Religion

18 Voices Sing Kol Nidre

The secrets of a sacred chant from those who have been touched by it.

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400 Miles to Freedom

An Ethiopian Jew breaks his 20-year silence on being kidnapped while fleeing Ethiopia through Sudan to Israel as a child.

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al imam

Despite controversy and threats, Muslim singer/songwriter turned spiritual leader Ani Zonneveld takes a stand for justice through activism.

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Aliyah Dada

Aliyah Dada uses the avant-garde style to bring the rich and tragic history of Jews in Romania to life, culminating in a new Jewish renaissance. ...

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Away from the Tribe's Center

This is a story of six men and women who established in the 70s a Jewish-Palestinian Marxist movement named "The Workers Alliance" and attempted...

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Bad Faith

Clara, a Jew, and Ismael, an Arab, are a happy couple. When Clara becomes pregnant, they are over the moon. Everything's fine...until they......

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Badass Beauty Queen

The story behind Miss World contestant Anastasia Lin using her most powerful weapon, her beauty to stand up to an oppressive regime.

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Born Again

Born Again is a documentary by and about one woman’s 30-year search to come to terms with her true sexual identity while growing up in...

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Broken Mirrors

The ten-minute documentary "Broken Mirrors" tells the story of the filmmaker's lost identity, a Jewish heritage that had been suppressed for...

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Brothers

In Israel, two brothers are torn apart by the same things that tear apart their country: religion and politics.

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Building Babel

'Building Babel' follows a year in the life and work of Sharif El-Gamal, the developer behind New York’s ‘Ground Zero Mosque’....

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Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell

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Confrontation at Concordia

On September 9th, 2002, at Montreal's Concordia University, student union activists staged a violent protest to stop former Israeli Prime Minister...

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Creature

A boldly compassionate look at gender ambiguity. In 1994, Director Parris Patton drove a two-man crew to the corner of Santa Monica and La Brea...

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Damned to Heaven

Damned to Heaven documents the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist religious sect on the Utah/Arizona border headed by Warren...

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Daughters of Wisdom

In remote, rural Tibet, Buddhist nuns live as nomadic subsistence farmers and herders as they struggle to eat and survive. The nuns of Kala...

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Demeter's Spring

The film draws a portrait of a Cemetery as it follows a single life cycle observing the cemetery as it withers and blooms again.

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Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

An offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters.

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The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls

Every year 30,000 Hasidim flock to Ukraine visiting their leader’s grave -- where thousands of Jews were slaughtered in 1768.

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Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and the Revolt of Islam

"Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam" reaches the unavoidable conclusion that Western and Israeli misunderstanding of Islam is...

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The Four Sons and All Their Sons: A Passover Tale

The Four Sons are the focus of the most beloved and intriguing stories in the Haggadah, the book read and sung at the Passover Seder.

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God's Messengers

A powerful inside look at the group of Jewish settlers who inhabit the unauthorized outpost of Havat Gilad.

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Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion

Hannah Cohen can’t wait to make her Holy Communion – only problem is, she’s Jewish!

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Hell House

At first glance a souped-up Halloween haunted house, Hell Houses are modern-day fire-and-brimstone sermons replete with hundreds of actors, truck...

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Holding on to Jah

"Holding on to Jah" is a unique film about the history and culture of roots Reggae music and the Rastafarian movement in Jamaica, as told by...

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The Holy Gathering

Three personal stories of third generation children of the Israeli communist utopia, the Kibbutz.

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Holy Silence

As World War II looms on the horizon, Pope Pius XI calls on a humble American priest to help him challenge the evils of Nazism and anti-semitism....

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In Heaven, Underground

IN HEAVEN, UNDERGROUND is an enchanting journey into history that celebrates life and the immortality of memories.

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In the Shadow of King David

Living with King David is no fun. Just ask the people of Silwan, a Palestinian village just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Since...

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Inherit the Earth

INHERIT THE EARTH traces the hasty preparations for the Pope's visit to the Holy Land in 2000. Adam, an Israeli contractor, was hired to prepare...

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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Featuring never-before-seen footage, Jonestown delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978,...

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Kosher Gefilte-Film

For many years it was prohibited for the ultra orthodox Jews to be filmed or photographed or to express themselves freely in any media. Since...

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Last Class in Baghdad

Last Class in Baghdad is a unique window into the lives of Iraq’s last Jewish community.

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Liga Terezin

It was a game against the Nazis...

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Love During Wartime

A real, modern-day tale of Romeo and Juliet. Two fated lovers, one Israeli and one Palestinian, fight against the world with their only weapon:...

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The Memory Thief

THE MEMORY THIEF is the story of Lukas - an aimless, young man in contemporary L.A. who buries thoughts of his own past in the humdrum routine...

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The Mezuzah

Everything you always wanted to know about the mezuzah, but were afraid to ask.

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Mom, Dad, I'm Muslim

After converting to Islam four years ago despite her family's differences, 22-year-old Maor Davidovich is ready to meet her Muslim husband......

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The Monks of Vina

As a brotherhood of trappist monks attempts to make wine in the scorching heat of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California, their faith is...

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My Brother's Keeper

The tale of one of the best kept secrets about the evolving story of the re-creation of the Sovereign State Of Israel.

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My First Wedding

The day of his wedding, Adrian makes a little mistake which aims to hide from Leonora, his fiancee, to avoid problems. But far from avoiding...

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New Muslim Cool

NEW MUSLIM COOL takes viewers on Hamza's ride through the streets, projects and jail cells of urban America, following his spiritual journey...

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The New Samaritans

On the mountain Gerizim located between Palestine and Israel live the most ancient people in the world, the Samaritans. They call both Arabs...

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Next Stop, Eternity

This comedy about post-life crisis won Best Short Film in Streamsearch.com's 2000 Film and Music Festival. A bourgeois housewife waits at the...

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Nobody Home

Holy Mt. Olives, Jerusalem: people of the three religions search for meaning, faith, and redemption.

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The Peacock That Passed Over

"Four years ago a peacock suddenly landed and has settled ever since in the grounds of a Leeds synagogue. Whimsical and charming, the film explores...

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Preacher with an Unknown God

"We burned fuel to get here today, children", says Reverend Billy, "we're all sinners, it's complicated..." Filmmaker Rob VanAlkemade follows...

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Pur

Rare archival footage shows underground plays staged by groups of Jewish dissidents during the Soviet regime, when all expression of Jewish culture...

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Rabbi Wolff: A Gentleman Before God

William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world.

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There Are Jews Here

The untold stories of four once thriving American Jewish communities that are now barely holding on.

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Resilience

Resilience follows a Korean birth mother and her American son as they reunite and attempt to build a relationship after 30 years apart.

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The Return

How do you build your identity when your past has been stripped away?

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Rudyland

New York City, 2001. Rudy Giuliani's reign as mayor is almost over. Crime has plummeted, the streets are safe, but many feel the city has lost...

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Stranger in Zion

A young American student’s Taglit- birthright pilgrimage is in search of his Jewish identity.

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Time to Say Goodbye

Lovesick Simon faces manhood, first love, and other pubescent disasters in this laugh-out-loud comedy.

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UnReined

This is the story of a promising young rider from San Diego who held the Israeli high jump record for 20 years.

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Women of Virtue

Etel, 9 years old, experiences her first period in a traditional Jewish family.

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