JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience
Directed by Tony Kim | USA | Documentary Short | 2024 | English | 23 minutes

This captivating short film uncovers the real-life origin story of comic books and superheroes, created by pioneering Jewish Americans from World War II to the present day, as colorful and thrilling as the comics themselves.

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Butterfly  (Academy Award nominated)
Directed by Florence Miaihe | France | Animated Short | 2025 | French w/English subtitles | 15 minutes

A meditative journey through water and memory, Butterfly (Papillon) is beautifully hand-painted film that tells the true, poignant story of Alfred Nakache, a celebrated French-Jewish swimmer who survived the Holocaust.  

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Beshert
Directed by Lewis Rose | UK | Dramatic Short | 2025 | English | 19 minutes

A moving, tender drama about a grumpy old man in a Leeds (UK) care home and a reluctant Bar Mitzvah boy — and the unlikely friendship that changes their lives forever.

Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space
Directed by Jeremy Newberger | USA | Documentary Short | 2025 | English | 29 minutes

Fiddler On the Moon investigates the mystery that has plagued scientists, theologians, and comedians for millennia: Will Judaism survive in space? The film provides answers from Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Jessica Meir, and a quorum of rabbis and researchers.

Call Me Papa: The Letters of Otto Frank
Directed by Shawn Cauthen | USA | Documentary Short | 2026 | English | 21 minutes

This fascinating documentary traces Otto Frank’s post-war journey from devastating loss to his mission of bringing Anne Frank’s diary to the world. Otto navigates skepticism from potential publishers to eventual success, with Anne's diary becoming a global phenomenon. The film also delves into his profound impact on others through correspondence, particularly with young people, who saw him as a source of wisdom and hope. New England Premiere