David Ofek and Mia Webb

59 min | Israel | 2019

No Jewish divorce is complete without the man literally giving the woman her freedom back. The film follows several such ‘chained’ women together with Batya, a religious lawyer, who embarks on a struggle against the rabbinical courts.

Official Selections: Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israel; International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Atlantic Jewish Film Festival, Halifax, NS, Canada; Berlin Jewish Film Festival, Germany

SCREENED WITH

REPRISE

Stanley Xu Ruiyang

14 min | Taiwan | 2019 | US Premiere

A man and a woman who run into each other on a film set were actually lovers in the past. As they play the roles of a couple in the movie, they are drawn back into thoughts of their relationship.

Official Selections: Busan Int’l Film Festival, Busan, South Korea; Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival, Gensan, Philippines; Silk Road Int’l Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland; Cambodia Int’l Film Festival, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Larissa Int’l Film Festival, Greece; Courts d'un Soir – Montreal Int’l Short Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Still Voices Short Film Festival, Ireland; Elba Film Festival, Marciana Marina, Toscana, Italy; Kuandu Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan; Miami Short Film Festival, Miami Beach, FL