A Polish-language psychological drama set in 1950s Brooklyn.&nbsp;As a Holocaust survivor navigates the pressures of assimilation, she is shadowed by the trauma of her recent past.

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New Lives | JFJSFF Jury Award: Best Narrative

A Polish-language psychological drama set in 1950s Brooklyn.

After 25 years of total blindness, Dan Layani regains his sight, but it is fleeting.&nbsp;Through intimate family archives and animated paintings, Dan shares his story of the profound power of perspective.

I See You | JFJSFF Jury Award: Documentary

After 25 years of total blindness, Dan Layani regains his sight, but it is fleeting.

This fanciful, animated documentary explores the immigration experience through the eyes (and voices) of children learning to swim with their clothes on in The Netherlands.

Swimming With Wings | JFJSFF Jury Award: Best Animated

This fanciful, animated documentary explores the immigration experience.

Following his latest romantic humiliation, Simon is summoned to the home of his grandmother (Renée Taylor) to meet her new boyfriend, Merv (Hal Linden), who upends Simon’s understanding of love, loss, and Chinese takeout.

Merv | JFJSFF Jury Award: Best Comedy

Following his latest romantic humiliation, Simon is summoned to the home of his grandmother.

An Israeli human rights lawyer finds herself babysitting the 12-year-old daughter of her Palestinian client. In order to help Nasrin, Karin must find maternal empathy that she wasn’t aware she possessed.

The Client | JFJSFF Jury Award: Best Director

An Israeli human rights lawyer finds herself babysitting the 12-year-old daughter of her Palestinian client.

Young Reut secretly reads her grandmother’s diary, which discloses the horrors she experienced as a young woman during the Holocaust.&nbsp;In superimposed animation, Reut imagines what her grandmother endured, starts to understand her trauma, and seeks a closer bond.&nbsp;Mature themes.

Girl No. 60427 | JFJSFF Jury Award: Grand Jury Prize (Best overall)

Young Reut secretly reads her grandmother’s diary.

Avinoam and Barak, a father and son from the Gaza Strip, each face the approaching war in their own way. Barak wants to stop everything and Avinoam wants to stop Barak. Mature themes. ISRAELI ACADEMY AWARD WINNER/Best Short Film

The Boy | JFJSFF Jury Award: Honorable Mention

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