UK Jewish Film Festival: British-Jewish Life on Film - Birmingham + Q&A
About UK Jewish Film Festival: British-Jewish Life on Film - Birmingham + Q&A
An evening of entertaining, poignant and life-affirming films about British Jewish life commissioned by UK Jewish Film, including the Birmingham set To Fly Or Float, which explores grief through the eyes of a young orphan and her grieving uncle.
Beshert
Dir. Lewis Rose. Writer. Gary Enkin. Producer, Jason Solomons
UK, 17 mins, English
When a grumpy old man in a Leeds care home meets a reluctant Barmitzvah boy, it sparks an unlikely friendship that will change their lives forever. Starring Anton Lesser and newcomer Kit Rakusen, Beshert is a poignant drama about fate, tradition and how some things are just meant to be.
Primordial Chicken Soup
UK, 5 mins, English
Dirs. Barney Pell Scholes, Daisy Abboudi
Friendship that lasts a lifetime - Primordial Chicken Soup explores the deep connection formed between eight Scouse Jewish women who first met over fifty-five years ago.
Liorah
Dirs. Marcos Wolodarsky and Michelle Wolodarsky
UK, 5 mins, English
Poetic and rhythmic, Liorah portrays rising art world star Liorah Tchiprout in her North London studio. She draws and paints from handmade Jewish puppet-dolls, creating haunting scenes suspended in time. She speaks to the filmmaker sibling duo, Michelle and Marcos Wolodarsky, about Kabbalah, fiction and her family history.
Fighting Back
Dir. Sally Patterson
UK, 5 mins, English
Miriam, an Orthodox Jewish martial artist, fights to reclaim her confidence, resist rising antisemitism, and shatter expectations. A story of identity, courage and strength.
Leaving Home
Dir. Roland Denning
UK, 5 mins, English
89-year-old Denis Davis is about as British as any man could be. Born in the Jewish East End, he has lived in London pretty-much all of his life. So why is he now leaving his home in the London suburbs and starting all over again in a new country?
Ink
Dir. Priya Basra
UK, 5 mins, English
A British Jewish tattooist challenges stereotypes of Judaism and identity, using ink to reclaim his faith and redefine tradition on skin once marked by taboo.
The Innocents
Dir. Jonny Weinberg
UK, 7 mins, English
In two English cities with a shared bloody history, the Jewish communities push for a more honest relationship with the past.
Orphaned Graveyards
Dir. Jonny Weinberg
UK, 5 mins, English
Far from Britain’s big Jewish communities, forgotten burial grounds have become places for Jews to find each other and fight to preserve their overlooked heritage.
To Fly or To Float
Dir. Charlotte Peters. Writer. Olivia Maiden
UK, 18 mins, English
Birmingham, 1979. Newly-orphaned Eva moves in with her estranged uncle. Though distant at first, the pair navigate their shared grief through Jewish ritual and a kite Eva creates to send a message up to her late parents. To Fly or Float is a tender story of loss, faith, and hope.
The screening will be followed by a live onstage Q&A with To Fly or Float actor Ben Caplan, writer-producer Olivia Maiden and director Charlotte Peters.
Booking info
To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.
Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.
MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.
