12:00 - Toronto Jewish Film Festival

FILM LISTFILM LISTDAY AND NIGHTTORONTO PREMIEREISRAEL 2005, 50 minHebrewDirector: Sivan ArbelMon. May 7 1:00pm BCDEAR. MR. WALDMANCANADIAN PREMIEREISRAEL 2006, 90 minHebrewDirector: Hanan PeledFri. May 11 2:00pm AGSun. May 13 1:00pm SGWith incredible access and a gentle unobtrusivestyle, Day and Night takes us insideJerusalem’s Weingarten Orphanage for Girls,an Orthodox facility in operation since 1902.The film offers a rare glimpse into the dailylives and struggles of these beautiful children.To contact the director of this film visit tjff.comIn the early sixties, Hilik, a ten-year-old boywho lives in Tel Aviv, feels that it is his dutyto make his parents happy because of all theysuffered during the Holocaust. At the verycore of this drama is a message of familyunity and the difficulty of leaving behind thepast in pursuit of a better future.*L’AGE DE RAISONFRANCE 2004, 13 minFrenchDirector: Myriam AzizaSeven-year-old Deborah is bewildered bythe contradictions within her strict Jewishupbringing and traditions – particularly thoselaws concerning Kashrut. Counsel from herparents, brother, friends and teachers fail tohelp. This film is a little gem that sensitivelycaptures the confusions of childhood.Weekday matinees presented by:OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SPONSORTEDDYBEARCANADIAN PREMIEREGERMANY 2005, 20 minGermanDirector: Pedram ZolgadriFri. May 11 2:00pm *AG ONLYTeddybear is a harrowing and visually sumptuousstory of a little girl and her Teddybearduring a time of persecution of the Jews inNazi Germany.To contact the director of this film visit tjff.comWeekday matinees presented by:OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SPONSORAG AL GREEN THEATRE · BC BLOOR CINEMA · SG SHEPPARD GRANDE · PROGRAMME 19