Back by popular demand, January Free Shorts return to the Virtual Cinema January 4 through January 31. Reengage with AJFF and fellow festivalgoers, and take the Virtual Cinema for a test drive before the festival begins. This curated selection of world-class featurettes and shorts are 100% free to enjoy in the comfort of your home.
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Castles in the SkyNarrative • 33 min • USA In her final screen role, Lynn Cohen stars as a Holocaust survivor and sex-ed teacher who has been leading a secret life for decades outside her cloistered Hasidic milieu in Brooklyn. |
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NakamNarrative • 33 min • Germany In this Oscar-shortlisted drama inspired by a true story, a young Ukrainian violin player’s planned partisan attack on his Nazi foes puts a friend's life in danger. |
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PolonskyDocumentary • 30 min • Israel Ukrainian-Israeli artist David Polonsky shares the intimate lifetime experiences at the root of his masterful award-winning illustrations for books, comics, films and publications. |
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Queer and FrumDocumentary • 32 min • USA Award-winning portrait of the Orthodox LGBTQ community as told through the story of two former New York-area Jews and their unique journeys to becoming openly queer. |
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The Two Lives of Rube GoldbergDocumentary • 38 min • USA The life and legacy of the legendary Pulitzer-winning cartoonist whose drawings became a fixture of American popular culture, and his influence on a new generation of creative thinkers. |
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