Name: British-Jewish Life on Film: Leeds + Q&A
Start: 2024-12-03T18:15:00+00:00
Location: The Hyde Park Picture House

British-Jewish Life on Film: Leeds + Q&A

Films screening at this event:
Our Neighbour's Ass
Pears Short Film Fund Winner - A widow, played by Dame Maureen Lipman, left with the responsibility of caring for her late husband’s donkey, comes up against her neighbours’ frustrations as the donkey becomes a local nuisance.
Friday Night Flop
Pears Short Film Fund Winner - Tracy-Ann Oberman plays a mother losing touch with her daughter in an age of digital distraction. But a turn of events sparks a new beginning.
The Adeni of Stamford Hill
Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund Winner - A rare snapshot of the little-known community of Jews from Aden, Yemen, who live in the midst of the ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazi community of Stamford Hill.
Pini on the Roof
Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund Winner - Pini on the Roof is a humorous and moving day-in-the-life portrait of Yiddish Blues singer Pini, as he navigates belonging in the secular world whilst not rejecting his past.
Orphaned Burial Grounds
Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund Winner - Far from Britain’s big Jewish communities, forgotten burial grounds have become places for Jews to find each other and fight to preserve their overlooked heritage.
Fridays at S. Cole
Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund Winner - Life at S. Cole, a family-run poulterer from the Jewish East End that has resolutely been serving chicken to migrant communities for more than a century.
Torn
Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund Winner - Following a shocking discovery after October 7th, Torn is a very personal reflection on the ripped posters of the kidnapped and on reclaiming them as a symbol of hope and healing.
Psalms
Regional Tour - A mesmerising and moving musical film exploring what unites us in an increasingly divided world. Filmed in the UK’s most iconic and spiritual locations, including Glen Coe, Hadrian’s Wall, the Peak District, and Neolithic stone circles, and performed in Hebrew, Yiddish, Welsh, Gaelic, Irish and English dialects, this stunning 35-minute, entirely a capella cinematic journey shows how ancient Jewish themes resonate with modern day life. From BAFTA-nominated composer/filmmaker Benjamin Till and performed by acclaimed vocal group Mosaic Voices, together with leading British female folk artists. A unique and emotional audience experience.