Please consider donating when "Unlocking" the film or by clicking here. No one knows how long the war in Ukraine will last, but we do know the lasting impact on the Jewish community and others will require continued assistance.
OFFICIAL SELECTION -- 2022 MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM -- HAIFA FILM FESTIVAL
Passover has always been a celebration of freedom and redemption for Jews the world over, but also a time to focus on the needs of the community’s most vulnerable. In celebration of Passover and all it stands for, we hope you will join us in our continued efforts to support the Ukrainian victims and refugees caught in this tragic ongoing war, with 100% of all funds collected going to support those impacted by the crisis through GMJF's Ukraine Emergency Fund.
Cleo had always wanted to leave the big city in Brazil where he lives and move to a large farm with his family. After years of saving and planning, he is finally able to pursue his dream and relocate with his wife and 15 children to communal living in Brazil’s great outdoors. In establishing their family farm, the Barolo family grows closer than ever. They form a deep and powerful bond while working, cooking, studying, and playing music together. Everything appears to be working according to plan until Cleo’s daughter makes a startling discovery about their heritage — they are among the 30,000 Brazilians who are descendants of Sephardic Jews. In researching the Baralo family tree further, she discovers her family’s Jewish heritage, the news of which sets her and her siblings’ imaginations aflame with a burning desire to immigrate to Israel and convert to Judaism.
Please consider donating when "Unlocking" the film or by clicking here. No one knows how long the war in Ukraine will last, but we do know the lasting impact on the Jewish community and others will require continued assistance.
OFFICIAL SELECTION -- 2022 MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM -- HAIFA FILM FESTIVAL
Passover has always been a celebration of freedom and redemption for Jews the world over, but also a time to focus on the needs of the community’s most vulnerable. In celebration of Passover and all it stands for, we hope you will join us in our continued efforts to support the Ukrainian victims and refugees caught in this tragic ongoing war, with 100% of all funds collected going to support those impacted by the crisis through GMJF's Ukraine Emergency Fund.
Cleo had always wanted to leave the big city in Brazil where he lives and move to a large farm with his family. After years of saving and planning, he is finally able to pursue his dream and relocate with his wife and 15 children to communal living in Brazil’s great outdoors. In establishing their family farm, the Barolo family grows closer than ever. They form a deep and powerful bond while working, cooking, studying, and playing music together. Everything appears to be working according to plan until Cleo’s daughter makes a startling discovery about their heritage — they are among the 30,000 Brazilians who are descendants of Sephardic Jews. In researching the Baralo family tree further, she discovers her family’s Jewish heritage, the news of which sets her and her siblings’ imaginations aflame with a burning desire to immigrate to Israel and convert to Judaism.