The 2023 AJFF Virtual Package includes 3 feature length films and 8 short films, all for one fantastic price!
If dark comedies are your jam then The Other Widow was made just for you.
Prefer your comedies on the lighter side? We've got Stay With Us ready for your eyes.
In to documentaries? Paddling for Life and The Klezmatics will keep your focus.
Pears, Blackslide, and Almonds and Wine are for those that enjoy a solid story told with animation.
And finally if you like a more introspective approach to film, check out Flora and In Short.
TIP: This package is also available in our film lovers full festival pass!
"Almonds and Wine" brings a Yiddish folk song to life, as the animated journey of a young bride and groom from Eastern Europe to North America is set to rollicking klezmer music. Fleeing the threat of war, the couple arrive in Canada, establish a new life together and hand down their traditions to the generations that follow. This film is set to a classic Yiddish folk song, "Di Mame iz Gegangen in Mark Arayn", performed by the klezmer group "Kapelye", with a vocal performance by Michael Alpert.
Produced, directed, and animated by Arnie Lipsey, Canada, 1999, 5 minutes, music only, no language.
- Year1999
- Runtime5 minutes
- CountryCanada
- GenreAnimated Yiddish folk song
- FilmmakerArnie Lipsey
The 2023 AJFF Virtual Package includes 3 feature length films and 8 short films, all for one fantastic price!
If dark comedies are your jam then The Other Widow was made just for you.
Prefer your comedies on the lighter side? We've got Stay With Us ready for your eyes.
In to documentaries? Paddling for Life and The Klezmatics will keep your focus.
Pears, Blackslide, and Almonds and Wine are for those that enjoy a solid story told with animation.
And finally if you like a more introspective approach to film, check out Flora and In Short.
TIP: This package is also available in our film lovers full festival pass!
"Almonds and Wine" brings a Yiddish folk song to life, as the animated journey of a young bride and groom from Eastern Europe to North America is set to rollicking klezmer music. Fleeing the threat of war, the couple arrive in Canada, establish a new life together and hand down their traditions to the generations that follow. This film is set to a classic Yiddish folk song, "Di Mame iz Gegangen in Mark Arayn", performed by the klezmer group "Kapelye", with a vocal performance by Michael Alpert.
Produced, directed, and animated by Arnie Lipsey, Canada, 1999, 5 minutes, music only, no language.
- Year1999
- Runtime5 minutes
- CountryCanada
- GenreAnimated Yiddish folk song
- FilmmakerArnie Lipsey