Six Shorts! – One Ticket: The 20th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
VIEW EVENT DETAILSThe 20th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Miriam
Director: Shulamit Lifshitz| Israel |2018| Short/Comedy | Silent | 6 mins
One man’s attempt to marry off his daughter—the Jerusalem way.
Supported by The Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong & Macau
Refuge
Director: Sara Logan Hofstein|Austria |2019| Short/ Drama| English/German I English subtitles I 19 mins
A Jewish American woman and an Ethiopian refugee reconcile Austria’s past with its present.
Supported by the Australian Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau
Sad Sachs
Director: Joel Pearlgut| Australia | 2019 | Short/Comedy | English | 10 mins
The Sachs are running late to their cousin’s wedding when their driver lets loose a bizarre, anti-Semitic rant.
Supported by the Australian Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau
The Rabbi
Director: Uriya Hertz | Israel | 2016 |Short / Drama| Hebrew | English Subtitles | 20 mins
Michael is a charismatic and much-admired Rabbi at a Jerusalem yeshiva. A revealing confession by Gadi, his favorite student, will shake the Rabbi’s familiar and secure world.
With the support of Pink Season
Almost Liam
Director: Sapir Rokach | Israel | 2018 | Short / Documentary | Hebrew | English Subtitles | 28 mins
Before leaving for Germany where he will undergo irreversible surgery, Liam reflects on his previous female identity.
Supported by The Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong & Macau.
With the support of the Pink Season
Sushi, Meatballs & Everything
Director: Baruch Rosenstein | Israel | 2018 | Short / Drama | Hebrew | English subtitles | 15 mins
Sometimes a girls’ in-laws can be much too loving and supportive.
Supported by The Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong & Macau.
Event Details
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiraltya