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Music and politics mix in two movies premiering at Miami Jewish Film Festival

Miami Jewish Film Festival runs Jan. 12 through Jan. 26. Two films, “You Will Not Play Wagner” and “This Is National Wake,” have at their core stories about music as a political statement.

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Sundial: Filmmaker Nancy Spielberg screening new documentary at Miami Jewish Film Festival

Nancy Spielberg and her brother Steven Spielberg are both storytellers, but they have different focuses. While Steven has focused on narrative, feature films, Nancy has made documentaries about Israel and the Jewish diaspora.

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'American Birthright': A documentary on Jewish intermarriage

By telling a real story about real people, the film demonstrates that the choice to marry outside of one’s faith is far from inconsequential – especially for Jews.

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New Documentary Surrounding Familial Love, PETIT RAT, Set to Premiere on PBS

PETIT RAT, a new documentary that is a love story between a mother and her two daughters, premieres on PBS stations beginning in May and on PBS+ on Wednesday, May 4. The film written, directed, and choreographed by Vera Wagman, examines the Wagman family’s history and spans nearly 80 years.  

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Russian Film Production Forced to Leave Israel Due to Sanctions | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 10 Adar II 5782 – March 13, 2022

Russian Film Production Forced to Leave Israel Due to Sanctions | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 10 Adar II 5782 – March 13, 2022
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What's with Judaism's pork taboo? Documentary film 'Magnificent Beast' bores into it

Mother-son duo Tess and Josh Gerritsen travel the world to find out why pigs are so controversial in the movie screening virtually at the Miami Jewish Film Festival through Jan. 26

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Holocaust documentary features four stories of European child survivors now living in Florida

“Against All Odds: Surviving the Holocaust,” directed and produced by Paul Bachow, will be screened at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on Jan. 14.

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