Short Film Competition
The Miami Jewish Film Festival's fifth annual Short Film Competition presents some of the most prestigious international short films and many new discoveries. Presented in partnership with Film Movement, a renowned US Distributor, one winner will be selected to receive a distribution deal and a cash prize. Together, the Miami Jewish Film Festival and Film Movement seek to discover and develop independent artists and to provide a platform for them to showcase their works to a global audience.
Fifth Annual Short Film Competition Lineup:
ABEO
North American Premiere | Directed by Lena Freidman & Gaia Ratner
Israel | 7 minutes | 2019
A meditative animated fable about a couple who wash up on a remote desert island.
ALEF B'TAMUZ
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Yael Reisfeld
Israel | 6 minutes | 2019
Three pilgrims experience a strange night in an old Jewish cemetery when they are possessed by souls from the 16th century.
BEAR WITH ME
A short-animated documentary on immigrants who left
their home and crossed borders for love. DOLOR
A Ladino lament song becomes a journey down memory
lane, and a poetic farewell to a lost world. THE FIDDLE
Based on Sholem Aleichem's short story "The Fiddle,"
this is the story of Sholom, the boy that was destined to become the
fiddler on the roof. HOME
Based on the true story of one building, the shared
experiences of community, immigration, and diversity are
explored. INSIDE THE PIPES
A funny, supercharged journey into Tel Aviv's new
central station. LOST & FOUND
A young boy gets lost in a busy shopping mall,
foreshadowing the story of his death as a soldier in the
Israel-Lebanon War. MINOR ACCIDENT OF WAR
The story of a veteran's harrowing experience as a
navigator, flying in the largest air raid over Berlin in World War
II. NO ONE WILL LOVE YOU
A passing plane overhead suddenly ignites a woman's
struggle for freedom. NOBODY SPEAK
During Memorial Day, a young girl is swallowed by
the sea and starts to envision the deteriorating political and social
reality of Israel. PARPARIM
A family from an Israeli kibbutz takes their ailing
patriarch for a ride on a lazy Sunday and encounter the ephemerality
of the natural world. PITALEV
A coming of age story about a twenty-something Israeli stumbling his way through life and love in the urban jungle. POP 30
A young woman tries to come to terms with a failed
relationship after moving back home. SHALVA
In a synthetic meditation space, an empty shell
seeks power. THE SIGN
Sara firmly disagrees about her granddaughter's
wedding plan. To convince her not to marry, she takes her to her
husband's grave and begs him for a sign. STITCHING A LIFE: THE STORY OF TRUDIE STROBEL
A child survivor of the Holocaust begins stitching
vast tableaus of her dark and personal memories that explodes into
works of breathtaking art. SWEATER
Corey is having a terrible day, but his new sweater
and a trip to the coffee shop just might turn it all
around. TAMOU
A day in the life of a trans man in 20th century
Morocco, as his identity unfolds in the shadow of patriarchal
society.
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Daphna Awadish
Netherlands | 4 minutes | 2019
North American Premiere | Directed by Dotan Moreno
Israel | 4 minutes | 2019
Hebrew with English subtitles
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Asher Schwartz
Israel | 8 minutes | 2019
Yiddish with English subtitles
International Premiere | Directed by Anita Bruvere
UK | 6 minutes | 2019
International Premiere | Directed by Adva Santo
Israel | 5 minutes | 2019
East Coast Premiere | Directed by Shimon Engel & Ofer Winter
Israel | 4 minutes | 2019
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Diane Fredel-Weis
USA | 10 minutes | 2019
International Premiere | Directed by Aya Honig
Israel | 4 minutes | 2019
North American Premiere | Directed by Rotem Shapira
Israel | 6 minutes | 2019
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Yona Rozenkier
Israel | 7 minutes | 2019
Hebrew with English subtitles
South Florida Premiere | Directed by Omri Dekel-Kadosh
Israel | 10 minutes | 2019
Hebrew with English subtitles
South Florida Premiere | Directed by Shira Billig
Israel | 18 minutes | 2019
Hebrew with English subtitles
Florida Premiere | Directed by Danna Grace Windsor
Israel | 3 minutes | 2019
Hebrew with English subtitles
North American Premiere | Directed by Yona Rozenkier & Eleonora Veninova
Israel-Macedonia | 12 minutes | 2019
Southeast US Premiere | Produced by Cheri Gaulke
USA | 8 minutes| 2019
Florida Premiere | Directed by Nick Borenstein
USA | 5 minutes| 2019
International Premiere | Directed by Tzor Edery & Tom Prezman
Israel | 10 minutes| 2019
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