<h3>The Joyce Short Film Series | From Program: August 14, 2025</h3>These poignant films from Israel and the US utilize drama, comedy or animation (or a combination of these genres) to delve into the issues of complicated family relationships and dynamics, inclusivity, being part of the LGBTIQA+ community, and what we pass on to the next generation and what is left behind.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/2f61a960e8b8673854f021a609ad47dc.jpg" width="300">

When Adam brings his first-ever girlfriend to his beloved mentor’s annual queer, all-male Passover seder, he finds himself coming out all over again—this time as straight. As tensions rise around the seder table, Adam must navigate loyalty, love, and identity, risking his place within the chosen family that once helped him find himself. Mature themes.

The Orange at the Seder

When Adam brings his first-ever girlfriend to his beloved mentor’s annual queer, all-male Passover seder, he finds himself coming out all over again—this time as straight.

Yotam Regev, the teenage son of a beloved mayor, faces a life-altering choice: expose the dark truth about his father’s legacy—or bury it and follow in his footsteps to power. Mature themes.

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Father's Son

Yotam Regev, the teenage son of a beloved mayor, faces a life-altering choice: expose the dark truth about his father’s legacy—or bury it and follow in his footsteps to power.

During a family trip to the beach, five‑year‑old Ido feels overlooked and restless — until his shadow suddenly springs to life, leading him on an enchanting adventure that shows him he’s never truly alone.

My Shadow and Me

During a family trip to the beach, five‑year‑old Ido feels overlooked and restless.

At the edge of a silent religious town, 19‑year‑old Avigail teeters between the duties of tradition and the stirrings of a forbidden desire. In the days before her arranged marriage, she spends her nights sweeping the dimly lit synagogue beside Hodaya, a girl whose gaze lingers a moment too long. In the glow of candlelight and hushed prayer, a quiet intimacy blooms — a delicate and defiant bond that threatens to upend the world Avigail has always known. Mature themes.

The Holy Ark

At the edge of a silent religious town, 19‑year‑old Avigail teeters between the duties of tradition and the stirrings of a forbidden desire.

Miriam just inherited a doll's house from her mother and she’d like the answer to one simple question from her four adult children. Which one of them will give her a grandchild and inherit the family heirloom?

The Doll's House

Miriam just inherited a doll's house from her mother and she’d like the answer to one simple question from her four adult children.

In 1975, Jane filmed her 97‑year‑old grandmother — an immigrant — baking challah, the traditional Jewish bread. In 2022, Jane, now 80, bakes challah herself for the very first time. This short documentary explores heritage, memory, and belonging, capturing the threads of a family’s story as they pass from one generation to the next.

How to Make Challah

In 1975, Jane filmed her 97‑year‑old grandmother — an immigrant — baking challah, the traditional Jewish bread. In 2022, Jane, now 80, bakes challah herself for the very first time.

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