OS it SS /O&M WB-JCC 5/24 SHORTS PROGRAM Sponsored by Natalie & Manny Charach, Jewish Federation of Flint, Co-sponsored by Debbie & Jeff Devries in honor of David Devries Program introduction with award-winning filmmaker and Michigan native, David Devries Lumieres France, 2010, 7 minutes, French with English subtitles Winner of "best film" in a competition for short documentaries at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010! Lumieres explores the people under the spotlight during the Cannes Film Festival. By telling the story of an actress in a lesser-known Cannes theatre, it looks at the contrast between life on the stage and the glamour of cinema. Door Prize USA, 2009, 7 minutes, English A restaurant. A necktie. A line at the ladies room... peeing should never be so problematic. "This is a delightful little film. The characters were so colorful, and the writing was witty and solid. The film's message: 'Don't judge a book by its cover."' - Cleveland International Film Festival 2010 The Boston LGBT Film Festival, Official Selections 2010 ()Cinema FT Worth International Film Festival 2009 Winner, Hamburg International Queer Film Festival, Best GenderBender Short 2009 Winner, Film Out: San Diego Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Best Female Short 2009 Winner, Kansas City Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Best Short Don't Tell Santa You're Jewish Canada, 2010, 4 minutes, English The story of a little girl who is encouraged by her mom to sit on Santa's knee at her hockey club's Christmas Party so she can get a present. Only trouble is, she's got to remember NOT to tell him she is Jewish. This brightly animated short addresses the anxiety of not fitting in and learning that Santa isn't real. A coming-of-age story with a twist. The Honeymoon Suite Gefilte Fish United Kingdom, 2010,10 minutes English, and French with English subtitles Israel, 2008,10 minutes Hebrew, with English subtitles The Honeymoon Suite provides a humorous, poignant glimpse into the often misunderstood world of the Orthodox arranged marriages. After a jubilant wedding, a new couple sits awkwardly opposite one another in their room. Theirs is a marriage with all the unknowns, unspoken feelings and expectations - a relationship, the film suggests, that is not so different from any other marriage: new, strange and exciting. Gali's family has a longstanding tradition: Every engaged woman must prepare gefilte fish from scratch to have a happy marriage. When Gali gets engaged, her mother and grandmother give her live carp to be used for the gefilte fish. Follow Gali and her carp on their adventure to true happiness, despite tradition. Take a 10-minute break, sit back and laugh a little! 2010 Winner, Pear's Foundation Short Film Fund Passover USA, 2009, 6 minutes German, with English subtitles A Jewish man disguised as a German citizen during WWII finds hope in the most unlikely places. A Reuben by Any Other Name USA, 2010, 5 minutes, English Are all Reuben sandwiches created equal? Take a humorous look at the differences between Orthodox and Reform Judaism, played out in the differences between the New York and Los Angeles versions of the Reuben sandwich. Hilarious scenes from famous delis on the East and West coasts. Seltzer Works USA, 2010, 7 minutes, English In the early 1900s, thousands of seltzer deliverymen travelled the country, schlepping glass bottles filled with fizzy water to millions of customers. Today, with only a handful of deliverymen left in the country, most of the old customers have passed on or drink mass-produced pop from the supermarket. But third-generation seltzer-filler Kenny Gomberg is still in business in Brooklyn and fending off the supermarket seltzer takeover. 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2009 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival I Am Ruthie Segal, Hear Me Roar United Kingdom, 2009,10 minutes, English Today is Ruthie Segal's big bat mitzvah party. The fish balls are defrosted, the dress is ironed and the guests are waiting. But Ruthie has a slightly different idea about what it means to become a woman. This short comedy celebrates chutzpah, passion and everyone's secret obsession with schmaltzy musicals! David de Ster (Starring David) Holland, 2010,10 minutes, Dutch, with English subtitles David is a 12-year-old from Holland. He's ambitious, smart, funny and "almost Jewish." (His father is Jewish, but his mother is not.). Why does David identify so strongly as Jewish and want to become a bar mitzvah? What does it mean to be a part of the Jewish people and community? Follow David's rite of passage in this story of a remarkable young teen. 2010 1DFA Festival, Official Selection 2010 HotDocs Film Festival, Official Selection 2010 Winner, Silverdocs Festival, Best Short 2010 Winner, Full Frame Festival, Best Short 248.661.1900 11 WARNING: Some shorts contain mature language and content. www.jccdet.org