THE BEETLE (Ha'chipusheet) 
Director Yishai Orian's wife, pregnant with their first child, insists he scrap his beloved VW Beetle for a safe family car. Yishai's comic struggles with his inner Peter Pan take him to Jordan in a last-ditch effort to salvage the relic before his son arrives. Along the way, former owners of his Beetle tell remarkable life stories involving the car. "Extremely funny and touching road-trip." Hot Docs Film Festival A 2008 HotDocs Film Festival Audience Top Ten Choice. PRECEEDED BY: GEFILTE FISH Three generations of women share personal methods of making gefilte fish and, in the process,their opinions of tradition and its role in contemporary society. Hilarious and "heimishe." "One of the most popular films in San Francisco Jewish Film Festival history." SFJFF Generously underwritten by Class Action LLC/Marc Frankel Constable. |
Tuesday, July 27 9pm, Little Theatre Director: Yishai Orian Country: Israel Running Time: 70 min. Year: 2008 Language: English/Hebrew/Arabic w/ subtitles Genre: Documentary
Director: Shelly Kling Country: Israel Running Time: 10 min. Year: 2008 Language: Hebrew w/ subtitles Genre: Short Narrative |
