2023 Short Film Jurors
Isaac Zablocki
Director of the Carole Zabar Center for Film, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Isaac Zablocki is a leading host of Israeli and Jewish films in America and directs the film center at JCC Manhattan. He attended Columbia University film school and worked at Miramax Films. At the JCC, he runs the Israel Film Center, Other Israel Film Festival, and ReelAbilities Film Festival, and writes about films dealing with social change.
Felicia Feaster
Managing Editor, Warner Bros. Discovery
With an M.A. in film from Emory, Felicia Feaster has written for The Economist and Elle among other publications. Many years a critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Creative Loafing, she is co-founder of the Atlanta Film Critics Circle, and a managing editor at Warner Bros. Discovery. She co-authored Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Film.
Ikki Kaijima
Student, Emory University
Ikki Kaijima is a fourth-year student at Emory studying film and media. A native of Japan, he grew up in New York, and is a believer in the power of storytelling to bridge human understanding and encourage individuals to think outside of their lived experiences. He hopes to have the honor and privilege to become an influential filmmaker.
In this highly creative, exquisite folkloristic stop-motion fantasy, a Russian immigrant teen in Israel is torn between her desire for acceptance versus adhering to her identity.
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