Houston Jewish Film Festival

Schedule of Events

1:00 PM - The Boy

Shorts from Israel: A Tribute to Yahav Winner

The Boy
Directed by Yahav Winner, 2023, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, 25 Min.
Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz bordering the Gaza strip, are forced to deal with another round of rockets and combat, each in their own way. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the heat.

Time Out
Directed by Rita Borodiyanski, 2023, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, 20 Min.
A portrait of a young woman from a struggling household, who serves as a soldier in the IDF checkpoint unit. When an emergency arises back home, she must leave immediately. She decides to catch a young troublemaker, in order to persuade her commander to let her go early.

Tariff
Directed by Shaked Gorbatt, 2021, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, 5 Min.
In this sweet, unexpectedly fun vignette, an Arab taxi driver and Jewish passenger from Jaffa try to break the awkward discomfort when news of an outbreak of violence is heard on the radio.

Under her Wing: Rachel-Hadas & Nelly
Directed by Yael Lotem, 2023, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, 7 Min.
Under Her Wing, a documentary series exploring that special kind of love between grandmothers and granddaughters. At age 90, Nelly decides to move to Israel from Brooklyn to be closer to her granddaughter.

Sirens
Directed by Erez Tadmor, 2017, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, 20 min.
As missiles rain down on Tel Aviv, a frustrated Israeli couple faces a series of misadventures after an early morning call from the fertility doctor, in this frantic, funny and surprise-filled Israeli Academy Award winner for Best Short Film.

This film contains adult themese, including nudity and is intended for mature audiences.

4:00 PM - Generation 1.5

Documentary, Directed by Roman Shumunov, 2023, Israel, Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles, 80 Min., Kaplan Theatre

Over one million immigrants from the former Soviet Union arrived in Israel during the 1990s. Generation 1.5—those who made aliyah as children and teenagers—are now adults, assimilated into Israeli society but still grappling with their identity and sense of belonging in their adopted homeland. This profound narrative of a truly mass exodus follows several immigrants, examining the discrimination they faced, compromises made by their families and the indelible mark they have made on Israeli society.

7:00 PM - Hummus Full Trailer

Comedy, Directed by Asaf Kobrovsky, 2022, Israel, Hebrew, with English subtitles, 93 Min., Kaplan Theatre

Three shipping containers of illegal goods get mixed up in the port city of Haifa. Russian smugglers, ultra-Orthodox gun dealers and Arab traffickers scramble to undo the mishap. Amid this mishugas, a couple of gay florists attempt to plan a wedding for a mobster's son. With a stellar troupe of top Israeli stars, this hilarious rollercoaster ride is packed with over-the-top Tarantino-esque action and outlandish stereotypes.

Location: Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Kaplan Theatre