East Bay International Jewish Film Festival


Schedule Of Events:

Monday, March 18, 12 am - Saturday, March 23, 12 am

12:00 am - Delegation

12:00 am - International Short Film Series
Haircut
Shlomi the hairdresser wants his son David to go to the most religious high school in the town, headed up by a famous rabbi whom everyone reveres. But when the rabbi's son enters the salon one day and gets the wrong haircut, Shlomi realizes he may have ruined his boy's chances forever.

In The Garden Of Tulips
Amidst the 1988 Iran-Iraq war, Caroline takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of Birjand. A story of triumph for all diasporic people whose narrative has been imbued with what it means to leave your home. Based on a true story.

Irit Bardugo's Bar Mitzvah
Irit Bardugo's only son has reached bar mitzvah age, and she's planning a synagogue celebration the likes of which the neighborhood has never seen. Even when everything goes wrong, Irit is not going to give in without a fight.

The Boy
Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz bordering the Gaza strip, are forced to deal with another round of rockets and combat, each in their own way. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the heat.

The Caretaker
The inconspicuous caretaker of the city's largest museum has a special, silent connection to art (and the creators of art). When his world is torn apart by the merciless Gleichschaltung he risks everything to save some of the “degenerate” artworks from being confiscated by the Nazis.

The Night's Already Gone
Einav, a band musician whose wife has left him and who is about to get fired for being unreliable, must get to a certain wedding venue by sunset, if he wants to keep his job. After his car breaks down he finds himself hitching a ride in the dilapidated van of a bunch of "Nachman" Hassids, an encounter that will have unexpected consequences.

12:00 am - Less Than Kosher

12:00 am - Matchmaking

12:00 am - Wedding Night

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