Afternoon of Shorts

Part of the Houston Jewish Film Festival, this "Afternoon of Shorts" includes: 

Ave Maria: The silent routine of five nuns living in the West Bank is disturbed when an Israeli settler’s car breaks down outside their convent just before Shabbat. Ave Maria was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscars.

Kapunka: When Israeli law pushes Shmulik’s back to the wall, he decides to take matters into his own hands. If only he knew how funny it would turn out.

Ischler: Evil comes from unexpected places as three Jewish sisters seek shelter in the Budapest apartment of a highly regarded doctor during the Holocaust. 

Lookout: Serving as a lookout in the Israeli military, Timmy distracts herself from the tiring work by creating her own imaginary world. Then one day something happens in front of her eyes, shattering her protective bubble. 

YidLife Crisis: Chaimie and Leizer, best friends and debating adversaries, tackle life, love, and lactose intolerance in this hilarious foodie-centric short series done entirely in their grandparents’ Yiddish.

Lost Paradise: A man and a woman are making love in a one-star hotel room. A moment later, when both are dressed, the idyll that seemed authentic is now gone in this present-day Adam and Eve story.

Dear God: Aaron cleans up the messages that people place into the historic Wailing Wall. One day a beautiful, mysterious woman leaves a note and Aaron decides to fulfill her deepest wish.