#Jewish films

[eretzyisrael]

Report: Israeli Artists Censored by Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter revisited that topic, expanding the focus to show how Israeli artists struggle to get their visions to the screen.

Israeli content creators are increasingly becoming pariahs in the global marketplace.

According to the site, some Jewish artists can’t find funding post Oct. 7. That’s bad enough, but it gets worse.

Israelis have become persona non-grata, particularly on the film festival front — even when their work and social media profiles are apolitical….Israeli filmmakers say their projects are being deliberately excluded on the festival circuit by gatekeepers, some of whom have signaled support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement on social media.

We also hear from “veteran Hollywood dealmaker Craig Emanuel” who said festival programmers (including those from Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival) fear “pushback and demonstrations” from anti-Israel activists.

That convinced them to avoid Israeli films and filmmakers regardless of the content. Pro-Palestinian protesters helped make this a reality. The Heckler’s Veto is alive and well within the creative community.

Shameful. Cowardly.

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @princesssarisa @budcortfancam @bixiebeet @professorlehnsherr-almashy

Lili Liliana in Der dibek (The Dybbuk), directed by Michał Waszyński, Poland, 1937. (YIVO)

[bobemajses]

The Bukharan Jews of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1987. By Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

💙❤️Happy Holidays!❤️💙

[blondebrainpowered]

Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator, 1940

[kick-a-long]

omg omg omg, please please see Blink Twice! it's such a good horror movie and first time director Zoe Kravitz knocks it out of the park. it is such a good metaphor for cycles of abuse and has so many positive jewish vibes. I loved Blink Twice and I can't wait for her next film. she's not just tribe, she's a generational talent! go now! it's so great!

edit: as a commenter pointed out: "Seriously heed the trigger warning for sexual abuse. The movie is well done but profoundly disturbing, especially if you have sexual trauma"

[utilitycaster]

[traumaticemphaticfantastic]

This is a portrait of a Golem that I finished a little while back in June. I find that out of all the Jewish folklore creatures I’ve read about the Golem is the most prevalent and renowned, most notably because of the famous story “The Golem of Prague” which is basically THE Golem story that most of us are aware of, though, there are others. For instance, did you know that there was a Golem of Chelm? It’s true, you can find it online if you wish. And there was also a Golem of Vilna if you can believe it, you can find a translation of that story in the delightful collection “Yiddish Folktales” published by The Pantheon Fairytale and Folklore Library.

But, as I was saying, the Golem is pretty much the most well-known uniquely Jewish folk legend out there, I decided in this piece to make a shout-out to that legacy by using design motifs from possibly the most well-known Golem retelling, the German expressionist film Der Golem: wie er in die Welt kam, while I don’t particularly like how the story was retold in that film, I must say that the design of the scenery and costumes of the characters are simply delightful, I particularly enjoy the set of the Prague Ghetto and the design of the Golem himself. I do quite love German Expressionism and silent films as a whole and Der Golem is certainly a staple of both!

Another part of this Golem’s design is that its tunic is covered with Hebrew/Yiddish letters, this is a direct reference to the Golem’s more symbolic significance as a creature literally brought to life through the language of the Jewish people: that language is a powerful thing, especially to those communities who have consistently been looking down the barrel of cultural-extinction. For a much better explanation of this concept than I could ever write down here, I would like to point you to the YouTube video “The Golem and The Jewish Superhero” by Jewish video essayist Jacob Geller, a truly phenomenal and tremendously emotional look through the history of the Golem tale.

That will be all for today, may you be well, and Good Shabbos and a Shabbat Shalom to you all.

[yourdailyqueer]

Sergei Eisenstein (deceased)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Asexual / Bisexual

DOB: 22 January 1898

RIP: 2 February 1946

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, White - Swedish

Nationality: Latvian

Occupation: Director, screenwriter, editor, film theorist

Note: He was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage

[creekfiend]

truly nothing is more American than being like "yay I love the Marvel films yay I love the Captain America films" until the Captain America film has an Israeli superhero character who works with the Israeli military. and then we have to boycott it. but before this it was fine to support films about Captain America, an American superhero character who works with the American military!

our wholesome and universal commercialized nationalism vs their sinister child murdering nationalism!!! lmfao

ive made this unrebloggable but just in case someone gets up in my face I will make this crystal clear: I am not telling you to hate Israel less I am TELLING YOU TO HATE AMERICA MORE

[an-nae]

The city of Worms in january. First picture is the jewish cemetery and the second one is the cathedral.

📷 Nikon F-801

[scenephile]

It's just so hard in my generation...

[shalom-iamcominghome]

So I watched Prince of Egypt for the first time, which is very auspicious considering what this past parsha was on

[acidtripper666]

Mikey Madison for Women's Wear Daily (WWD)

📸: Tiffany Nicholson

[noirgasmweetheart]

Ever wonder what Peter Lorre speaking Hebrew might have sounded like?

I found this clip through Bluesky (the new Twitter for non-inbreds). Its from an Israeli movie called "the City" (2023). From what I gather, it's a "hip-hop musical" and parody of film noir.

The short guy definitely sounds like he's doing a Peter Lorre impression. And in a trailer with English subtitles, he says this:

The trailer reveals the actor's name as Idan Alterman, but no cast listing I could find gives any name for his character. Not a bad PL impression though.

Anyway, "the City" is now on my to-see list. I just hope there's a version with English subtitles.

[chernobog13]

Rabbi Loew (Albert Steinrück) demonstrates to his assistant (Ernst Deutsch) how to activate The Golem (Paul Wegener) in the 1920 silent film The Golem: How He Came Into the World, aka The Golem.