of the team owner. Anchored by a diverse ensemble cast, Running on Sand is a charming antidote to our polarizing times.
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Telling Nonie
No Longer AvailableIn 1956, Shin Bet official Geizi Tsafrir helped assassinate Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Hafiz Darwish, a military mastermind of the Egyptian Military Intelligence. Now, over 50 years later, an elderly Geizi seeks redemption and contacts Darwish’s daughter, Nonie, who has since grown to become a voice against radical Islam and a supporter of Israel. Nonie agrees to meet with him in Israel, where she confronts her traumatic past through a new lens. This essential documentary sheds an unwavering spotlight on Israeli-Arab division while charting a path forward of reconciliation and forgiveness.
In 1956, Shin Bet official Geizi Tsafrir helped assassinate Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Hafiz Darwish, a military mastermind of the Egyptian Military Intelligence. Now, over 50 years later, an elderly Geizi seeks redemption and contacts Darwish’s daughter, Nonie, who has since grown to become a voice against radical Islam and a supporter of Israel. Nonie agrees to meet with him in Israel, where she confronts her traumatic past through a new lens. This essential documentary sheds an unwavering spotlight on Israeli-Arab division while charting a path forward of reconciliation and forgiveness.
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The Glory of Life
No Longer AvailableFranz Kafka was known for his darkly cerebral and psychological novels, however this tender German drama suggests his final months were colored by a beautiful love story. While on vacation in a beachside town in 1923, Kafka meets Dora Diamant, a charming and politically-active Orthodox Jewish kindergarten teacher. Despite Kafka’s rapidly-progressing tuberculosis, the two fall in love and decide to share a life together in Berlin. Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Kumpfmüller, The Glory of Life demythologizes one of the world’s greatest writers with hope and heart.
Franz Kafka was known for his darkly cerebral and psychological novels, however this tender German drama suggests his final months were colored by a beautiful love story. While on vacation in a beachside town in 1923, Kafka meets Dora Diamant, a charming and politically-active Orthodox Jewish kindergarten teacher. Despite Kafka’s rapidly-progressing tuberculosis, the two fall in love and decide to share a life together in Berlin. Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Kumpfmüller, The Glory of Life demythologizes one of the world’s greatest writers with hope and heart.
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