Name: SHTTL (2022) Film Screening
Start: 2026-01-14T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-14T21:00:00-05:00
Location: VCU Commons Theater

SHTTL (2022) is Ukrainian-French drama depicting a Jewish shtetl in Ukraine on the eve of the Nazi invasion known as Operation Barbarossa. The film follows Mendele, a filmmaker who returns from Kyiv to reunite with the love of his life, disrupting the balance of the entire town. Shot in a single unflinching take and featuring nearly all-Yiddish dialogue, SHTTL captures one final day in the life of the shtetl before its disappearance.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with SHTTL executive producer and actor Lili Rosen.
Registration required. Please follow this link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKAdiv8WfFHJKEn_PmUqMGEQVq5C6eTrAaLCvi7DYBoMA5-A/viewform
Sponsored by the VCU Harry Lyons Chair in Judaic Studies