Curated Selection of Films
This selection highlights many of the accomplishments of Jewish Canadians who, throughout Canadian history, have made a rich and diverse nation through film.
Shelter
Directed by Ron Chapman (Canada, 2021)
1hr 26 mins
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Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
Directed byÌýDonald BrittainÌýand Don Owen (Canada, 1965)
44 min
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My Yiddish Papi
Directed byÌýÉléonore Goldberg (Canada, 2017)
7 min
Raymond Klibansky: From Philosophy to Life
Directed byÌýAnne-Marie Tougas
2002 | 50minÌý
I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
Directed byÌýAnne-Marie Tougas
2010 | 15minÌý
The Jews of Winnipeg
Directed by Bill Davies
1973 | 27minÌý
The People of the Book
Directed by Felix Lazarus
1973 | 28minÌý
Baghdad Twist
Directed by Joe Balass
2007 | 33minÌý
Martha
Directed by Daniel Schubert
2020 | 21minÌý
Perfecting the Art of Longing
Directed by Kitra Cahana
2021 | 12minÌý
Where is Anne Frank
Directed by Ari Folman
2021 | 1h 39minÌý
Charlotte
Directed by Tahir Rana and Éric Warin
2021 | 1h 33minÌý
A Film Unfinished
Directed by Yael Hersonski
2010 | 1h 28minÌý
Little White Lie
Directed by Lacey Schwartz Delgado and James Adolphus
2014 | 1h 5minÌý
Denial
Directed by Mick Jackson
2016 | 1h 49minÌý
Periphery, the Short Film
Directed byÌýSara Yacobi-Harris (Canada, 2021)
28 min
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A New Life on the Land: Jewish Farmers in Canada
Directed by Dov Okouneff (Canada, 2011)
55 min
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1945-1953 - Montreal Jewish Memories Post-War
Directed byÌýDov Okouneff (Canada, 2023)
53 min
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