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A charismatic young kosher butcher Yossi, loses his job and, failing to find a new one, he decides to disguise himself as Yusuf to get work at a Halal butcher's. Can he put on a convincing performance and keep his Jewish identity intact?
The Chop has won over 40 Awards:
2015 Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film
Winner: Audience Award for Best Live Action – Palm Springs Shorts Fest
Winner: Audience Award for Best Film of the Festival – Krakow International Film Festival
Winner: Best Comedy Short – Cleveland International Film Festival
Winner: 1st Prize Hearts, Souls, and Minds – Rhode Island Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – DC Shorts Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Denver Film Festival
Winner: Grand Jury Prize – Souq Film Festival
Winner: Grand Jury Prize – Filmfest Düsseldorf
Winner: Grand Jury Prize – Landshut Film Festival
Winner: Special Jury Prize Best Short – San Luis Obispo Film Festival
Winner: Best of the Fest – Discover Short Film Awards
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Discover Short Film Awards
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Toas Shortz
Winner: Best Short Drama – Devour Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Imago Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Best Short Film – Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Production Special Award – Bigbang Film Festival
Winner: Screenplay Special Award – Bigbang Film Festival
Winner: Editing Special Award – Bigbang Film Festival
Winner: Tolerance Award – Cellu L’art Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Ennesimo Film Festival
Winner: Best Cinematography – Et Cultura Film Festival
Winner: Best Filmmaker – Festival Les Saisons Parisiennes
Winner: Best Short Film – Postira Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Cortospalsh Film Festival
Winner: Best Short Film – Alpinale Film Festival
Winner: Message Of Peace – Fresco Festival Of Modern Art
Winner: Best Short Film – Religion Today Festival
Winner: Honouree Award – Live At Heart
Winner: Best International Short – Kinosmena
Winner: Oursin D’or – Festival International De Courts Métrages
Winner: Best Male Performance, Amir Boutrous – Hendaia Film Festival
Winner: Best In Festival – Cliff International
Winner: Audience Award – Courtoujours
Winner: Best Short – Prato Film Festival
Winner: Best Director – Kimera Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Kimera Film Festival
Winner: 2nd Jury Prize – Kimera Film Festival
Winner: Audience Awards – Queen City Cinephiles
Winner: Audience Award – Boston Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Denver Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Best Director – Festival Kimera Termoli
Winner: Silver Jury Prize – Festival Kimera Termoli
Winner: Audience Award – Cortogenia Film Festival
Winner: Climate Prize – Festival Le Temps Presse
Winner: Audience Choice Award – British Shorts Berlin
- Year2015
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorLewis Rose
- ScreenwriterLewis Rose
- CastAmir Boutrous, Andy Linden, Waj Ali
- CinematographerEmma Dalesman
- ComposerKobi Israelite
A charismatic young kosher butcher Yossi, loses his job and, failing to find a new one, he decides to disguise himself as Yusuf to get work at a Halal butcher's. Can he put on a convincing performance and keep his Jewish identity intact?
The Chop has won over 40 Awards:
2015 Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film
Winner: Audience Award for Best Live Action – Palm Springs Shorts Fest
Winner: Audience Award for Best Film of the Festival – Krakow International Film Festival
Winner: Best Comedy Short – Cleveland International Film Festival
Winner: 1st Prize Hearts, Souls, and Minds – Rhode Island Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – DC Shorts Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Denver Film Festival
Winner: Grand Jury Prize – Souq Film Festival
Winner: Grand Jury Prize – Filmfest Düsseldorf
Winner: Grand Jury Prize – Landshut Film Festival
Winner: Special Jury Prize Best Short – San Luis Obispo Film Festival
Winner: Best of the Fest – Discover Short Film Awards
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Discover Short Film Awards
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Toas Shortz
Winner: Best Short Drama – Devour Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Imago Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Audience Choice Award – Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Best Short Film – Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Production Special Award – Bigbang Film Festival
Winner: Screenplay Special Award – Bigbang Film Festival
Winner: Editing Special Award – Bigbang Film Festival
Winner: Tolerance Award – Cellu L’art Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Ennesimo Film Festival
Winner: Best Cinematography – Et Cultura Film Festival
Winner: Best Filmmaker – Festival Les Saisons Parisiennes
Winner: Best Short Film – Postira Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Cortospalsh Film Festival
Winner: Best Short Film – Alpinale Film Festival
Winner: Message Of Peace – Fresco Festival Of Modern Art
Winner: Best Short Film – Religion Today Festival
Winner: Honouree Award – Live At Heart
Winner: Best International Short – Kinosmena
Winner: Oursin D’or – Festival International De Courts Métrages
Winner: Best Male Performance, Amir Boutrous – Hendaia Film Festival
Winner: Best In Festival – Cliff International
Winner: Audience Award – Courtoujours
Winner: Best Short – Prato Film Festival
Winner: Best Director – Kimera Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Kimera Film Festival
Winner: 2nd Jury Prize – Kimera Film Festival
Winner: Audience Awards – Queen City Cinephiles
Winner: Audience Award – Boston Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – Denver Jewish Film Festival
Winner: Best Director – Festival Kimera Termoli
Winner: Silver Jury Prize – Festival Kimera Termoli
Winner: Audience Award – Cortogenia Film Festival
Winner: Climate Prize – Festival Le Temps Presse
Winner: Audience Choice Award – British Shorts Berlin
- Year2015
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorLewis Rose
- ScreenwriterLewis Rose
- CastAmir Boutrous, Andy Linden, Waj Ali
- CinematographerEmma Dalesman
- ComposerKobi Israelite