New Voices, Human Views
Short films celebrating
the human experience
The DC Shorts Film Festival and the Washington Jewish Film Festival have collaborated to present a collection of short films celebrating the human experience — all created by top film students from Israel and the United States.
The program will be shown twice: on Tuesday, February 23 at the Washington DCJCC, and Thursday, February 25 at the U.S. Navy Memorial. A discussion focusing on the films and their impact on the humanities will follow the screenings.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Reservations are highly recommended — we will seat reserved seat holders first.
Tuesday, February 23
7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Screening Room at the Washington DCJCC
1529 Sixteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
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Thursday, February 25
7:00pm - 9:00pm
U.S. Navy Memorial’s Burke Theater
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
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Presented by the DC Shorts Film Festival and the Washington Jewish Film Festival. This program is generously underwritten by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC.
The films
Merdy Birdy
Israel, 2008 - Animation - 1 min - Director: Nir Green
A meeting between a bird and Rodin’s “The Thinker.”
Enemies By Default
Israel, 2008 - Animation - 1:30 mins - Director: Matan Yam
A strange fellow, attacked in the middle of the street, returns for sweet and arrogant revenge with deadly wrong results.
The Red Toy
Israel, 2005 - 12:00 mins - Director: Dani Rosenberg
Under the ever-present eye of police security cameras, a red toy makes its way through many different hands—and lives— in East Jerusalem.
(Photo courtesy of Sam Spiegel Film & Television School/Ruth Diskin Films)
Roads
Israel, 2007 - 22:00 mins - Director: Lior Geller
A young Arab boy finds a way out of the drug slums of the city of Lod with the help of an ex-Israeli soldier looking for redemption.
William’s Christening
USA - 15 min - Director: Joshua Hume
A sleepwalking mother and her husband must make a choice when their newborn child disappears.
The Cape
USA - 8 minutes - Director: Iman Zawahry
Avoiding footballs, arrows, nerds and her own clumsiness, Maryam, an American-Muslim college student, attempts to muster up the courage to talk to a cute guy.
The Job
USA - 3 mins - Director: Jonathan Browning
The corporate world is ruthless. Do you have what it takes to land the job?
Taco Mary
USA - 12 mins - Director: Mary Novak
When atheist Rob sees the Virgin Mary in his taco, he must confront an inner struggle between his beliefs, commercialism, and his love of tacos.