Vancouver Jewish Film Festival Guide

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Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

March 4 to 14, 2021

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The 32nd annual Vancouver Jewish Film Festival moves online from March 4 to 14, boasting films from around the world.

The offerings span dramas, comedies, thrillers, documentaries, and much more—showcasing the diversity of Jewish culture and connecting audiences through storytelling and shared narratives.

Keep your eye on this page for reviews, interviews, and more.

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VJFF ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

Articles

Film review: Winter Journey's story of survival in Nazi Germany pushes the documentary form

Authentic-feeling re-enactments meet digitally altered archival footage and photographs

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Film review: Subversively fun Kiss Me Kosher sets love amid a powder keg

Israeli-Palestinian tensions and intergenerational trauma set the unlikely backdrop to romantic comedy at VJFF

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Film review: They Ain't Ready for Me paints a vivid portrait of Tamar Manasseh's fight to save her neighbourhood

Heartwarming story of rabbinical student puts viewer at street level in Chicago’s South Side

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Film review: Here We Are crafts tender, layered story of father-and-son bond

Exploring autism, the parental role, and the need to let go

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Breaking Bread documentary digs into food as a bridge between Arabs and Jews

Playing at the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, the film hears from chefs behind Israel’s A-Sham Arab Food Festival

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Film review: Asia's quietly devastating story of a teen and her mother is Vancouver Jewish Film Festival standout

Strong performances drive aching tale of two people who don’t realize they need each other

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Vancouver Jewish Film Festival announces lineup of virtual screenings, March 4 to 14

Offerings span award-winning features Asia and Thou Shalt Not Hate

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Vancouver Jewish Film Festival Guide