The Jewish and Israeli films to look out for at TIFF
This year’s festival includes dramas about the struggles of Orthodox communities in the U.S. and the U.K., plus the world premieres of films by Jewish-Canadian directors like animator Sol Friedman and documentarian Alan Zweig.
We Forgot to Break Up premieres at TIFF
Toronto writer and director Chandler Levack’s 15-minute short We Forgot to Break Up, about a trans male reuniting with former bandmates years after abandoning the group, premieres at TIFF’s Short Cuts Programme 05.
Soccer hooligans of the Middle East
Israeli soccer fans are a passionate bunch, none more rabid, rowdy or racist than La Familia, Beitar of Jerusalem
Women play major role in Israeli TIFF screenings
Among the six films selected from Israel for TIFF are works from three women directors – all of whom are making their feature debuts. Meanwhile, Or Sinai, a recent Jerusalem film school graduate, is making her first TIFF appearance with the short film Anna.
