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
OmniTV
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
Directed by Donald Brittain and Don Owen (Canada, 1965)
44 min
National Film Board
My Yiddish Papi
Directed by Éléonore Goldberg (Canada, 2017)
7 min
National Film Board
Raymond Klibansky: From Philosophy to Life
Directed by Anne-Marie Tougas
2002 | 50min
National Film Board of Canada
I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
Directed by Anne-Marie Tougas
2010 | 15min
National Film Board of Canada
The Jews of Winnipeg
Directed by Bill Davies
1973 | 27min
National Film Board of Canada
The People of the Book
Directed by Felix Lazarus
1973 | 28min
National Film Board of Canada
Baghdad Twist
Directed by Joe Balass
2007 | 33min
National Film Board of Canada
Martha
Directed by Daniel Schubert
2020 | 21min
National Film Board of Canada
Perfecting the Art of Longing
Directed by Kitra Cahana
2021 | 12min
National Film Board of Canada
Where is Anne Frank
Directed by Ari Folman
2021 | 1h 39min
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Charlotte
Directed by Tahir Rana and Éric Warin
2021 | 1h 33min
Toronto International Film Festival
A Film Unfinished
Directed by Yael Hersonski
2010 | 1h 28min
Kanopy
Little White Lie
Directed by Lacey Schwartz Delgado and James Adolphus
2014 | 1h 5min
Kanopy
Denial
Directed by Mick Jackson
2016 | 1h 49min
Bleecker Street Media
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