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We Are One - A Global Film Festival

The 2020 Jerusalem Film Festival is honored to announce its new partnership with We Are One - A Global Film Festival starting May 29. The 10-day digital festival exclusively on YouTube, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises, will feature programming curated by 20 festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and many more, enabling audiences to experience films from around the world and providing a voice for filmmakers on a global stage. 
 
Core to the DNA of film festivals is the belief that artists and creators have the power to bring people together and create meaningful connections during a time when the world needs it most. Through We Are One: A Global Film Festival, audiences will not only get a peek into different cultures through a new lens, they’ll be able to support local communities by directly donating to organizations helping the relief efforts for those affected by COVID-19. The festival will benefit the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as local relief partners in each region. 
We Are One: A Global Film Festival will run from May 29 - June 7 on YouTube.com/WeAreOne.
Programming will be available for free, and will include films, shorts, documentaries, music, comedy, and conversations.
For the full program please visit www.weareoneglobalfestival.com/

World Premiere

The Festival will show the first episode, courtesy of HOT, Dori Media and Canneseries. The series will premiere on HOT in June and distributed by Dori Media around the world. The series was selected to participate in Canneseries in October.

Losing Alice

Created by: Sigal Avin
| 47 minutes

Alice, an ambitious 47 year old female film director who becomes obsessed with 24 year old femme-fatale Sophie and eventually surrenders all moral integrity in order to achieve power, success and unlimited relevance.

Love Chapter 2

By Sharon Eyal and co-creator Gai Behar
| 54 minutes

The winner of the FEDORA - Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet, Love: Chapter 2 pulses with the chaos and confusion of love. Six dancers, propelled by Ori Lichtik’s thrumming electronic score, circle each other with a livewire fluidity choreographed by Sharon Eyal. 

Two Decades of Israeli Cinema

Prior to the screening, opening remarks by director Dover Kosashvili and actor Lior Ashkenazi. Courtesy of Transfax Film Productions.

Late Marriage

Dir.: Dover Kosashvilli
| 100 minutes

32-year-old Zaza’s parents want him married according to tradition. But Zaza is madly in love with Judith, an older divorcee and mother of a 6-year-old daughter. Dover Kosashvili’s Ophir Award-winning modern classic of contemporary Israeli cinema is a tender but tough comedy of manners, and groundbreaking in its frank depiction of sexuality amid a cultural and generational clash.

Masterclass with Nadav Lapid

Acclaimed Israeli filmmaker and recent Golden Bear winner Nadav Lapid (SynonymsThe Kindergarten Teacher) arrives at the JFF studio for a special masterclass moderated by actress and screenwriter Romi Aboulafia.